Payment Posting Specialist
About The Position
Help Keep Revenue Moving — Join Our Revenue Cycle Team! We’re looking for a detail-oriented, organized, and motivated Payment Posting Specialist to join our team on a temporary/contract basis. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with healthcare or dental revenue cycle experience who enjoys working with numbers, solving payment discrepancies, and keeping financial operations running smoothly. As a Payment Posting Specialist, you’ll play an important role in maintaining revenue integrity, reducing accounts receivable (AR) aging, and supporting consistent cash flow. Your accuracy and attention to detail will make a direct impact on the efficiency and success of our revenue cycle operations. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy digging into payment details, and take pride in getting the numbers right, we’d love to meet you!
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 1–3 years of experience in payment posting, medical/dental billing, or revenue cycle operations.
- Experience navigating payer portals and retrieving EOBs.
- Basic understanding of insurance claims processing and reimbursement.
- Experience with healthcare or dental practice management systems.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree preferred.
- Experience with iDentalSoft is a plus.
- Previous experience working in a high-volume payment posting environment.
Responsibilities
- Retrieve Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) from multiple payer portals.
- Accurately post payments, adjustments, and denials into the practice management system.
- Ensure payment postings align with payer guidelines and contractual terms.
- Maintain accurate and timely account information.
- Investigate payment variances, underpayments, and missing information.
- Research discrepancies and determine appropriate resolution.
- Partner with billing and revenue cycle team members to resolve payment issues.
- Identify and escalate recurring discrepancies and payer trends.
- Help ensure accounts are accurately reconciled and updated.
- Review denied and underpaid claims and conduct research as needed.
- Support the preparation of corrected claims and appeals.
- Identify recurring denial and reimbursement trends.
- Escalate issues that may require additional payer or billing team follow-up.
- Contribute to initiatives designed to improve reimbursement and reduce preventable payment issues.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
