Billing Specialist

Achievement Center of LECOM Health•Erie, PA

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Achievement Center of LECOM Health is seeking a Billing Specialist. The organization is recognized as a 2025 Best Place to Work and prides itself on a supportive, celebrated, and inspiring culture. With over a century of service since 1923, they have a legacy of making a meaningful impact on children's lives and consistently score above national benchmarks for employee engagement. The work environment values well-being, offers flexibility, and encourages a sense of humor. Employees are mission-driven, supported, and have opportunities for professional growth and personal fulfillment through annual professional development dollars, tuition discounts, and year-round trainings. This is a full-time, hybrid position with responsibilities including commercial insurance, medical assistance, and Medicare Healthcare billing. The ideal candidate must be organized, detail-oriented, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment, and possess strong communication skills for verifying coverage, authorizations, and payments/denials with insurance companies and/or patients.

Requirements

1 year coding/billing experience.
Proficient with Microsoft Office products.
Experience with an EMR system.

Nice To Haves

Associates degree or medical billing certificate(s).

Responsibilities

Ensures client billing data is current and accurately entered billing system.
Processes and submits claims to all relevant payers on a weekly basis.
Performs appropriate follow-up procedures on all claims older than 60 days to ensure payment.
Interacts appropriately, demonstrating good customer service skills with all clients, client family members, external parties, clinicians, and fellow employees.
Meets goals set for overall days in aging, cash collections, unbilled percentage, workload, and percent of claims older than 90 and 270 days.
Follows up on denied and pending claims.
Adheres to HIPAA and confidentiality of our consumers and staff.
Attends agency staff meetings, in-services, and other relevant agency meetings.

Benefits

8 Paid holidays in addition to generous vacation, sick, and paid time off.
Professional development opportunities and dedicated training budget.
Medical Insurance (Employee only coverage costs only $100/month and family is only $370/month! Home Host option – waived co-pays and deductibles when utilizing LECOM physicians and Millcreek Community Hospital. Highmark BC/BS Medical Insurance)
Dental Insurance (Employee coverage is only $10/month and Family coverage is only $27.20/month. BAI Insurance)
Vision Insurance.
Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability and AD&D are provided at no cost to you.
Various other elective benefits are available such as Identity theft protection, Short-Term Disability, travel insurance, pet Insurance, etc.
Employee Assistance program (EAP).
Employee Referral program.
Retirement: 403(b) Savings Plan enrollment with company match up to 6% of your pay after one year of employment.
Wellness: No cost Employee Assistance Program, discounted membership to LECOM Wellness Center, and a dedication to work/life balance.
Student Loan Forgiveness: We are a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit which qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.