AR Recovery & Denials Specialist

Description Job Position: Medical AR Recovery & Denials Specialist | About the Role We’re hiring a Medical AR Recovery & Denials Specialist to help us recover revenue, reduce aged AR, and stop preventable denials before they happen. If you live for clearing 90+/120+ day buckets, love cracking payer rules, and can prove your impact with real numbers, we want you on the team. Own aging reports and drive action on 90+ and 120+ day accounts Investigate denials, prepare/submit appeals, and overturn them with payers Track recovery metrics: % reduction in DSO, $ recovered, denial overturn rate Identify root causes and partner with billing to prevent repeat issues Billing Software & Revenue Technology Work in major EHR/EMR platforms for follow-up, documentation, and posting Use clearinghouses: Availity, Waystar, ClaimMD for claim status, ERA, and submissions Navigate payer portals for eligibility, status, and appeal requirements Build reports and dashboards in Excel using VLOOKUPs and pivot tables Payer Knowledge & Compliance Apply deep knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer guidelines Ensure appeals meet timely filing and payer-specific requirements Support prior authorization follow-ups and flag PA-related denial trends Medical Coding Literacy Read and interpret ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes Spot coding/modifier errors causing denials — e.g. Modifier 25, NCCI edits Collaborate with coding team on education. Certified coder not required — code litera