Job Overview – Medical Collections Specialist
Compensation: $21 – $25/hour (Dependent on Experience)
Location: Burlington County, NJ
Schedule: Monday to Friday (Hybrid)
Atlantic Group is hiring a Medical Collections Specialist in Burlington County, NJ for our client, supporting medical accounts receivable, insurance collections, and reimbursement services within a healthcare environment. This role partners with patients, insurance carriers, and internal teams to resolve outstanding claims, manage payer denials, and maximize reimbursement while ensuring exceptional customer service and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with medical collections and thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Responsibilities as the Medical Collections Specialist:
- Accounts Receivable Management: Review aging accounts receivable, monitor outstanding balances, and prioritize collection activities to improve reimbursement performance.
- Denials & Appeals: Investigate insurance denials, submit appeals, follow up on unpaid claims, and resolve reimbursement issues with commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid payers.
- Insurance Collections: Contact insurance carriers and patients to verify coverage, resolve payment discrepancies, negotiate payment arrangements, and secure timely reimbursement.
- Account Resolution: Process refunds, account adjustments, financial hardship requests, and identify underpayments, overpayments, and credit balances while maintaining accurate account documentation.
- Patient & Provider Support: Respond to inquiries from patients, providers, and insurance carriers while maintaining accurate patient records and assisting with insurance verification and prior authorization activities.
- Compliance & Reporting: Maintain HIPAA compliance, monitor reimbursement trends, identify process improvement opportunities, and provide reporting and feedback to leadership on collection performance.
Qualifications for the Medical Collections Specialist:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in medical accounts receivable, medical billing, insurance collections, denial management, or healthcare reimbursement is required.
- Industry Knowledge: Experience with medical claims processing, insurance verification, reimbursement procedures, Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance plans, and healthcare billing regulations is required.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office, electronic medical records, healthcare billing systems, and practice management software is required.
- Skills & Attributes: Strong analytical, organizational, and customer service skills with exceptional attention to detail, the ability to manage high-volume workloads, resolve complex reimbursement issues, and communicate effectively with patients, payers, and internal stakeholders.
Application Notice: Qualified candidates will be contacted within 2 business days of application. If an applicant does not meet the above criteria, Atlantic Group will keep your resume on file for future opportunities and may contact you for further discussion.