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Lead Medical Collections Specialist

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Jun 2025

💰 $40,000/yr

About the role

The Lead Collections Specialist is a vital member of the Mount Yonah Medical Billing System of Care. The Lead Collections Specialist is under the supervision of the Collections Supervisor. The Lead Collections Specialist is responsible for leading the collections team, and assisting with the general duties of collections of outstanding accounts receivable dollars from the existing client base and all other aspects of collections, resolving customer billing problems and reducing accounts receivable.

Pay: $20-21/hr
Schedule: 8:30am - 5pm
Type: Full-time, in-person

Education:

High School Diploma/GED – BS degree preferred.
Current (five-years) of no felonies or substance abuse convictions.

Experience:

Must have two-years of continuous sobriety prior to hire, if a recovering alcoholic or drug addict and participate in a self-help program.
3-5 years of collections experience in the healthcare field preferred; preferably in the mental health and substance abuse field.
Experience in managing a team of 10+ people.
Knowledge of insurance submittals procedures and medical forms and coding.

Knowledge And Training Required at Time of Hire:

Strong problem solving, follow through, and analytical skills required.
Excellent English; verbal and written communication skills required.
Ability to work independently and to adapt to a fast changing environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and other medical collections software.
Must have attention to detail with an eye for accuracy.
Creative, self-disciplined and capable of identifying and completing critical tasks independently and with a sense of urgency required.
Must be able to speak clearly and concisely over the telephone.
Leadership skills

Responsibilities:

Managing a team of 10+ people
Thorough Identification and resolution of problematic claims issues.
Resubmission of claims to insurance payers for payment and/or adjustment.
Review of accounts based on insurance payer and services provided to patients to determine accurate contractual payment amounts.
Resolve client-billing problems and rescue accounts receivable delinquency, applying good customer service in a timely manner.
Collect customer payments in accordance with payment due dates.
Review and monitor assigned accounts and all applicable collection reports.
Provide timely follow-up on payment arrangements.
Mail correspondence to customers to encourage payment of delinquent accounts.
Fax documents to client accounts for effective follow up.
Performs other duties assigned.