Medical Collector

Our client, a growing and specialized Medical Group, is seeking a Medical Collector to join their growing Accounts Receivable and Revenue Cycle Department. This role is a quintessential people person who loves coming up with new ideas, has a customer service approach, and is goal oriented.

Salary/Hourly Rate:

$19 – $23/hr

Position Overview:

This Medical Collector will be joining the cohesive Revenue Cycle team, reporting directly to the Manager, and responsible for complete collections process, mainly insurance based. This is an extraordinary opportunity for a Medical Collector professional to jump start their career with a growing and developing firm here in Tampa Bay.

Responsibilities of the Medical Collector:

• Monitor accounts to identify outstanding debts. Responsible for a minimum of 35 claims per day
• Performs follow-up activities in a timely manner on all accounts to ensure prompt payment
• Identifies coding or billing problems from EOBs and works to correct the errors in a timely manner. Review denials as they come in to monitor trends
• Prepares accounts for rebilling and filing of secondary insurance; sends to carrier with necessary documents, as needed
• Completes and files appeals to different payers for the center for short payments and/or denials
• Updates the patient account record to identify actions taken on the account
• Investigate historical data for each debt or bill
• Find and contact patients to ask about their overdue payments
• Take actions to encourage timely debt payments
• Assist with payment posting and refunds
• Resolve billing and customer credit issues
• Update account status records and collection efforts
• Report on collection activity and accounts receivable status

Qualifications for the Medical Collector:

• Minimum 2+ years of experience in Medical Collections (Insurance Collections)
• Working experience with denial management, appeals and ICD-10 is required
• Proficient in Excel (v-lookups, pivot tables, and formulas)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Team player mentality
• Positive and willingness to help
• Ambitious and eager to grow with the company

Education Requirements:

• Associates degree or higher is preferred but not required

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401k Plan