Billing Specialist

Billing Specialist – Behavioral Health (Site-Based)

Make an Impact While Building Your Career

Join a respected, long-standing nonprofit behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to providing critical services for at-risk youth. We're seeking an experienced Billing Specialist to help support our financial health and ensure the continued delivery of life-changing programs. If you have a background in healthcare billing and enjoy solving reimbursement challenges, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

• Meaningful work that directly supports services for vulnerable youth
• Collaborative and supportive team environment
• Stable, mission-driven nonprofit organization
• Excellent benefits package, including health, dental, vision, retirement, and tuition reimbursement
• Flexible scheduling options
• Opportunity to expand your knowledge in behavioral health billing
• Starting rate between $16.85-$20.85, depending on relevant experience

Position Summary

As a Billing Specialist, you will work closely with our billing team to manage healthcare billing and accounts receivable processes, ensuring timely and accurate reimbursement from government and commercial payers. The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in medical billing and collections and enjoys investigating and resolving complex reimbursement issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Submit initial and follow-up claims to third-party payers and self-pay guarantors through our electronic medical record (EMR) system
• Review, investigate, and resolve outstanding accounts receivable balances
• Analyze insurance denials and make necessary claim corrections for resubmission
• Conduct timely follow-up with insurance companies regarding unpaid or underpaid claims
• Respond to inquiries regarding billing statements and payment activity
• Identify billing trends, issues, and opportunities for process improvement
• Accurately post payments and adjustments on a daily basis
• Collaborate with team members to meet departmental cash flow and performance goals

Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of one year of hands-on experience in healthcare billing, collections, or accounts receivable
• Working knowledge of Medical Assistance, Managed Care, and commercial insurance billing requirements
• Experience with electronic billing systems and claims follow-up
• Knowledge of CPT-4, ICD-10, revenue codes, and UB-04/837I billing
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Preferred:

• Associate degree in a related field
• Behavioral health billing experience
• Strong accounts receivable follow-up and denial management experience
• Experience working within an EMR environment

Schedule

• Full-time, Monday-Friday; 7.5 hour work day, plus 30-minute unpaid lunch

Benefits

• Complete benefit package including health, dental, vision and much more (see list in posting detail)

If you're an experienced healthcare billing professional looking for a role where your expertise matters and your work supports a meaningful mission, we encourage you to apply.

Job Type: Full-time