[Hiring] Insurance Billing Specialist II @TEKsystems

Role Description

The Insurance Billing and Follow Up Specialist II will be responsible for performing all billing and follow-up functions, including the investigation of payment delays, resulting from no response, denied, rejected and/or pending claims with the objective of appropriately maximizing reimbursements and ensuring that claims are paid in a timely manner. This position requires strong decision-making ability around complex claims processing workflows and regulations that requires utilization of data coming from multiple resources. To evaluate billing and follow-up issues appropriately, Reps will need to have an understanding of the entire Revenue Cycle and be able to interact with Government and Commercial insurances.

• Work with centralized cash posting team to resolve missing or unposted remits
• Ensure all claims are accurately transmitted daily and all appropriate documentation is sent when required
• Verify eligibility and claims status on unpaid claims
• Provide timely feedback to management of identified claims issues, repetitive errors, and payer trends to expedite claims adjudication
• Work accounts in assigned queues in accordance with departmental guidelines
• Work directly with third party payers and internal/external customers toward effective claims resolution.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent
• Physician Billing and Denial/Follow Up experience - 2+ years
• EOB experience, claims correction, disputes
• Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial insurance experience - 2+ years
• Payer portal claim corrections and reconsiderations knowledge
• Epic experience
• Must have Iowa payer experience
• PREFER: WPS, NGS, Availity, UHC and Blue Cross payer portal experience
• Iowa and Illinois Medicaid payer experience

Requirements

• This is a Contract position based out of West Des Moines, IA.

Benefits

• The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $23.00/hr.
• Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
• Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.
• If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

• This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

• This position is anticipated to close on May 15, 2026.