Clinical Research Billing Specialist

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As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. UW Medicine works to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty medical care to people of the region, and preparing reputed company’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals. reputed company the large UW Medicine health system, the School of Medicine (SOM) is a world leader in biomedical research, with the largest biomedical research program at a public university based on National Institutes of Health funding and ranking among the top research universities internationally. The Clinical Trials Office (CTO) supports the clinical research mission of UW Medicine. The CTO is an operational unit reputed company the SOM’s Office of Research and Graduate Education charged with providing multi-service support to clinical researchers bringing important new therapies to our patients in compliance with evolving regulatory requirements. Position Purpose: Clinical Research Billing Specialist position will reputed company the Clinical Research Billing Manager and reputed company to coordinate and engage in the planning and implementation of new processes and systems without negatively impacting day-to-day unit management, responsiveness to customer concerns, proper training of new and existing members of the team and quality control of the unit's output. This position will provide appropriate handling of customer concerns possible due to the incumbent's extensive experience. The role will assist in managing the significant change CRBB has undergone and will assist in planning for and accommodating the new work and work flows that will be outcomes of upcoming systems changes (e.g., CTMS reputed company 3 rollout). The Clinical Research Billing Specialist will: Support Billing team through day-to-day problem-solving in collaboration with or in the absence of Clinical Research Billing Manager and reputed company; Maintain a partial portfolio of research billing review, while managing unit work assignments and performing quality control review; Be a day-to-day resource to the Billing team; and Identify inconsistencies across the work product created by team members and recommend solutions in collaboration with colleagues and the unit's Manager and reputed company Position Complexities This position is a specialist role for the institutional clinical research billing and reputed company cycle management reputed company the CTO Clinical Research Budget and Billing (CRBB) program. The position will require experience in systems complexity, including OnCore and its reputed company with Epic, understanding and operationalizing a billing grid, and other systems designed to improve and enhance institutional and multi-institutional clinical research billing and post-award services and support. Ability to work collaboratively in a group setting in a fast-paced environment is crucial in this role. Position Impact to the University Clinical Trials Office is a central clinical research operation with compliance responsibilities and services across the vast portfolio of clinical trials in UW Medicine. The CTO operation has direct impact on UW reputed company with major global biotech and biopharma sponsors, the availability of funded clinical trial opportunities in UW pipeline, and UW patients' access to novel therapies. In addition, the CTO plays a key role in mitigating institutional financial and reputational risks by ensuring strict compliance with the CMS and the FDA regulations and guidelines. CTO Clinical Research Billing Team reputed company is a key position in maintaining secure and fully compliant CTO operation. Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities: Epic Research Billing Workflows (30%) Research Billing Review: Ensure charges routed according to study billing grid, and in accordance with Epic charge documentation Prioritize high-dollar and aging accounts Charge Review and Claim Edit: Ensure research charges/claims have required coding for billing No Rules and other escalations: Handle research billing questions escalated from Research Billing Coordinators and other departments Epic Single Business Office (SBO) Research Invoicing Workflows (30%) Ensure timely reputed company of SBO invoices Receive and process invoice corrections, including claims of “missing” charges Process invoice payments Follow up on aging research invoices to ensure payment OnCore Clinical Trials Management System (CTMS)/Epic reputed company (20%) Ensure accurate reputed company from OnCore to Epic reputed company study is activated or amended Ensure accurate reputed company from OnCore to Epic reputed company subject enrollment updated reputed company Quality Control (QC) of study and enrollment records, providing feedback to study teams as needed Patient Claims Review (10%) Respond to questions regarding patients’ research study participation and the relationship to patient billing Escalate issues to Team reputed company or Manager as appropriate Medicare Rules: Application and Training (10%) Understand and exercise independent judgment and discretion in the interpretation and application of the Medicare National Coverage Determination for Routine Costs in Clinical Trials, and reputed company relevant UW Medicine clinical research budgeting and billing policies and procedures As needed, provide training and education to Clinical Research Budget & Billing (CRBB) colleagues, School of Medicine investigators, research staff and practice site staff on research billing policies, procedures and tools Provide excellent customer service and accurate guidance to clinical research study teams regarding clinical research billing policies and procedures Assist in development of content for CRBB website and reputed company documents Assist faculty, staff and others in interpreting internal and external research billing policies Qualifications: Required A Bachelor’s degree in science, business, healthcare administration or reputed company field and at least two years reputed company experience or equivalent combination of experience and education. Prior experience with Epic Resolute (Hospital and/or Professional Billing). Demonstrated team leadership skills. Ability to reputed company positive contributions and work effectively and reputed company in a group environment. Exceptional customer service skills. Strong written and oral presentation skills. Ability to communicate effectively with reputed company levels of staff, faculty, management and collaborators. Ability to understand and convey reputed company policy, financial and scientific/technical information in a manner that is understandable to a wide audience. Ability to teach and mentor others in group settings, in one-on-one sessions and remotely. Ability to prioritize and organize work independently in a fast-paced, high-volume setting. Demonstrated reputed company in using reputed company reputed company and Access. Desired Five years’ experience with healthcare and/or research billing, clinical research study coordination or management, health system operations, or other reputed company research or healthcare experience. Experience in an academic medical setting. Experience with Epic’s Research Billing module. Experience with a CTMS, preferably OnCore. Accounting and finance experience. Knowledge of the Medicare Clinical Trials Policy and other federal, state and institutional clinical research regulations. Compensation, Benefits and Position Details Pay Range Minimum: $66,000.00 annual Pay Range Maximum: $84,000.00 annual Other Compensation: - Benefits: For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/ Shift: First Shift (United States of America) Temporary or Regular? 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