Job Abstract

Sr. Revenue Cycle Specialist: Collections, Special Projects (remote)

Are you seeking a workplace that embodies core values like TEAM and FUN? Do you want your efforts to contribute meaningfully while advancing your career in healthcare? If so, consider joining our dynamic team, where we prioritize personal and professional growth, and where your work directly impacts the lives of our patients.

DaVita is expanding its Senior Insurance Collections Team with a focus on Special Projects. This role is pivotal in maximizing reimbursement from diverse insurance plans by resolving complex denials, short payments, billing errors, and other claim issues.

Ideal candidates will bring prior experience across a spectrum of collections tasks, demonstrating proficiency in Dialysis collections, authorizations, referrals, coordination of benefits, as well as operations involving Independent Practice Associations (IPA), Medical Groups, and Third-Party Administrators (TPA).

Join us and seize abundant opportunities to develop both personally and professionally, while positively impacting the lives of those we serve.

This is a 100% remote position.  All necessary equipment and training to be successful in this position will be provided.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage assigned lists of outstanding claim balances and patient accounts, addressing complex issues across various payers and patient profiles.
• Identify trends, conduct follow-up, and conduct root cause analysis on unpaid and underpaid insurance claims from diverse payers.
• Take appropriate actions to remediate outstanding balances in accordance with established policies and procedures, including thorough research, appeals, rebilling, securing insurance authorizations or referrals, correcting coding errors, and engaging in direct communication with payers or clinics.
• Resolve issues related to coordination of benefits (COB), demographic discrepancies, insurance eligibility, authorizations, and referrals as necessary.
• Handle patient benefit-related denials, verifying plan requirements via phone, assessing financial risks, and addressing other factors affecting reimbursement.
• Navigate through various payer systems, provider portals, and internal DaVita applications to ensure prompt and accurate resolution of claims.
• Regularly communicate with payers, employers, and patients to facilitate resolution.
• Cultivate strategic business relationships with internal and external partners, such as the Billing & Coding Team, Registration Department, Credit Department, clinical teammates, and payers.
• Utilize exceptional organizational, written, and verbal communication skills to maintain detailed documentation of research findings and actions taken on claims.
• Uphold strict confidentiality standards for all company and patient information in compliance with HIPAA regulations and DaVita policies.

Schedule:

• Standard 8-hour shift with the possibility of overtime; operating within regular business hours, Monday through Friday.

Qualifications:

• Required: Highschool diploma or equivalent; Preferred: associate or bachelor’s degree

Required: Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, encompassing Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook

Required: Minimum of 2 years of experience in healthcare revenue cycle, with a focus on collections.

Here is what you can expect when you join our Village:

• A "community first, company second;" a culture based on Core Values that matter
• Clinical outcomes consistently ranked above the national average
• Award-winning education and training across multiple career paths to help you reach your potential
• Performance-based rewards based on stellar individual and team contributions
• A comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance your health, your financial well-being, and your future
• Dedication, above all, to caring for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure across the nation

What We'll Provide:

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most.  Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment.  Below are some of our benefit offerings.

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita's online training platform StarLearning.

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second.  We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong."  Our goal is to embed Diversity & Belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.  As such, individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Salary Wage Range:

Compensation for the role will depend on several factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown.  DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits.  Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits 

Work Environment:

Level III – Moderate noise (e.g., business office with computers or printers, light traffic).  No required tasks involve greater exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues than would be encountered by a visitor.  The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluids or other hazardous conditions.

Visual Demand:

Vision adequate to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of position.

May be required to demonstrate the ability to differentiate colors on a test strip.

Physical Demand:

Physical requirements can vary.  These must be reviewed with management.  However, in general, the position requires the following activities:

Ability to lift minimum of 5 lbs to a max of 50 lbs unassisted and able to stand, sit, stoop, walk, stretch, reach, and use full range of body motions.

Manual dexterity as required for specific equipment and ability to use computer keyboard and peripherals.

Language Skills:

Fluent in the written and verbal skills necessary to successfully perform the essential functions, duties, and responsibilities of the position.

ADA:

DaVita provides reasonable accommodations to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential Physical and/or Mental functions of a position.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Salary/ Wage Range

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside of the range shown. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits