Accounts Receivable Specialist

Location: Richardson, TX

Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Revenue Cycle Management / Billing

Join Our Team
Local Home Care Partners of Plano is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Accounts Receivable Specialist to join our growing home health team. This role is responsible for managing outstanding receivables, resolving claim issues, reducing aging accounts, and supporting overall revenue cycle performance.

If you have healthcare billing and collections experience and enjoy investigating claim issues, working with insurance payers, and driving results, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

Manage assigned accounts receivable aging reports
Follow up on unpaid, denied, rejected, and partially paid claims
Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, denials, and payment variances
Submit claim corrections, reconsiderations, and appeals
Verify payment accuracy and identify underpayments and overpayments
Research and resolve credit balances and refund requests.
Document collection activities and payer communications accurately
Partner with billing, clinical, intake, and operational teams to resolve claim issues.
Analyze aging reports and prioritize collection efforts.
Communicate with insurance representatives, patients, referral partners, and internal departments regarding account status.
Maintain HIPAA compliance and payer-specific requirements.
Meet established collection and productivity goals.
Identify trends impacting collections and recommend process improvements

Required Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED.
Minimum of 2 years of healthcare accounts receivable experience.
Experience working with Medicaid, commercial insurance, managed care organizations, and/or private pay accounts.
Strong understanding of healthcare revenue cycle and collections processes.
Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.

Preferred Qualifications:

Associate degree in Business, Accounting, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
Home health, hospice, or healthcare billing and collections experience.
Experience using EMR systems and billing software.
Knowledge of claims processing, denial management, and appeals procedures

What Success Looks Like

Maintaining AR aging within company targets.
Achieving collection and resolution goals.
Reducing claim denials through proactive follow-up.
Providing accurate and timely account documentation.
Supporting positive cash flow and revenue cycle performance.
Delivering professional customer service to both internal and external stakeholders

Work Environment

Professional office setting.
Potential hybrid work opportunities based on company policy.
Fast-paced healthcare environment requiring accuracy, confidentiality, and strong time management skills

Why Join Local Home Care Partners of Plano?
At Local Home Care Partners of Plano, we believe exceptional patient care starts with exceptional people. Our team members play a vital role in supporting quality healthcare services while working in a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.

Apply Today
If you're ready to bring your healthcare accounts receivable expertise to a company committed to excellence, we encourage you to apply.

Local Home Care Partners of Plano is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employee

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