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CNY Family Care, LLP

Medical Collections Specialist

CNY Family Care, LLP, East Syracuse, NY, US, 13041

Salary min: $17.00

Salary max: $22.00

Duration: Full Time

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Medical Collections Specialist

  • Family Care medical practice
  • Full-Time
  • Monday - Friday
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Hybrid schedule after completing required onsite training period
  • $17.50 -$22.00 per hour (depending on experience)

Medical Collections Specialist benefits:

  • Generous paid time-off that increases with years of service
  • 8 paid holidays per year
  • Closed on major holidays
  • Annual performance review, performance-based merit increase
  • Health, dental and vision benefits availablewith coverage effective the first of the month following date of hire
  • Full complement of voluntary benefits
  • $1,000 annual employer HSA contribution for employeesenrolled in CNYFC high deductible health plan
  • Free office visits with NP or PA employees who are patients of the practice and enrolled in CNYFC high deductible health plan
  • Waiver program for health benefits ($3,000 annually)
  • 401K after six months with up to 7% combined employer match and annual discretionary profit-sharing contribution
  • Free onsite parking
  • Free lunch daily
CNY Family Care's commitment to excellence sets us apart and guides us as we provide care for our community. The Collections Specialist is responsible for maximizing cash collections while maintaining a patient-first experience. Managespatient A/R for self-pay balances, resolves insurance underpayments/denials affecting patient responsibility, sets up payment plans, and ensures compliant and ethical collection practices. IAs part of a high-volume family practice, the Medical Collections Specialist will work collaboratively with other practice functions to reduce days in A/R, minimize bad debt, and improve overall revenue cycle performance.Medical Collections Specialist Responsibilities:
  • Proactively work aging reports for self-pay and residual balances.
  • Conduct outbound outreachto arrange payment, clarify statements, and resolve disputesdocument all contacts in the EHR.
  • Establish and monitor patient payment plans.
  • Offer and document financial hardship workflows per practice policy, ensuring consistent application.
  • Investigate balances stemming from denials, coordination of benefits, deductible/coinsurance issues, and secondary payer lags.
  • Initiate basic claim reprocessing requests and benefit verifications in coordination with billers.
  • Educate patients on EOBs, benefit design, and pricing transparency resources; route complex payer issues to billing specialists.
  • Adhere to HIPAA/HITECH privacy and security standards in all communications.
  • Follow all applicable federal and state consumer protection guidelines and internalpolicies.
  • Support the No Surprises Act good-faith estimate processes and patient-friendly billing standards where applicable.
  • Maintain accurate, audit-ready account notes and documentation.
  • Confirm remittances, allocate payments correctly, and reconcile unapplied funds impacting patient balances.
  • Identify and correct posting discrepancies that cause erroneous patient responsibility.




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