Our Team: Billing Specialist

We are improving the lives we touch. We need passionate, talented people working together who share our desire to create a world-class organization that sets the standard of excellence in the treatment of speciality behavioral health and addiction disorders. Acadia Healthcare is headquartered in Franklin, TN and is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the nation. Our organization values input from employees and fosters collaboration to create a team oriented service delivery system. This position will reports onsite to one of our Business Offices in EITHER Providence, RI or Franklin, TN.

Our Benefits: Billing Specialist

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Opportunity for growth that is second to none in the industry

• Ensures the Region’s Business Office Team is adequately resourced and effectively managed.
• Monitors and evaluates the Region’s Revenue Cycle Key Indicator goals including Cash Collections, AR Days, Bad Debt and Denials. Ensures that CBO productivity is managed and measured for improvement opportunities.
• Provides Regional Vice President and Controller with clear feedback and recommendations for improvement.
• Maintains controls for all cash collected and posted in Patient Accounting system.
• Maintains effective communication with third party insurance carriers to resolve issues that impede cash flow and detract from patient/member satisfaction.
• Maintains effective communication with the Group leadership team to ensure that all third party compliance guidelines are met.
• Reviews all statistical reports to monitor trends and determine operational deficiencies and implements corrective action plans as necessary
• Maintains knowledge of industry changes and trends.
• Provides Leadership, support and fosters a team environment. Monitor staff time, schedules, and time off requests.
• Ability to motivate staff in a fast paced, time sensitive environment.
• Completes accounts receivable reviews and assists with patient accounts that are not meeting Revenue Cycle Key Indicator goals including Cash Collections, AR Days, Bad Debt and Denials
• Provides training for all business office staff. Assists with training in regards to patient demographic, insurance information, eligibility, and denials.
• Monitor billing and collection processes and implement procedures to ensure timely submission and collections.

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience in lieu of degree. MBA preferred.
• Must have at least 4 years’ progressive successful Business Office Management experience in an outpatient healthcare setting or previous Corporate BOD experience required.
• Experience working with information technology and proficiency with software packages including Excel.
• Previous experience with a proprietary healthcare system highly preferred.
• Demonstrates strong healthcare Revenue Cycle aptitude and possesses associated technical skills.
• Strong communications skills - both written and verbal.