Director of Patients Accounts

Duties & Responsibilities

• Directs financial investigation to identify parties responsible for inpatient and outpatient bills.
• Directs the assessment of third-party eligibility status, verification of coverage, preparation of third-party approval forms, documentation of eligibility data, and maintenance of documentation flow for third-party reimbursement.
• Coincides liaison activities with various units, including Admissions, Emergency, Outpatient, Nursing, Medical Record, and other services to manage patient's accounts transactions for preparation, delivery, and control.
• Directs review of adjustments, credits, and payments to patients accounts.
• Directs periodic review of accounts to determine status of open accounts, by source of payment, and date of discharge or treatment; establishes and directs mechanism for collection efforts of delinquent accounts. Refers delinquent accounts for write-off, accumulates data regarding third-party bad debt accounts.
• Directs all activities for collection and control of cash receipts of patients prepayments.
• Serves as a liaison with other units to ensure processes and procedures are up to date relating to changes in rates, medical data required, procedural changes; reviews work activities.
• Develops, recommends, and implements new procedures to improve operations efficiency.
• Reviews policy and procedural changes with supervisory staff; recommending improvements to programs and practices.
• Recommends, prepares, administers, evaluates training programs.
• Evaluates personnel performance, progress of work; makes recommendations regarding placement.
• Recommends work performance standards, resolves employee complaints, provides supervisory leadership to attain effective productivity; initiates action to accomplish objectives.
• Directs the preparation of data, reports, surveys, and management information on billings, collections, accounts receivable, and all employee relations activities. Prepares status reports, analyses; provides recommendations to obtain optimum utilization of total resources and to maximize reimbursements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Hospitality Management or a related discipline;
• Five (5) years of experience in accounting, finance or business administration;
• Two (2) years of which must have been in a responsible supervisory or managerial capacity managing accounts or credits.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retail Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

How To Apply

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