Hospital Billing Manager

LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY

Hospital Billing Manager (Working Manager)

Location: West Side of Chicago, IL | 100% Onsite (5 Days/Week)

Compensation: $35-40/hour W2

Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire

About the Opportunity

Our client, a large and well known established Chicago healthcare organization, is seeking an experienced Hospital Billing Manager to support hospital revenue cycle operations. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Hospital Billing Supervisor, Billing Lead, or Senior Hospital Billing Specialist with strong Epic Resolute Hospital Billing (HB) expertise who is ready to take the next step in their career. This is a hands-on working manager position, initially focused on directly managing hospital claim queues, resolving complex billing issues, and serving as the subject matter expert for Epic hospital billing workflows. The role will evolve into overseeing a small team of approximately 2–3 Billing Specialists.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for hospital billing workflows within Epic Resolute HB.
• Actively manage hospital claim queues, including claim edits, denials, billing exceptions, and unresolved claims.
• Research and resolve complex billing issues to facilitate accurate and timely claim submission and reimbursement.
• Monitor billing performance metrics, including claim accuracy, denial trends, and accounts receivable aging.
• Ensure compliance with payer billing requirements, reimbursement guidelines, and applicable healthcare regulations.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance billing accuracy, operational efficiency, and revenue cycle performance.
• Collaborate with revenue cycle leadership, coding, and patient financial services teams to resolve reimbursement challenges.
• Provide guidance, training, and technical support to billing staff.
• Transition into supervising a team of approximately 2–3 Billing Specialists, including workflow oversight and performance management.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hospital billing experience within a hospital or integrated healthcare system.
• Hands-on Epic Resolute Hospital Billing (HB) experience required.
• Strong experience managing hospital claim work queues, resolving billing edits, and addressing denials.
• Thorough understanding of hospital claims processing, payer billing requirements, and reimbursement practices.
• Demonstrated ability to research and resolve complex billing issues and escalations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while demonstrating leadership potential.
• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred; candidates without a degree must have at least 10 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Hospital Billing Lead, Supervisor, Senior Specialist, or Working Manager.
• Experience supporting high-volume hospital billing operations or safety-net healthcare environments.
• Experience training, mentoring, or supervising hospital billing personnel.
• Demonstrated success improving claim resolution, reducing denials, or streamlining billing workflows.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Opportunity to advance into a formal management position while remaining hands-on in hospital billing operations.
• Serve as the go-to Epic Hospital Billing subject matter expert.
• Work closely with revenue cycle leadership to improve billing processes and reimbursement outcomes.
• Join an established healthcare organization with an opportunity to build and lead a small team.

Interested candidates with strong Epic Resolute HB and hospital billing experience are encouraged to apply!