Accounts Receivable Specialist

Ascend Clinical

Accounts Receivable Specialist responsible for billing and collections at Ascend Clinical. Working in a hybrid setup with in-office presence in Colorado Springs.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeColorado Springs • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $23 - $29 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for all areas of the revenue management life cycle
Ensures necessary information critical to submitting clean claims is obtained
Perform eligibility and benefit checks
Minimize bad debt by ensuring timely follow-up of unpaid claims, resolution of denials, and other payer-related correspondence
Research, appeal, and resolve claim rejections, underpayments, and denials with appropriate payer
Reviews and interprets payer remittances to determine appropriate action to be taken on denied claims
Identify root cause of claim exceptions; resolve and/or escalate issues
Analyzes outstanding account balances and determines plan of action to resolve
Determine and apply appropriate business action in absence of policies or in cases of ambiguity
Identifies and interprets policies related to exceptions
Contacts payers for status of unpaid claims
Maintains knowledge/understanding of third party payer regulations for managed care, Medicare, and Medicaid accounts
Maintains patient confidentiality according to compliance policies and HIPAA

Requirements

What you’ll need

Medical billing, denial management and collections experience required
High degree of problem solving abilities required

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive medical coverage
life and disability insurance
401(k) with company match
paid holidays and vacation
personal days
dental and vision options

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Hard Skills & Tools

Eligibility ChecksBenefit ChecksClaim AppealsAccount AnalysisPayer Remittance Review

Soft Skills

Problem Solving Abilities