Medical Billing Clerk

Medical Billing Clerk

Salary

$35,093.34 - $50,534.42 Annually

Location

Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

U9880-0626

Department

PUBLIC HEALTH

Opening Date

06/04/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Max Number of Applicants

150

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Requirements

MOS Code: 68J (Army), 021 (Coast Guard), 866A (Navy)

Education and Experience: A High School Diploma or GED, or higher and two (2) years of medical billing and office support experience.

Licenses and Certificates: None.

General Purpose

Under general supervision, provide specialized clerical and accounting activities in support of the clinical billing process at the Public Health Department.

Typical Duties

Post charges, payments and adjustments to patient accounts. Involves: Ensure the daily billing of services to appropriate third party payers. Audit, correct and resubmit rejected claims. Apply fund account codes to bills and payments. Post charges, payments and adjustments to patient accounts. Review and interpret medical records to accurately assign and sequence codes. Reconcile records and billing transactions.

Manage patient medical records for the clinics. Involves: Prepare, store and retrieve patient health records. Review medical records for compliance with approved policies. Prepare new patient charts, gather administrative documents and information from paper sources and/or electronic health records. Ensure medical records are assembled in standard order and are accurate and complete. Scan paperwork into the electronic medical records. Ensure files are stored in designated areas according to storage procedures. Safeguard patient records and ensure compliance with HIPAA standards. Respond to requests for patient records according to facility guidelines. Retrieve medical records from offsite chart storage facility as needed.

General Information

For complete job specification, click here.

Note: This is an unclassified contract position. Employment is predicated on continuation of state/federal funding.

Note: This is a new posting for Medical Billing Clerk. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of applications have been received.

Note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

01

Do you have a High School Diploma, GED, or higher?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have a minimum of two (2) years of medical billing and office support experience?

• Yes
• No

03

Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?

• Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
• No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
• N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.

04

Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.

• I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.

Required Question

Employer City of El Paso

Address 300 N. Campbell

El Paso, Texas, 79901

Phone 915-212-0045

Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov