Accounts Receivable (AR) Specialist (Heights)

Houston, TX

Our Compensation Package Includes:

  • Generous Paid Time Off- (11 paid holidays per year, 2 Floating Holidays per year, 14 paid Vacation days per year, 4 hours per month of accrued Sick days)
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • 401K match up to 4%
  • Company paid Life Insurance
  • Company paid Short Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program

Overview: The A/R Specialist is responsible for the company’s third-party medical claims processing and assisting patients and office staff with questions on insurance claims, authorizations, statements, and other billing issues. This position will submit and follow-up on medical claims for Managed Care Organization (MCO), Medicaid, Medicare, Other Federal, Private Insurance, and Workers Compensation.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work unpaid claims in follow-up work queues.
  • Rebills/appeals claims within 30-45 days of denial date.
  • Provide insurance companies with needed medical records or documents when requested.
  • Identifies payer trends or issues and reports to leadership for resolution.
  • Bill patients for non-covered services.
  • Bill secondary and tertiary insurances after primary payment.
  • Assist patients with self-pay balances.
  • Always maintain proper work standards in productivity and quality.
  • Other tasks as assigned by the Director, Revenue Cycle and Billing.

 

Education, Experience, Licensure/Certification and Skills/Abilities Related Requirements:

  • High School Diploma required.
  • 2 years billing experience
  • 5 years collection experience
  • FQHC collection experience preferred

 

 

Continuing Education and Training Requirements:

Participates in trainings required by the funding source and/or as required by licensure.

JOB CODE: Req 1669