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Reimbursement Specialist I - Reimbursement Service

Rady Children's Hospital San Diego

San Diego, CAJob$23–28.88/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$23–28.88/hr
Location
San Diego, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Under the direction of PFS Leadership, the Reimbursement Specialist I handles billing and collections for outstanding account balances assigned across commercial, government, and managed care payors. The role involves interpreting payor contract language, calculating expected reimbursement, pursuing payments, and reporting payor issues. It also requires account collection activities using internet resources, professional communication by phone and in writing, and organization and time management.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OutlookPayor Contract InterpretationReimbursement CalculationAccount CollectionsInternet ResearchTelephone CommunicationWritten CommunicationOrganizationTime Management

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent2 Years ExperienceAssociate's Degree3 Years Experience

Full job description

JOB SUMMARY:

Under the direction of PFS Leadership, the Reimbursement Specialist I is responsible for billing and collections of outstanding account balances for commercial, government, and managed care payors as assigned. The Reimbursement Specialist I is required to identify and report payor issues to their leadership. It is a requirement for the Reimbursement Specialist I to read, interpret and apply complex payor contract language to expected reimbursement calculations and pursue all payments due to the organization. The Reimbursement Specialist I must perform account collection activities utilizing internet resources and professional telephone communication etiquette. The Reimbursement Specialist I is required to compose professional written correspondence with all internal and external entities. This position expects the Reimbursement Specialist I to demonstrate organization and time management skills to manage account collections.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

HS Diploma, GED or Equivalent

2 Years of Experience

Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook programs

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Associate's degree

3 Years of Experience

The current salary range for this position is $23.00 to $28.88

Rady Children’s Hospital is committed to compensation that is externally competitive and internally equitable. We demonstrate this commitment by conducting regular market reviews to remain competitive with organizations of similar size in the nonprofit, healthcare sector. The range listed above does not represent the full salary range for the position but is the expected hiring range for qualified candidates. Compensation decisions consider a variety of factors including experience, education, licensure, unique skillsets, organizational need, and internal equity. This posting will remain open from the “date posted” until the hiring manager has determined there is a sufficient applicant pool or until the position is filled.

EOE including disability/vet

How this job compares

Set against the 482 open Billing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$23–28.88/hr
  • US median$20–27/hr123 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $25.94/hr, is 12% above the US median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the top quarter of Billing hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 49 open Billing jobs in California and 482 across the US. 17% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Billing postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (373 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 242 of the 482 open Billing jobs (50%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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