Accounts Receivable Specialist

Portland Gastro; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 58,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Portland Gastroenterology Associates (PGA) is seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist to handle billing and collections for our providers. You will calculate amounts due, collect payments, and ensure accurate postings to the journal, reporting to the Billing Manager.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, with a four-year degree preferred, and 5–7 years of healthcare revenue management experience. The role emphasizes accuracy, patient privacy, and professional communication.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; four-year degree preferred
• Five years of healthcare revenue management experience required; seven years preferred
• Equivalent mix of education and experience acceptable
• Careful, accurate work with numbers, payments, and records
• Clear, professional communication with patients, payers, and providers
• Commitment to patient privacy

Responsibilities

• Handle billing and collections for services our providers perform
• Calculate amounts due and collect payment on outstanding balances
• Reconcile the payment journal daily to ensure payments are posted correctly
• Help with prior authorizations when needed
• Follow local, state, and federal laws and payer rules, and high ethical standards
• Suggest improvements to credit, collection, coding, and reimbursement policies
• Work with physicians and other departments, and protect patient privacy

Skills

Numerical accuracy

Professional communication

Privacy compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Portland Gastroenterology Associates (PGA) is a private gastroenterology practice in Maine. Our clinic, endoscopy center, and billing teams work together to give patients safe, timely, and caring digestive health care.

The Role

As our Accounts Receivable Specialist, you handle billing and collections for the services our providers deliver. You will calculate amounts due, collect payment, and make sure payments are posted correctly. You will report to the Billing Manager.

What You’ll Do

• Handle billing and collections for services our providers perform
• Calculate amounts due and collect payment on outstanding balances
• Reconcile the payment journal every day to make sure payments are posted correctly
• Help with prior authorizations when needed
• Follow local, state, and federal laws and payer rules, and high ethical standards
• Suggest improvements to credit, collection, coding, and reimbursement policies
• Work with physicians and other departments, and protect patient privacy

What We’re Looking For

• High school diploma or GED required; four-year degree (or equivalent) preferred
• Five years of healthcare revenue management experience required; seven years preferred
• Or an equivalent mix of education and experience
• Careful, accurate work with numbers, payments, and records
• Clear, professional communication with patients, payers, and providers
• Commitment to patient privacy

Why PGA?

• Join a close billing team in a Maine-based private practice
• Help our practice get paid fairly while treating patients with respect
• Health, dental, life, and disability coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, and paid time off (confirm current offerings)

PGA is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, and we make hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.