Medical Billing Specialist - Remote

Remote Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifepoint Health is seeking a Billing Specialist to support Revenue Cycle Services for assigned healthcare clients in a remote, United States-based setting.

You will handle billing issues, denials, and AR management while collaborating with clinical and administrative teams to ensure accurate, timely financial processing and compliance with healthcare regulations.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of medical accounts receivable experience.
• Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding.
• Experience with EPIC or Athena is preferred.
• Proficient Excel, Word, Outlook, and billing software.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Revenue Cycle Services and resolve billing issues.
• Research and resolve claim denials and rejections.
• Own assigned clients' billing cycle: charges, payments, AR metrics.
• Meet deadlines for customer and company needs.
• Collaborate with departments to ensure billing accuracy.
• Deliver required reports to management and address payer trends.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and laws.

Skills

ICD10/CPT knowledge

Full revenue cycle

Excel/Office skills

PM/EHR software proficiency

Data interpretation

Education

High-School Graduate or Equivalent

Tools

EPIC

Athena

Medical Billing Software Systems

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Billing Specialist

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 40hrs a week. 8am-5pm in your time zone.

Job Location Type: Remote

Your experience matters

At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier.

More about our team

The Physician Services Revenue Integrity team at Lifepoint Health is a nationwide revenue cycle management services provider that has been offering high quality medical billing services since 2004. We offer a rewarding work environment with career advancement opportunities while maintaining a small company, employee-focused atmosphere.

How you’ll contribute

A Billing Specialist who excels in this role:

• Responsible for maintaining Revenue Cycle Services, and other departments with resolution of billing issues and/or denials requiring clinical expertise.
• Responsible for researching, working, and resolving claim denials and rejections in your assigned client.
• Assume ownership over your assigned clients for all aspects of the billing cycle, including Charges, Payments, and AR metrics and performance.
• Keep on task to meet all required deadlines and timeframes for customer and company needs.
• Assist in the development of processes and procedures for each assigned account.
• Monitors and analyzes current industry trends and issues for potential organizational impact.
• Communicate regularly with your assigned clients to alert them of trends identified and recommended resolutions.
• Collaborate with all departments to ensure billing accuracy and efficiency.
• Deliver timely required reports to the management team; initiates and communicates the resolution of issues, such as payer denial trends, collections accounts, inaccurate or incorrect charges.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, standards, and laws.
• Assist with any other projects as assigned by the Operations leadership.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage — with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period — tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we’re looking for

Education: High-School Graduate or Equivalent

Experience:1-2 Years Medical Accounts Receivable Experience

Preferred Skills

• ICD10 and CPT knowledge
• Computer Skills: Excel, Word, Outlook, Medical Billing Software Systems
• Knowledge of full cycle revenue model
• Thorough knowledge of ICD and CPT application, correct practices, and tools utilized within the healthcare industry, as well as audits
• Ability to interpret documents, medical records, and other documentation related to medical claims
• Strong technical and computer skills (PM/EHR Software, Excel, Outlook, MS Office, Web)
• Ability to identify and resolve trends within your workflow
• Athena experience preferred
• Behavioral Health experience preferred
• EPIC experience preferred

Pay Range: $18-$22 per hour depending on experience. The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location.

EEOC Statement

“Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Employment Sponsorship Statement

“You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship”