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Optical Billing Specialist - UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye

University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Callahan, FL, USA · St. Louis, MO, USA
Posted on Jul 4, 2025
Optical Billing Specialist - UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye - (CAL000JV)

Description

Compensation:
- Benefits available for eligible positions include: tuition reimbursement, wellness initiatives, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer, plus more. In addition to our many benefits and perks, UAB Callahan Eye provides a variety of resources to support employees both personally and professionally.

About UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye:
For over 60 years, UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye and UAB Callahan Eye Clinics have been dedicated to preserving and restoring the vision of our patients, transforming the future of eye care, and curing the world’s blinding diseases. We have been recognized internationally for outstanding patient care, treatment of eye trauma, and crucial research in eye disease. UAB Callahan Eye is one of the busiest eye care centers in the nation, annually performing more than 15,000 surgeries at UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye and completing more than 120,000 clinic visits at UAB Callahan Eye Clinics. Our nationally ranked comprehensive center provides everything from preventive and routine eye care to trauma eye care at the region’s only 24/7 freestanding dedicated eye emergency department. As a proud part of UAB Medicine, UAB Callahan Eye is committed to delivering innovation at every level of eye care and critical research that will keep all of us seeing clearly into the future.

Job Description:
To assists in the operation of UAB Callahan Eyewear by professional dispensing of eyeglasses and frames, filing eyewear and contact lens claims, assisting with inventory control, posting patient and insurance payments to patient accounts, processing payroll deduction forms, submitting claims to third-party payers, reviewing patient accounts, and assisting patients with billing-related questions. The position reports to the Manager of UAB Callahan Eyewear.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent. Computer proficiency; experience with Microsoft Office programs, Electronic Health Records (EHR). Medical or ophthalmic terminology and basic anatomy and physiology preferred. Minimum two years optician or eyecare experience working in insurance billing (ICD and CPT-4 coding and insurance claims processing), preferably in an eye care setting preferred. Optical lab experience is preferred

Primary Location

: UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye

Job Category

: Clerical & Administrative

Organization

: 992007000 Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital

Employee Status

: Regular

Job Level

: Entry Level

Travel

: No
Shift: Day/1st Shift