Medical Billing Specialist, Cash Poster

LifeCare Home Health Family

Private Duty Billing Specialist managing billing and authorizations for LifeCare Home Health across multiple states. Working closely with the revenue cycle director and agencies for timely payment and compliance.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $20 - $22 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for timely and compliant Private Duty billing, authorizations, and reimbursement for designated region
Work directly with revenue cycle director, billing compliance coordinator, agencies, and intermediary to facilitate billing claims
Obtain authorizations as needed
Prepare, audit, and submit claims electronically for appropriate payment
Follow up on outstanding claims and take appropriate action for timely payment
Collect necessary information to prepare claims, coordinating with agencies when appropriate
Bill and submit clean claims electronically and follow up with the Payer
Process, collect, and manage account payments
Monitor claims daily, report totals
Research, correct, and re-submit rejected and denied claims
Follow-up on corrections and report adjustments using revenue cycle management tool
Monitor and maintain assigned accounts
Review billing reports to maintain accurate AR balances
Document follow-ups on claim outstanding balance until final resolution is reached
Keep accurate and orderly records for all billing and accounts receivable activity
Conduct pre-billing audits as assigned
Proactive in identifying potential reimbursement issues while ensuring effective problem resolution
Coordinate with the Agency and Billing Compliance Coordinator on relevant process issues impacting billing
Report any billing issues that develop into trends to immediate supervisor
Answer questions from patients, agency staff, and insurance companies
Interpret and process Explanation of Benefits when needed
Professionally make outbound calls while improving customer relations
Maintain knowledge of current industry standards related to billing and cognizant of new regulations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Required Private Duty billing experience
Required Authorization request experience
Preferred, AlayaCare, Waystar, Availity experience
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Excellent customer service skills
Private Duty billing and denial management skills, including VA
Excellent PC skills, Email, Internet Research, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, PDF, and Patient Accounting software systems knowledge (preferably CareVoyant)
Knowledge in accessing the payer portals and reaching out to payers
Claims preparation and audit, including prebill audits for billing compliance
Knowledge of billing regulations and claim submission
Detail-oriented and effective in problem resolution and escalation
Able to organize duties and functions in a highly effective manner to achieve productivity and quality standards
Knowledge of regulations and publications for Private Duty, skilled and unskilled care
Ability to post payments and follow up on discrepancies in payments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay
401k
Health & life insurance
Flexible schedules & career growth opportunities
Continuing education & recognition programs
Supportive, family-like team culture

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Hard Skills & Tools

Private Duty billingAuthorization requestClaims preparationClaims auditDenial managementPayment postingBilling complianceRevenue cycle managementPayer portal accessPatient Accounting software

Soft Skills

Effective communicationCustomer serviceDetail-orientedProblem resolutionOrganizational skillsProactiveInterpersonal skillsTime managementEscalation managementRecord keeping