Billing Specialist

At Vista Community Clinic (VCC), we believe healthcare is more than medicine, it’s about hope, community, and impact. For over 50 years, we’ve been a leader in the community clinic movement, growing from a small volunteer-driven effort in Vista to a nationally recognized network of state-of-the-art clinics across San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Today VCC has 14 clinics serving over 70,000 patients annually, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care where it’s needed most.

As a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic, VCC provides more than healthcare, we provide opportunity. Here your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported and your work makes a difference. We know that our success is a direct result of the exceptional talents and dedication of our employees.

✨ Benefits include:✅ Competitive compensation & benefits ✅ Medical, dental, vision✅ Company-paid life insurance ✅ Flexible spending accounts ✅ 403(b) retirement plan 

• 🏅 Winner of the 2025 HRSA Gold Medal for Outstanding Care, placing VCC among the top 10% of Federally Qualified Health Centers in the U.S.

• Recognized by HRSA as a National Quality Leader in Behavioral Health and Diabetes and for excellence in Preventive Health and Health IT.

• A robust training & development culture to help you grow and advance your career.

• A workplace built on respect, collaboration and passion for care.

Manage all billing-related aspects for assigned payors, including billing set-up in the NextGen system and processing full-cycle billing to all payers including original billing, collections, denials and re-billing, and account maintenance/ accounts receivable and all Claim edits follow up. 

• →Review accounts for payer or patient follow-up
• →Perform various accounts receivable actions: contacting payers by Web and/or by phone
• →Billing, correcting and resubmitting claims to government and third party payers
• →Follow up on all unpaid accounts receivable and perform appeals when applicable
• →Process retro insurance billing
• →Verify insurance coverage for patients
• →Answer billing inquiries

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Six years' recent and wide spectrum related medical billing experience

• Medi-Cal experience
• Billing experience in FQHC-Community Health Center
• Medical billing and/or coding certification
• Next Gen experience
• High level of initiative and drive
• Excellent organizational, communication and time management skills

• Strong computer knowledge; proficiency with Excel, Word and Outlook
• Attention to detail and accuracy

• $21.00 - $28.72 depending on experience

Hybrid Remote Opportunity Available - must be to work in office on a regular basis during the week.