Finance role
Medical Billing Specialist Recruiters
Financial Headhunters: Recover lost revenue with a specialist who understands your specific payer denials and claim submission workflows.
This is what we do all day: recruit accounting, finance, banking and insurance professionals.
Executive-search discipline at every level, with conversations shaped around the work.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
Need someone now? Call 305-306-4829.
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
- Medical Biller
- Patient Account Representative
- Insurance Billing Specialist
- Payment Poster
- No upfront fee
- Pay only if you hire
- Accounting, finance, banking and insurance
- We reach people who aren’t on job boards
- Replacement terms on standard searches
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What does this hire really come down to?
Your billing specialist creates the outcome between service delivery and payment. If this role struggles, accounts receivable ages, denials increase, and cash flow stops. You need someone who manages the actual impact of modifiers, payer rules, and secondary insurance on your bank balance.
Effective candidates look for the cause of payment delays. They do not simply file claims. They identify why a payer rejected a claim and change the internal workflow to stop the error from repeating. Whether handling Medicare or worker compensation, they know which portals to access and what specific documentation is required to resolve stalled claims.
Experience in your specific management system is a requirement. While coding rules stay the same, the report generation, automated scrubbing, and keystrokes differ by platform. A candidate already using your software handles your workload from the first day without re-learning your systems.
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What do we check before you see anyone?
- 01Ask them to interpret CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCS codes within your specific medical specialty.
- 02Verify they use your exact practice management software to pull data, sort claim queues, and build aging reports without help.
- 03Check how they scrub claims for common entry errors before submitting them to the payer gateway.
- 04Ask them to explain their method for tracking, correcting, and resubmitting specific types of rejected claims.
- 05Ask which specific payer portals they use for eligibility checks to avoid manual contact with the insurance company. Request a list of the denial codes they resolved in the last quarter.
- 06Confirm their current certification status and ask for an example of a claim they fixed that previously resulted in uncollected revenue.
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Where do we find them?
We recruit from high-volume private physician groups, surgery centers, and billing firms where daily tasks involve repetitive claim cycles. These professionals work under daily quotas and are accustomed to moving large volumes of claims while maintaining accuracy.
A specialist changes jobs if their current software setup prevents them from fixing billing errors or if they lack authority to resolve rejections. We look for tenure in systems like Epic or athenahealth and confirm the complexity of the payer mix they currently manage.
We investigate billing staff at facilities that recently underwent a transition to your current practice management software or experienced a change in their payer contracting. Professionals often consider a move when their employer restricts their access to specific payer portals or imposes internal rules that prevent them from correcting claims at the source. Ask the candidate to describe a recent claim rejection that stayed open for more than thirty days. If they blame the payer without mentioning the specific portal data or the internal coding error they identified to resolve it, they may lack the autonomy you require. We look for individuals who describe their process as a search for internal data discrepancies rather than a waiting game for payer updates.
During our discovery phase, we determine if your environment offers the autonomy necessary to attract these experts. Ask if your current billing lead has the authority to contact insurance representatives directly or if they must use an automated queue. We ask these candidates about the specific denial codes they encountered last month to see if they match your current primary claim issues. If a candidate explains their method for using your specific software scrubbing tools to find errors before submission, it indicates they will produce results. We confirm if they have managed a payer mix that mirrors your current facility to check they do not require additional training on your billing quirks.
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Which hiring mistakes should you watch for?
- 01Hiring based on total years of experience instead of asking if they have worked with your specific payer mix and software architecture.
- 02Prioritizing general certifications while failing to test if the candidate can actually troubleshoot a complex denial in your system.
- 03Assuming a candidate from a large hospital system will adapt to a small, fast-paced practice without evaluating if they can handle the different process requirements.
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The search in three steps
- 01We identify your current revenue cycle bottlenecks and compare them to the technical history of candidates to confirm they can handle your specific workflow.
- 02We conduct technical interviews to verify the candidate's process for managing aging reports and resolving payer-specific denials before you talk to them.
- 03We only introduce candidates who show a logical approach to keeping your cash flow moving within your current operational constraints.
How your Medical Billing Specialist search runs
How does The Six-Step Search work?
Research, direct conversations and professional judgment, with follow-through through the offer.
Search Calibration
We establish what this person must own: reporting demands, systems responsibilities, team, decision authority and first-year needs. We ask what would make an otherwise good candidate wrong for this job.
You get: An agreed search brief and a clear basis for judging fit.
Market Mapping
We research relevant operating environments, not just matching titles. An owner-led business, a portfolio company and a regulated lender can need different experience from someone with the same job title.
You get: A reasoned research direction, with scope differences made explicit.
Professional Contact Intelligence
We research professional ways to contact the people identified. Finding a name is a starting point; it does not establish availability, interest or fit.
You get: A route to a professional conversation, not simply a candidate list.
Persistent Personalized Outreach
We contact people directly about the actual work and follow through on the conversation. We explain the remit and discuss whether a move could make sense. Not everyone will answer or want to move.
You get: A candid view of interest, objections and the tradeoffs in your opportunity.
Live Candidate Qualification
We discuss what each person actually owned, the complexity involved, their reasons for considering a move, compensation expectations and practical constraints. The questions fit the assignment, from a staff accounting seat to CFO.
You get: A candidate account of relevant ownership, with gaps left visible.
Candidate Intelligence and Process Support
Written recruiter context explains relevant experience, strengths and remaining questions. After introduction, we gather feedback, resolve questions, discuss changed requirements and support interviews and offer decisions. You retain the hiring decision and technical assessment.
You get: Continuity through the offer, rather than a handoff that ends at an introduction.
Questions people ask
How soon can I see a shortlist of candidates?
We focus on vetting for your specific needs rather than speed. We send you an initial update soon after the launch and maintain regular check-ins during the search.
How do you confirm a candidate has the exact coding and payer experience we require?
We test their ability to use your specific software and coding standards first. We then verify they have handled your specific payer mix to confirm they can manage your workload immediately.
How do you handle a situation where a candidate is swayed by a counteroffer?
We discuss compensation and work environment expectations early in our process. We identify potential counteroffer risks during the screening phase to address them before the offer.
Can we keep this search confidential from our external contacts?
We conduct all outreach discreetly. We do not disclose your name or facility details until we present a qualified candidate to you.
What are the terms of the fee?
You pay no upfront costs to begin the search. You only pay the established fee if you select and hire a candidate we introduce.
What is your guarantee?
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
What don't you do?
We do not post your Medical Billing Specialist job and forward whoever applies. We do not send stacks of unscreened resumes, and we do not recruit outside accounting, finance, banking and insurance.
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We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
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What does the published pay data show?
$48,500 national annual median. SOC 43-3021: Billing and Posting Clerks.
BLS reports Medical Billing Specialist within a broader occupation. It does not publish separate wages for this exact title, credentials, seniority or industry. Compare the listed SOC duties with your actual role before using this range.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Released 2026-05-15. This is not a separately measured salary for this exact title.
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