Collector 1

Huntsville Hospital; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntsville Hospital is seeking a detail-oriented hospital billing professional to review and manage accounts daily, ensuring accurate collection statuses and timely escalation when needed.

The role involves processing commercial claims through denial management systems, verifying eligibility, and resubmitting as required, with emphasis on correcting insurance information and posting errors to resolve disputes.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in hospital or physician office billing and collection processes (6 months to 1 year) strongly preferred.
• Experience with producing complex correspondence to resolve accounts is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and audits accounts daily to resolve and maintain collection status before escalating to Team Lead.
• Processes commercial accounts through contract/denial management system; verifies eligibility, corrects and resubmits claims, and files third party insurances as needed.
• Uses denial management system and responds to insurance carrier requests for additional information.
• Reviews EOBs in contract management system to determine accurate balance, denial description, and applicable appeal process.
• Identifies and corrects transactions such as invalid insurance information and posting errors; resolves disputes related to denials/correspondence.

Skills

Accounts receivable

Hospital billing

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

EXCEL

WORD

Job description

Reviews and audits accounts located in contract management system on a daily basis to resolve and maintain collection status on an account prior to escalating to Team Lead for further review. Reviews and processes commercial accounts through contract/denial management system. Verifies eligibility, corrects and resubmits claim, and files third party insurances as necessary by adding/updating insurance information to host system. Utilizes denial management system and responds to requests from insurance carrier for additional information necessary to process claims. Reviews EOB's in contract management system and determines accurate account balance, detailed denial description, and applicable appeal process. Identifies and corrects transactions, such as invalid insurance information, incorrect charges, and posting errors, in host system. Resolves claims processing dispute as it related to following denials/correspondence received.

Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:

• Education: - High school diploma or GED.
• Experience: 6 months to 1year working experience of Hospital or Physician office billing and collection processes including producing account appeals with positive outcomes strongly preferred. Proven applicable experience working in an environment that utilizes electronic billing, internal report archives, and tools for applicable database management strongly preferred. Proven applicable experience of preparing complex correspondence to resolve accounts strongly preferred.
• Additional Skills: General application knowledge of EXCEL and WORD.

About Us

Build your career with us

At Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children and Madison Hospital, you’ll find meaningful work, supportive teams and opportunities to grow within a locally governed, nonprofit health system committed to the communities we serve. Our workplace culture has earned national recognition, including Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care 2026 and Forbes’ America’s Best-in-State Employers 2025.

Huntsville Hospital is the region’s primary referral center for advanced and specialty care, home to a specialized Orthopedic & Spine Tower, a Level III Regional Neonatal ICU and North Alabama’s Level I Trauma Center. Together, our three Madison County hospitals have 971 licensed beds and offer career opportunities across a wide range of specialties and care settings.

Employees have access to continuing education, Shared Governance, Clinical Ladder, Nurse Residency, tuition assistance, child care, wellness resources, an on‑site employee pharmacy and health clinic, and more. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a partner in the U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) Program.

Huntsville Hospital Benefits

We are committed to providing competitive benefits. Our benefits package for eligible employees includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending; short term and long term disability; several retirement account options with 401K organization match; nurse residency program; tuition assistance; student loan reimbursement; On‑site training and education opportunities; Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!

Learn More About Huntsville Hospital Health System

• Careers: https://careers.hhsys.org/careers-home
• Benefits: https://careers.hhsys.org/why-hh-health/benefits/benefits-at-huntsville-hospital/
• Education & Professional Development: https://www.huntsvillehospital.org/education
• Life In Huntsville: https://www.huntsvillehospital.org/about-huntsville-al