Job Description
Job Details Job Location Nespelem - Nespelem, WA
Salary Range $32.40 - $37.57 Hourly
Description CLOSING DATE: Friday, October 11,2024 POSITION: Communication Specialist
SALARY: $32.40-$37.57, per hour DOE
REPORTS TO: Fish & Wildlife Director
LOCATION: Nespelem, Washington
Basic Functions: The Communications Specialist serves as a key member of the F&W Department Management Team and is responsible for daily management and oversight of the Department internal and external Communications programs and activities. The Communications Specialist supports a complex F&W Department with over 100 technical, administrative and professional employees in four divisions and provides direct support to the F&W Director, and Division Senior Managers for all media related functions. The Communications Specialist performs work under the general supervision of the F&W Director with substantial latitude for exercise of independent judgment and decision making. Work is reviewed by the F&W Director through reports, meetings and one-on-one discussion. The Communications Specialist may serve as an individual contributor or supervise one or more administrative staff members or interns as dictated by work requirements.
Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education and Training: - Requires typically requires a Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or closely related field AND 60 months of qualifying experience that demonstrates the ability to effectively perform the duties of the position. A Master's degree will substitute for some experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Requires knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and pathophysiology, medical and behavioral health services, provider specialties, and insurance terminology.
- Requires current knowledge of third party billing regulations and ability to stay up to date with regulations
- Requires the knowledge to maintain working knowledge of current changes in coding and billing requirements from Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party payers.
- Requires a working knowledge of the practices, procedures, and terminology of medical claims processing.
- Requires a working knowledge of office clerical procedures and computer-aided office productivity software.
- Requires sufficient writing skills to prepare basic business correspondence.
- Requires sufficient math skills to compute totals, extensions, portions, ratios, quotients, and percentages.
- Requires sufficient human relations skill to convey policies and procedures and to deal cooperatively with others on accounting transactions.
- Requires the ability to perform the functions of the position
- Requires ability to apply and review diagnostic and procedural coding utilizing approved coding tools including but not limited to current coding text books.
- Requires ability to effectively operate computer and software applications associated with office requirements as well as Revenue Cycle Management.
- Demonstrates the ability to undertake multiple tasks and follow through to completion.
- Requires ability to complete assigned workload in an accurate and dependable manner with minimum supervision.
- Requires ability to communicate effectively verbally as well as in writing.
- Requires ability to analyze and effectively solve problems.
- Requires ability to provide reports on assigned program account regarding unpaid balance, denials, adjustments, and provider activity quarterly, or upon request of Centralized Billing Supervisor, or program managers,.
- Requires the ability to maintain strict confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA standards.
- Requires the ability to research, compile, analyze, and interpret claims data.
- Requires the ability to maintain accurate and retrievable files, records, audit trails and trace transactions to original entries.
- Requires the ability to perform accounting and general math computations quickly and accurately.
- Requires the ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines and timetables.
- Requires the ability to work cooperatively and professionally with customers, staff, tribal government personnel and outside agency personnel and vendors.
- Requires the ability to access and use a computer, common office productivity software, and specialized accounting software to access databases.
- Requires the ability to work in an office setting engaged in work of a primarily sedentary nature.
Note: Pursuant to Tribal Policy, if this position is safety sensitive it is subject to pre-employment drug testing. In addition, this position is subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing.
TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED.
If required of this position, you must possess and maintain a valid Washington State driver's license and be eligible for the Tribes' Vehicle Insurance. In addition, this position may be subject to pre-employment background clearances. If applicable, these clearances must be maintained throughout employment.
INFORMATION: Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Human Resources Office, P. O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155, Fawn Palmer, fawn.palmer.hrs@colvilletribes.com 509-846-6347.
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