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Accounts Receivable Specialist

Ascend Clinical LLC, Colorado Springs, CO, United States


Accounts Receivable Specialist
Locations: Colorado Springs, CO
Job Summary:

The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for researching, analyzing, billing, and collection of all patient accounts assigned. Performs routine eligibility and benefit checks. Researches, appeals, and resolves claim rejections, underpayments, and denials with appropriate payer. Medical billing, denial management and collections experience is required. This is an onsite role in our Colorado Springs office.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for all areas of the revenue management life cycle

Ensures necessary information critical to submitting clean claims is obtained

Perform eligibility and benefit checks

Minimize bad debt by ensuring timely follow‑up of unpaid claims, resolution of denials, and other payer‑related correspondence

Research, appeal, and resolve claim rejections, underpayments, and denials with appropriate payer

Reviews and interprets payer remittances to determine appropriate action to be taken on denied claims

Identify root cause of claim exceptions; resolve and/or elevate issues

Analyzes outstanding account balances and determines plan of action to resolve

Determine and apply appropriate business action in absence of policies or in cases of ambiguity

Identifies and interprets policies related to exceptions

Contacts payers for status of unpaid claims

Maintains knowledge/understanding of third‑party payer regulations for managed care, Medicare, and Medicaid accounts

Maintains patient confidentiality according to compliance policies and HIPAA

Qualifications:

Medical billing, denial management and collections experience required

High degree of problem‑solving abilities required

Compensation:
$23-$29/hr

Benefits:
As an Ascend Clinical employee, you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work. We offer excellent full‑time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays and vacation, personal days, and dental and vision options.

Ascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Disabled/Veteran

Ascend Clinical, LLC is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace environment and is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the company that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information (GINA), disability, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state, or local law. The company’s policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer all employment‑related matters on the basis of an individual’s qualifications, abilities and efforts without regard to protected status.

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