Regional Business Office Consultant - post-acute

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and direction to the facility business office staff on specific tasks related to the revenue cycle process
• Referral and Eligibility processing
• Application and follow-up with the Medicaid application process and discussion with residents’ families to ensure timely filing of Medicaid applications where necessary.
• Prepare reports at month end of Private Pay and MDP accounts that need follow up and distribute to facilities in preparation for the monthly facility A/R review call.
• Schedule and conduct the A/R review calls with the facilities, offering guidance and next steps for any accounts in question. Include RVP, Sr. Director of A/R, Bookkeeper, VP of Revenue Cycle and Administrator on calls.
• MDS dependencies on the billing process in AHT
• Triple Check procedures
• Ensure facilities are keeping up all necessary administrative documents, certifications prior to Medicare Part A, Part B, and Managed Care billing.
• Ensure Billing Notes are updated in AHT related to resident billing status (Medicaid Pending status)
• Provide assistance with identification of a residents’ “next” payer source and ensure the facility business office is adequately prepared to provide a seamless transition for the resident to the new payer source without financial interruption
• Assist facility with Month-end closing process
• Keep current with state billing guidelines and requirements for all payer types
• Assist with month-end bad debt estimation for Accounting
• Responsible for working with the facility to ensure resident trust funds are handled in accordance with State regulation and company policy and properly maintained in AHT.
• Responsible for conducting semi-annual internal audits related to the facility business office to verify the accuracy and completeness of information maintained by the facility business office staff.

Requirements

• College degree preferred. Minimum of two years college level accounting or equivalent experience.
• Previous long term care experience mandatory; preferably in a multi-facility long term care environment.
• In depth working knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid programs required.
• Excellent communication skills a must; both written and oral to allow for teaching and training of facility staff.
• Excellent organization and analytical skills are required.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet monthly/weekly reporting deadlines.

Qualifications

• Travel between facilities in N. Texas required.

Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Excellent organization and analytical skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet reporting deadlines

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Excellent 401k plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
• Long and Short Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Referral Bonuses
• DiversICARE - employee hardship fund
• Pay advancement program - OnShift Wallet

Pay

• N/A

Schedule

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