Billing Team Lead

Health Care Administrators Association® (HCAA); Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Care Administrators Association® (HCAA) seeks a Team Lead for Billing, Financial & Insurance Assistance, and Revenue Cycle Oversight in Danbury, CT.

You will supervise a small team handling patient registration accuracy and insurance verification, manage prior authorizations, claims submission, and denial follow-up to boost collections, and coordinate financial assistance with payment plans for underserved patients.

Qualifications

• Experience leading billing/insurance within healthcare revenue cycle.
• Strong knowledge of verification, prior auth, claims workflow, and denials.
• Working understanding of payer regulations and healthcare compliance.
• Excellent communication across clinical and administrative teams.
• Ability to analyze and report revenue cycle performance.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a small team supporting patient registration accuracy and insurance verification.
• Oversee prior authorizations, claims submission, and denial/claim follow-up to improve collections.
• Coordinate financial assistance and set up payment plans for underserved patients.
• Ensure compliance with payer rules and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with clinical, finance, and front-desk staff to align processes and resolve issues.
• Generate revenue and performance reports to inform leadership decision-making.

Skills

Billing/insurance leadership

Insurance verification

Prior authorizations

Claims workflow

Denial management

Regulatory/compliance understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

Revenue cycle reporting

Job description

Role: Team Lead for Billing, Financial & Insurance Assistance, and Revenue Cycle Oversight

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise a small team supporting patient registration accuracy and insurance verification.
• Oversee prior authorizations, claims submission, and denial/claim follow-up to improve collections.
• Coordinate financial assistance and set up payment plans for underserved patients.
• Ensure compliance with payer rules and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with clinical, finance, and front-desk staff to align processes and resolve issues.
• Generate revenue and performance reports to inform leadership decision-making.

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience leading or supervising billing/insurance functions within a healthcare revenue cycle.
• Strong knowledge of insurance verification, prior authorization, claims workflow, and denial management.
• Working understanding of compliance requirements related to payers and healthcare regulations.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills across clinical and administrative teams.
• Ability to analyze and report revenue cycle performance accurately.