Accounts Receivable Specialist (Hybrid)

Ascend Clinical; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Personal days

Dental and vision options

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Ascend Clinical, LLC is seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist to join our Colorado Springs team. The role involves researching, billing, and collecting on patient accounts, plus eligibility and benefit checks, in a fast-paced environment.

This hybrid position requires 2-3 days in the Colorado Springs office; medical billing and denial management experience is beneficial. The compensation ranges from $21 to $29 per hour.

Qualifications

• Medical billing, denial management and collections experience is required.
• High degree of problem solving abilities required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all areas of the revenue management life cycle.
• Ensure necessary information critical to submitting clean claims is obtained.
• Perform eligibility and benefit checks.
• Minimize bad debt by timely follow-up of unpaid claims, resolution of denials and payer-related correspondence.
• Research, appeal, and resolve claim rejections, underpayments, and denials with appropriate payer.
• Review and interpret payer remittances to determine action on denied claims.
• Identify root cause of claim exceptions and resolve or escape issues.
• Analyze outstanding account balances and determine a plan of action to resolve.
• Determine and apply appropriate business actions in absence of policies or in cases of ambiguity.
• Identify and interpret policies related to exceptions.
• Contact payers for status of unpaid claims.
• Maintain knowledge of third-party payer regulations for managed care, Medicare, and Medicaid accounts.
• Maintain patient confidentiality according to compliance policies and HIPAA.

Skills

Medical billing

Denial management

Collections

Job description

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Locations: Colorado Springs, CO

Why Ascend?

Come work for a company that is transforming the industry!

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.
What sets Ascend apart is our unique combination of clinical and healthcare water testing as we drive innovation across multiple areas of laboratory science. 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.

Job Summary:

The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for researching, analyzing, billing, and collection of all patient accounts assigned. Performs routine eligibility and benefit checks. Researches, appeals, and resolves claim rejections, underpayments, and denials with appropriate payer. Medical billing, denial management and collections experience is required. This is a hybrid role that is 2-3 days a week 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
• Identify root cause of claim exceptions; resolve and/or escape issues
• Analyzes outstanding account balances and determines plan of action to resolve
• Determine and apply appropriate business action in absence of policies or in cases of ambiguity
• Identifies and interprets policies related to exceptions
• Contacts payers for status of unpaid claims
• Maintains knowledge/understanding of third party payer regulations for managed care, Medicare, and Medicaid accounts
• Maintains 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:

- $21-$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.
Ascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Veteran
Ascend Clinical, LLC is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace environment and is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the company that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information (GINA), disability, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state, or local law. The company’s policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer all employment-related matters on the basis of an individual's qualifications, abilities and efforts without regard to protected status.