Position
Collections Specialist
Patient balances collected with empathy and consistency.
A collections specialist works patient AR balances and aged payer claims that have stalled. They place outbound calls, send statement cycles, set up payment plans, and document every touchpoint - all while maintaining the patient relationship your practice depends on.
What is a collections specialist?
A collections specialist works patient AR balances and aged payer claims that have stalled. They place outbound calls, send statement cycles, set up payment plans, and document every touchpoint - all while maintaining the patient relationship your practice depends on.
What a collections specialist does day-to-day
Our collections specialists work the patient AR aging report on a defined cadence, surface accounts for payment-plan setup, escalate genuinely uncollectible accounts to the office manager for write-off review, and prepare files for outside collections only as a last resort. They speak with patients respectfully, in English or Spanish, and protect your reputation.
Daily responsibilities of a collections specialist
- Daily patient AR outbound call list
- Statement cycle management and dunning letters
- Payment plan setup and monitoring
- Insurance follow-up on aged payer balances
- Pre-collection escalation packet preparation
- Weekly collection KPI reporting
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