Billing Analyst

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $24 - $26 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📊 Billing Specialist

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Pacific Health Group

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2023

🧘 Wellness

🌍 Social Impact

Wellness • Social Impact

Pacific Health Group is a community-focused healthcare organization that delivers integrated medical, behavioral health, and social support services to improve the wellbeing of underserved populations. The organization provides enhanced care management for complex needs, behavioral health and substance-use treatment, community health worker outreach, street medicine for people experiencing homelessness, community support services (including housing assistance), and non-ambulatory medical transportation. Pacific Health Group partners with health plans and centers care on whole-person wellness, equity, and access across multiple locations.

📋 Description

• Prepare, scrub, and submit daily bundled rate claims for Clubhouse Services through the County of San Diego's designated claiming system/EHR and ShortDoyle/MediCal process, in accordance with County and DHCS requirements. • Apply correct procedure codes, modifiers, place-of-service, and rendering/billing provider data per BHIN 25009, the BH-CONNECT EBP Policy Guide, and County billing manuals. • Reconcile daily Clubhouse attendance logs and service documentation against claimable member days before submission; flag undocumented or unsupported days to program leadership prior to claiming. • Track and comply with timely filing requirements and County claim submission calendars. • Verify MediCal eligibility and aid codes for all Clubhouse members monthly (and prior to claiming), including share-of-cost, other health coverage (OHC), and managed care assignment issues that affect SMHS claiming. • Coordinate resolution of eligibility discrepancies with program staff and County BHS as needed. • Work claim denials, disallowances, and voids/replacements; perform root-cause analysis and correct/resubmit within required timeframes. • Reconcile remittances (835s/EOBs) against submitted claims; maintain accurate accounts receivable aging and escalate underpayments or unpaid claims. • Prepare monthly revenue reconciliation reports (claimed vs. paid vs. expected at the County bundled rate) for leadership. • Maintain working knowledge of BHCONNECT Clubhouse Services requirements, including the daily bundled rate structure, medical necessity/eligibility criteria, and documentation standards; monitor DHCS BHINs and County BHS updates for claiming changes. • Understand the Clubhouse International Accreditation requirement and its impact on claiming eligibility (MediCal claiming is limited to four years total prior to Accreditation); support leadership in tracking accreditation-linked billing status. • Support internal charter-claim audits and respond to County/DHCS audit requests, recoupments, and cost report or data submissions as assigned. • Ensure all billing activity complies with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 (where applicable), and MediCal program integrity requirements; report suspected compliance issues immediately. • Serve as the billing liaison to County of San Diego BHS billing/fiscal contacts for Clubhouse Services claiming questions. • Train Clubhouse program staff on documentation elements required to support the daily bundled rate. • Assist with billing workflow buildout, desk procedures, and QA processes for this new service line; support billing for other PHG lines of business as capacity allows.

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of medical billing experience, with at least 1 year in behavioral health, MediCal, or county Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) billing. • Working knowledge of MediCal eligibility verification, aid codes, and claim adjudication (837/835 transactions, denial codes, void/replace processes). • Experience with an EHR/practice management system used for behavioral health claims (e.g., SmartCare, Cerner/CCBH, Netsmart, or comparable). • Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP or equivalent) for reconciliation and reporting. • High attention to detail, documentation discipline, and ability to work independently in a program with new and evolving guidance. • High school diploma or GED required. • Direct experience billing County of San Diego BHS / ShortDoyle MediCal (preferred). • Familiarity with CalAIM, BHCONNECT, per diem or bundled rate reimbursement models, or psychosocial rehabilitation programs (Clubhouse model a plus) (preferred). • Certified Professional Biller (CPB), CRCR, or equivalent credential (preferred). • Experience standing up billing operations for a new program or contract (preferred). • Bilingual English/Spanish (preferred).

🏖️ Benefits

• 160 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) • 12 Paid Holidays per year, including your birthday and one floating holiday after 1 year of employment • 4 Paid Volunteer Hours per Month to support causes you care about • Bereavement Leave, including Fur Baby Bereavement • 90% Employer-paid Employee-Only Medical Benefits • Dental and Vision Insurance • FSA | Dependent Care Account • 401(k) with Company Match • Monthly Stipend • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability | AD&D • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Employee Discounts via Great Work Perks and Perks at Work • Quarterly In-Person Events • Fully remote work within California • Opportunities for professional development and internal growth