Collection Specialist

Acadia Healthcare; North Port (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare seeks an onsite Collection Specialist to join the Business Office team in North Port, Florida. This role focuses on insurance and patient billing, posting payments, AR follow-up, and maintaining accurate patient account records to support timely reimbursement and cash flow.

You will follow up with insurers, post charges and payments, handle electronic billing, and balance AR per department policies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 3 years of business office experience, preferably in a hospital setting.
• Knowledge of medical billing, accounts receivable, payment posting, and insurance follow-up.
• Strong data entry, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Follow up with insurance companies on submitted claims to ensure timely payment.
• Process and submit insurance and patient bills to maximize reimbursement.
• Enter charges, payments, adjustments, and other account transactions accurately.
• Perform electronic billing and claims submission.
• Post cash receipts, adjustments, and maintain patient account records.
• Prepare bank deposits and record accounts receivable and miscellaneous cash.
• Balance accounts receivable and maintain supporting reports per department policies.
• Contact insurance companies and guarantors regarding outstanding balances and payment status.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data entry

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Deadlines

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Collection Specialist

We are seeking a detail-oriented onsiteCollection Specialist to join our Business Office team. This role is responsible for insurance and patient billing, payment posting, accounts receivable follow-up, and maintaining accurate patient account records to support timely reimbursement and cash flow.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Follow up with insurance companies on submitted claims to ensure timely payment.
• Process and submit insurance and patient bills to maximize reimbursement.
• Accurately enter charges, payments, adjustments, and other account transactions.
• Perform electronic billing and claims submission.

• Post cash receipts, adjustments, andmaintainpatient account records.

• Prepare bank deposits and recordaccountsreceivable and miscellaneous cash.

• Balance accountsreceivableandmaintainsupporting reportsin accordance withdepartment policies.

• Contact insurance companies and guarantors regarding outstanding balances and payment status.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Minimum of3 years of business office experience, preferably in a hospital setting.

• Knowledge of medical billing, accounts receivable, payment posting, and insurance follow-up.

• Strong data entry, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.