Medical Biller POST NUMBER: 474932

Medical Billing Clerk

Location: Gardena, CA (100% Onsite, Mon–Fri)
Compensation: $25-$27/hr
Duration: Contract- Approximately 2 to 3 months

Overview

We are partnering with a nonprofit behavioral health organization in Gardena to place a Medical Billing Clerk on a short-term contract basis. The existing billing team is managing a significant backlog of AR cleanup work and needs dedicated support to research claim statuses and post payments across multiple insurance payer portals. This is a detail-oriented, high-volume role where accuracy and independence are critical. The assignment is estimated at 2 to 3 months with an immediate start.

Key Responsibilities

• Log into various insurance payer portals to research and verify claim statuses, including paid, denied, and pending claims
• Post payments and denial information accurately into eClinicalWorks EHR system
• Perform AR aging cleanup and research across a backlog of outstanding claims
• Identify discrepancies and flag unresolved claims for the billing team lead
• Communicate updates and findings to a mostly remote billing team via Microsoft Teams
• Perform basic data entry and tracking in Excel to support AR reporting

Ideal Candidate

• Self-sufficient and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently on-site while collaborating with a remote team
• Comfortable with high-volume, repetitive transaction-based work
• Familiar with how insurance claims are adjudicated and the payer portal research process
• Experience with FQHC or community health center billing is a strong plus
• Nonprofit or behavioral health billing experience is helpful but not required

Requirements

• Medical billing experience required, specifically patient billing and claims processing
• Familiarity with insurance payer portals and AR research
• Experience with eClinicalWorks or a similar EHR system preferred
• Basic Excel proficiency required
• Must be able to commute to Gardena, CA five days per week