Medical Claims Billing Specialist

Acadia Healthcare; Louisville (TN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare is seeking a Billing Specialist with collections experience for a flexible, on-site, part-time role in Louisville. The position offers a small weekly workload with hours Monday through Thursday, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm, totaling 1–19 hours per week.

You will bill to third-party payors and patients, enter charges and payments, follow up with insurers to maintain steady hospital cash flow, balance accounts, and prepare deposits. This role supports accurate, timely billing processes.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Three years of business office experience, preferably in a hospital or medical office.
• Additional college coursework preferred.

Responsibilities

• Request and process bills to third party payors and patients to maximize reimbursement.
• Accurately enter charges, payments, adjustments and other transactions for patient accounts.
• Follow up with insurance companies to ensure timely cash flow of hospital receivables.
• Record accounts receivable and miscellaneous cash.
• Prepare bank deposits and post cash/adjustments to records.
• Balance A/R and maintain supporting reports per department policy.
• Retrieve and perform electronic billing to insurance companies in a timely manner.
• Make follow-up calls to insurance companies and guarantors as required.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Customer outreach

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Billing Specialist with collections experience to join our team on a flexible, part‑time basis.

This role is ideal for someone who’s detail‑oriented, comfortable with customer outreach, and looking for a small weekly workload. This is an on‑site position with a schedule of Monday - Thursday 9:30am-3:00pm.

1–19 hrs/week

$17–$23 per hour (based on experience)

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Request and process all bills to third party payors and patients, maximizing re-imbursement of services provided to achieve established hospital goals.
• Responsible for accurate and timely data entry of charges, payments, adjustments and other transactions to patient accounts as required to include both insurance and patient billing for charges incurred.
• Responsible for timely follow-up to insurance companies on billing submitted in order to allow for an effective and efficient cash flow of hospital receivables.
• Record both A/R and miscellaneous cash.
• Prepare bank deposits and post cash and adjustments to patient records as required.
• Balance A/R and maintain supporting reports as per department policy.
• Retrieve and perform electronic billing to insurance companies in a timely manner.
• Make follow up calls to insurance companies and guarantors as required.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Additional college course work preferred.
• Three years of business office experience, preferably in a hospital or medical office.

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