Payment Variance AR Specialist I

Savista • Remote - TX, TX

10d

About The Position

Savista partners with healthcare organizations to improve revenue cycle outcomes, support patients, and strengthen communities. The Payment Variance AR Specialist I works closely with the Payment Variance Audit team to initiate payer disputes and manage inventory through resolution. The role seeks to recover additional reimbursement related to contractual payment discrepancies, inappropriate discounting, contract term enforcement, billing and charge integrity, and other identified revenue improvement initiatives. The specialist communicates with payers and stakeholders, tracks open inventory, and uses relevant workflow platforms to manage and resolve cases.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree or 1–2 years of experience working with managed care reimbursement and contracts.
• Self-motivated and able to work autonomously and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Proficiency with MS Office.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Reliable, responsible, goal-oriented, and flexible.
• Able to adapt to change, consider new ideas, take on responsibilities, handle pressure, and adjust plans to changing needs.
• Able to meet assigned deadlines, proactively solicit feedback, and act on constructive criticism.
• Able to identify and address root causes of complex issues, seeking input from others where appropriate.
• Able to build strong internal and external relationships through professional interaction, collaboration, and trust in the ability to execute best-practice solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT coding, revenue codes, and UB and 1500 billing formats.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Prior experience in account or dispute resolution, preferably in healthcare.
• Experience with nThrive Contract Management and/or Collections Management, Epic, Meditech, Cerner, Invision, Paragon, Soarian, STAR, NextGen, or AllScripts.
• Experience working with or for a hospital or hospital system across diverse business functions and/or organizational entities.

Responsibilities

• Initiate payer disputes and follow inventory through to resolution.
• Recover additional reimbursement related to payment discrepancies, inappropriate discounting, contract term enforcement, billing and charge integrity, and other revenue improvement initiatives.
• Use written and verbal communication to maintain timely follow-up on open inventory.
• Communicate reimbursement impact and dispute rationale using knowledge of contract terms and account details.
• Proactively communicate inventory status and identified roadblocks to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Develop working knowledge of relevant workflow platforms to manage and resolve inventory effectively.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level