Medical Biller

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