Reimbursement Specialist

Job Posting Title

Reimbursement Specialist

Agency

452 MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERV.

Supervisory Organization

Carl Albert CMHC

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

September 30, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Job Type / Salary

Full-time

Annual Salary is $41,500.00

Primary working hours: Monday -Friday, 8am-5pm

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Job Description

If you're detail-oriented, value integrity, and want to make a difference in mental health care — we want to hear from you!

About This Position:

This position will be in Lawton, OK at Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center (JTCMHC). The Individual selected for this position will be assigned responsibilities related to managing the billing/reimbursement process.  This includes researching and reviewing claims and other information to identify possible third-party responsibilities and initiating appropriate action to recover funds paid for various medical expenses and other costs. This includes coordinating patient admissions to determine eligibility for benefits, maintaining enrollment with Medicaid, Medicare, and other third-party network providers, coordinating with payors, and ensuring compliance with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.  This position also completes billing cycles, updates patient accounts, and uses available resources to investigate claim situations and facilitate payments, gather support documentation to submit appeals and analyze various reports.

About The Facility:

Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center in Lawton, OK is a community-based center with a primary focus on mental health and substance treatment.  The inpatient and outpatient services they provide include special groups and programs for adolescents, persons with co-occurring health and substance abuse disorders, seniors and older adults, women, men, and criminal justice groups.

Job Type / Salary

• Full-Time

• Annual Salary is $41,500.00
• Primary working hours:  Monday -Friday, 8am-5pm
• FLSA Status:  Non-exempt

Minimum Qualifications And Experience:

Two years of technical experience which included the processing and/or payment of insurance claims of accounts receivable; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting thirty semester hours of college for one year of required experience.

• Why Work With Us?
• We offer a competitive state benefits package, including:
• Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums.
• A Wide choice of health insurance plans to help cover insurance premiums.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care expenses or dependent care
• Employee assistance programs and health and fitness programs

• 11 Paid Holidays

• 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year
• Retirement savings plan with generous match
• Longevity Bonus for years of service
• Training opportunities for CEU requirements

Drug and Alcohol Pre-employment and Pre-placement testing: Upon conditional offer of employment, applicants for safety sensitive positions shall be required to submit to urinalysis to test for drugs.  Appointment to a safety sensitive position shall be contingent upon a negative drug test result.

THIS AGENCY REQUIRES COVERAGE 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. Work hours and location may vary depending on business necessity.  Employees may be required to work weekends and overtime.

Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disability may be provided upon request.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.