Billing Specialist

Our client is a mission-driven organization supporting community members through healthcare-related housing and utility assistance programs. They are seeking a Billing Specialist with medical billing experience to support billing, reimbursement, and reporting as these programs continue to grow. This is a unique opportunity to apply medical billing knowledge outside of traditional healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Enter and submit billing through healthcare platforms.
• Apply medical billing and coding knowledge to ensure accurate, complete claims.
• Review authorizations and supporting documentation before submission.
• Process billing for authorized rent and utility assistance, including multiple invoices and payment transactions.
• Work with case managers to resolve billing questions/discrepancies and identify missing or incorrect information.
• Coordinate with Accounts Receivable to support accurate reconciliation of billing and payments.
• Investigate discrepancies across billing platforms, invoices, payment records, and client documentation.
• Use Excel to organize, analyze, and reconcile billing data.
• Support reporting and tracking of submitted, outstanding, and paid invoices.
• Help develop and improve billing processes as the program grows.
• Maintain accurate records and protect confidential client information.

Requirements

• Medical billing experience with a solid understanding of billing requirements and coding.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy when entering complex information.
• Experience working with billing or healthcare-related systems.
• Ability to review documentation, identify discrepancies, and follow issues through resolution.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data analysis, and reconciliations.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable working across multiple systems and learning new technology.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information professionally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Epic or similar healthcare billing platforms.
• Accounts receivable or billing reconciliation experience.
• Experience with healthcare payers or CCOs.
• Experience in nonprofit, healthcare, or social-services organizations.
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM/database systems.

About You

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, organized, collaborative, and adaptable. You’ll be comfortable investigating discrepancies, working across multiple systems, partnering with case managers and accounting, and helping establish efficient billing processes in a growing program.

Benefits

• Make a meaningful impact supporting housing and utility assistance programs.
• Apply your medical billing expertise in a unique, non-traditional setting.
• Join a growing organization and help build effective billing processes.
• Work collaboratively with finance and program teams.
• Enjoy a hybrid schedule with a mission-driven organization.

Pay

$60,000 - $62,000

Hybrid role requiring local Portland Metro area applicants.