This position is titled Principal Billing Specialist through Civil Service for Broome County.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Plans, assigns and reviews the maintaining and checking of a wide variety of financial records and reports and instructs employees in the specialized details of this work;
• Has responsibility for the day to day operations of the Business Office which includes billing activities, customer service interaction, collections activity, review of account receivables, and resident trust banking activity;
• Reviews and analyzes Account Receivables data to identify any unpaid claims, patterns of non-payment and discrepancies;
• Responsibility for troubleshooting Revenue Cycle activities, errors and issues, as well as managing grievances;
• Responsibility for the review and analysis of provider remittance advice received with claim payment, posting of payments, adjustments and reconciliations;
• Responsibility for final determination in resolving questions, issues and errors;
• Ensures timely processing of certifications and filing of claims;
• Provides informational support and training to employees in the Business Office;
• Attends various meetings including multidisciplinary Medicare meetings and departmental meetings;
• Ensures timely and accurate entry of ancillary data necessary to bill all payers;
• Prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports related to billing activities;
• Assists the Fiscal Manager and Deputy Nursing Home Administrator for Fiscal Services with any special projects related to billing and account receivable functions.

Minimum Qualifications:

A) Graduation from a New York State registered or regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, business, medical coding or a closely related field and two years of experience processing Medicaid claims, Medicare claims or medical insurance claims, one of which included supervisory responsibilities;

B) Graduation from a New York State registered or regionally accredited college or university with an Associate's Degree in accounting, business, medical coding or a closely related field and four years of experience processing Medicaid claims, Medicare claims or medical insurance claims one of which included supervisory responsibilities; OR

C) Graduation from high school or possession of a New York State equivalency diploma and six years’ experience processing Medicaid claims, Medicare claims or medical insurance claims one of which included supervisory responsibilities.

Benefits of being a Broome County employee:

Willow Point enjoys County government and State benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance; life and AD&D insurance; entry into the New York State Retirement System; access to a 457b) deferred compensation plan; union representation; 2 weeks paid vacation, monthly paid sick time, and 13 paid holidays; a referral bonus; a weekend incentive program; and more!
Only 5 years of service is needed to become eligible to receive a pension with the New York State Retirement System.

Please note that a Civil Service exam must be taken and passed for this title in order to be appointed permanently to the position. Until such exam is taken, provisional appointment will be made.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $22.51 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years
• 4 years
• 6 years

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Work Location: In person