Accounts Receivable Specialist
Job Summary
The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for researching, analyzing, billing, and collecting all patient accounts assigned. They perform routine eligibility and benefit checks, research, appeal, and resolve claim rejections, underpayments, and denials with appropriate payers. This is an onsite role in our Colorado Springs office.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for all areas of the revenue management life cycle
- Ensures necessary information critical to submitting clean claims is obtained
- Perform eligibility and benefit checks
- Minimize bad debt by ensuring timely follow-up of unpaid claims, resolution of denials, and other payer-related correspondence
- Research, appeal, and resolve claim rejections, underpayments, and denials with appropriate payer
- Reviews and interprets payer remittances to determine appropriate action to be taken on denied claims
- Determine and apply appropriate business action in absence of policies or in cases of ambiguity
- Identifies and interprets policies related to exceptions
- Contact payers for status of unpaid claims
- Maintain knowledge/understanding of third party payer regulations for managed care, Medicare, and Medicaid accounts
- Maintain patient confidentiality according to compliance policies and HIPAA
Qualifications
- Medical billing, denial management and collections experience required
- High degree of problem solving abilities required
Compensation
$23-$29/hr
Benefits
As an Ascend Clinical employee, you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work. We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays and vacation, personal days, and dental and vision options.
About the Role
Ascend Clinical, LLC is one of the highest-volume clinical laboratories in the United States, processing millions of tests each month with advanced tools and technology. For over 30 years, we've set the standard for service and excellence in testing. We're growing rapidly and looking for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment, embrace new challenges, and want to help shape what's next.