Hospital Collections Specialist
Job Description
Job Description
Hiring for a Hospital Collections Specialist in Auburn, MA. Fully on-site role!!
Pay range: $25-30/hr (based on experience)
Schedule: M-F 8am-4:30pm (will consider part-time hours if needed)
Reports to: Director of Revenue Cycle
MUST have previuos billing or collections experience from a Behavioral Health or Inpatient Hospital settnig!
Minimum 2-3 years recent billing/collections experience required. This will be reaching out to insurance companies.
Job Summary:
The Hospital Collections Specialist is responsible for timely follow-up and collection of behavioral health and chemical dependency claims for Inpatient and Outpatient levels of care to ensure timely receipt of payment including but not limited to third-party payer receivables.
Job Responsibilities:
- Reviewing Unpaid Claims
- Contacts Insurance companies to follow up on Denials
- Billing and follow-up of assigned Insurance accounts
- Reviews EOB’s and resolves billing and payment discrepancies
- Ensure claim rejections are identified, and the proper action is completed to ensure timely billing.
- Comfortable using a clearinghouse, preference given to familiarity with Waystar
- Comfortable and familiar utilizing payor portals
- Precipitation in weekly AR reviews
Qualifications:
- Must be knowledgeable on Massachusetts insurances as well as commercially insured in state and out of state insurances, Medicaid, and Managed Care insurance.
- Experience in Microsoft Office and other computer software products and/or grasp technology quickly.
- Sufficient typing and computer skills.
- Comfortable and knowledgeable psychiatric patients.
Education/Experience:
Previous Collection Specialist experience required; minimally 2 years.
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