Accounts Receivable (AR) Specialist - Healthcare Billing

<p><strong>Location:</strong> Fully Remote</p><p><strong>Job Type:</strong> Part-Time</p><p><strong>Schedule:</strong> 20 hours per week</p><p><strong>Pay:</strong> $20.00 per hour</p><h2><strong>About Us</strong></h2><p>We are a growing healthcare organization dedicated to providing high-quality services to children and families. We are seeking a detail-oriented, persistent, and highly organized Accounts Receivable (AR) Specialist to help ensure timely reimbursement for services provided and reduce outstanding accounts receivable.</p><p>This role is ideal for someone who enjoys problem-solving, working independently, and following claims through to resolution.</p><h2><strong>Position Summary</strong></h2><p>Our billing team does an excellent job submitting claims. We are looking for a dedicated Accounts Receivable Specialist whose primary focus is ensuring claims are resolved and reimbursed appropriately.</p><p>This position will work unpaid, denied, pending, and underpaid claims by communicating with insurance companies, identifying barriers to payment, correcting claim issues, resubmitting claims when necessary, and maintaining consistent follow-up until resolution.</p><p>The successful candidate will play a key role in helping our organization maintain healthy accounts receivable and ensuring services provided to families are reimbursed accurately and timely.</p><h2><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></h2><ul><li>Review accounts receivable aging reports regularly</li><li>Investigate unpaid, denied, pending, and underpaid claims</li><li>Contact insurance companies regarding claim status and payment issues</li><li>Submit claim corrections, reconsiderations, and appeals when appropriate</li><li>Resubmit claims and supporting documentation as needed</li><li>Document all payer communications and follow-up activities accurately</li><li>Identify trends contributing to denials, delays, or payment issues</li><li>Collaborate with the Billing Manager and internal team members to resolve claim issues</li><li>Maintain organized records of assigned accounts and collection efforts</li><li>Prioritize aging claims to support timely resolution</li><li>Work proactively to reduce outstanding accounts receivable balances</li></ul><h2><strong>Qualifications</strong></h2><h3><strong>Required</strong></h3><ul><li>Strong organizational skills and attention to detail</li><li>Ability to work independently with minimal supervision</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li><li>Comfort communicating with insurance companies by phone and email</li><li>Strong follow-through and persistence when resolving issues</li><li>Reliable internet connection and home workspace suitable for remote work</li></ul><h3><strong>Preferred</strong></h3><ul><li>Experience in healthcare billing, medical billing, accounts receivable, or revenue cycle management</li><li>Experience working with commercial insurance plans and government payers</li><li>Familiarity with claim denials, appeals, and payer follow-up processes</li><li>Experience using electronic health record (EHR) or billing software</li></ul><h2><strong>Schedule Expectations</strong></h2><p>This is a fully remote position requiring approximately 20 hours per week.</p><p>We offer flexibility in how those hours are scheduled. Employees may determine when they complete their weekly hours; however, work must be performed during standard business hours so that communication with insurance companies, payers, and internal team members can occur effectively.</p><h2><strong>Compensation and Benefits</strong></h2><ul><li>$20.00 per hour</li><li>Fully remote position</li><li>Flexible scheduling during business hours</li><li>$50 monthly technology stipend</li><li>Eligible for company 401(k) plan after six months of employment</li><li>4% company match on employee 401(k) contributions</li></ul><h2><strong>Ideal Candidate</strong></h2><p>The ideal candidate enjoys solving problems, investigating claim issues, and navigating insurance processes. They are persistent, organized, and take pride in seeing issues through to completion.</p><p>If you enjoy helping healthcare organizations receive timely reimbursement for services provided and are motivated by resolving outstanding claims, we would love to hear from you.</p>