Long-Term Care Medicaid Specialist

Asbury Communities; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401K with match

PTO and paid holidays

Job summary

Asbury Communities in Gaithersburg, MD seeks a Long-Term Care Medicaid Specialist to manage Medicaid applications, pending cases, and patient liability aging. You will collaborate with clinical and billing teams to ensure compliant and timely submissions, update income changes, and support collections activities.

The role requires 2–5 years of Medicaid experience, strong MS Office skills, and a detail-oriented, strategic thinker able to navigate complex processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of related work experience.
• 1–2 years of accounting experience with a computerized accounting system.
• 2–5 years of Medicaid application experience.
• High level of accountability, detail orientation and organization.
• Ability to think strategically and implement efficiencies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Comfort with technology and various software platforms.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Serve as Medicaid subject matter expert, ensuring compliance with state and county guidelines.
• Oversee Medicaid and Benevolent Care application, reapplication, and approval processes across Asbury Communities.
• Collaborate with clinical and operational teams to ensure timely and accurate submissions.
• Review Medicaid Pending and Patient Liability aging and support collections activities.
• Create, review, and maintain policies related to the Medicaid application process.

Skills

Accounting experience

Medicaid application experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tech savvy

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Tools

Computerized accounting system

Databases

Job description

Today is a new day. At Asbury we’re filling it with more laughter, more possibilities, more ways to give back, all backed by support for whatever life brings your way. We are an organization with a mindset to help others, a place where seniors continue to teach, learn, and grow, a certified Great Place to Work where you can build a purposeful career. Let’s do all the good we can in this world – together.

Full-time Opportunity, Gaithersburg, MD

Compensation Range: $65,000 - $75,000 annually

Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and knowledgeable individualprimarily responsible for managing Medicaid and Benevolent Care application processes. TheLong-Term Care Medicaid Specialist will also handle Medicaid Pending and Patient Liability aging, collaborate on collection activities, and update income changes for recipients.

What You’ll Do

• Serves as the Medicaid subject matter expert, ensuring compliance with State and County guidelines.
• Oversees the Medicaid and Benevolent Care application, reapplication, and approval process across all Asbury Communities, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures, and supports complicated applications and process challenges.
• Collaborates with clinical and operational teams to ensure all Medicaid applications are submitted timely and accurately.
• Reviews Medicaid Pending and Patient Liability aging, assists Facility Billing Counselors, collaborates with Facility Billing Counselors on collections activities, and updates income changes for recipients.
• Creates, reviews, and maintains policies and procedures related to the Medicaid application process.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent years of related work experience required.
• One (1) to Two (2) years of accounting experience with a computerized accounting system required.
• Two (2) to five (5) years of Medicaid application experience required.
• High level of personal accountability, attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work and think strategically, identify and implement efficiencies.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Comfort with technology; ability to adapt and effectively utilize various software platforms.
• Above average knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), and databases and/or data management tools

Additional Information

Depending upon the status of the position, Asbury offers generous benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401K with match; PTO and paid holidays.

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401K with match
• PTO and paid holidays

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.