Medical Collector

Lee Hecht Harrison
  • Mesa, AZ
  • $20–$27 Per Hour
2 days ago

Job Description

Medical Collections Specialist (Temporary)

Location: Mesa, AZ

Pay Rate: $20.00 - $27.00 per hour

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

A reputable healthcare organization in the Mesa area is partnering with our recruiting team to hire an experienced Medical Collections Specialist for a temporary opportunity. This role is ideal for someone with strong healthcare revenue cycle experience who enjoys resolving outstanding accounts, researching claim issues, and ensuring timely reimbursements.

If you have a background in medical collections, accounts receivable, insurance follow-up, denial management, or healthcare billing, we would love to speak with you.

Key Responsibilities

  • Follow up on outstanding insurance and patient account balances.
  • Investigate and resolve denied, rejected, underpaid, or unpaid claims.
  • Contact insurance carriers to obtain claim status updates and reimbursement information.
  • Review EOBs, payment postings, adjustments, and account documentation.
  • Maintain accurate account notes and collection activity within billing systems.
  • Work closely with billing, coding, and revenue cycle teams to expedite claim resolution.
  • Identify trends impacting reimbursement and escalate issues as appropriate.
  • Ensure compliance with HIPAA guidelines and company policies.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in medical collections, healthcare accounts receivable, or insurance follow-up.
  • Knowledge of commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid insurance processes.
  • Understanding of medical billing concepts, claim workflows, denials, and appeals.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to manage a high-volume workload while maintaining accuracy.
  • Proficiency with EMR/EHR systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Experience

  • Medical Accounts Receivable
  • Insurance Follow-Up
  • Revenue Cycle Management
  • Denial Resolution
  • Healthcare Billing
  • Patient Financial Services
  • Claims Appeals

What We Offer

  • Competitive pay: $20.00 - $27.00 per hour
  • Weekly pay while on assignment
  • Opportunity to gain experience with a respected healthcare organization
  • Professional and collaborative work environment
  • Valuable revenue cycle and healthcare operations experience

Pay Details: $20.00 to $27.00 per hour

Search managed by: Gabrielle Hernandez

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

  • The California Fair Chance Act
  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Numbers & Facts

LocationMesa, AZ
Salary$20–$27 Per Hour

Skills

  • Accounts Receivableunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Billingunmatched
  • Corporate Policiesunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
  • Financial Servicesunmatched
  • HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)unmatched
  • Healthcareunmatched
  • Insuranceunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Medicaidunmatched
  • Medical Billingunmatched
  • Medical Record Systemunmatched
  • Medicareunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Patient Care Denialsunmatched
  • Payment Postingunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Reimbursementunmatched
  • Revenue Managementunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Trend Analysisunmatched

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