Position Summary
The Revenue Cycle Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and executing advanced billing and collections processes to ensure timely reimbursement and resolution of outstanding claims. This role requires in-depth knowledge of payer guidelines, denial management, and AR follow-up strategies. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of the full revenue cycle including front-end, mid-cycle, and back-end functions, and will support reconciliation, vendor coordination, and legacy AR initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a liaison for vendors and providers to address billing, payment, and operational issues
- Perform Time of Service (TOS) bank reconciliation and assist with end-of-day (EOD) balancing processes
- Review credit balances to ensure no errors in overpayments or underpayments, and timely processing
- Lead unapplied payment reviews, moving money as appropriate, or initiating a refund back to the patient
- Assist with work down of claim inventory in legacy systems, ensuring timely resolution and clean-up of aged AR
- Conduct payer policy research to support claim resolution, appeals, and process improvements
- Manage and resolve escalated patient billing inquiries, ensuring timely and accurate resolution
- Support special projects and ad hoc reporting as assigned, including investigating and resolving complex billing issues, including denials, rejections, and payer discrepancies
- Submit corrected claims, appeals, and reconsiderations with appropriate documentation as requested or as associated with assigned special projects.
- Work closely with vendors to resolve complex billing issues
- Identify patterns in denials and collaborate with internal teams (coding, front desk, authorizations) to prevent future issues
- Ensure compliance with payer regulations, billing guidelines, and company policies
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor’s degree preferred
- 3–5+ years of medical billing and AR follow-up experience (specialty experience preferred, if applicable)
- Strong knowledge of CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCS coding (coding certification a plus)
- Experience working with multiple payer types including Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance
- Exposure to payment posting and charge entry
- Proficiency in EHR/PM systems (e.g., eClinicalWorks, NextGen, Athena, etc.)
- Strong understanding of denial codes (CARC/RARC) and appeals processes
- Intermediate Excel including creating pivot tables
Key Competencies
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
- Critical thinking and root cause analysis
- Effective communication with internal and external stakeholders (vendors, providers, payers)
- Forward-thinking with a proactive approach to process improvement
Performance Metrics
- AR days and aging benchmarks
- Denial resolution rate
- Clean claim rate improvement
- Timely filing compliance
- Appeals success rate
- Accuracy of TOS and EOD reconciliation processes
- Legacy AR reduction and inventory resolution
Work Environment
- Local candidates only
- May require extended screen time and high-volume data entry.
*StrideCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion in our workforce. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.