What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Billing Coordinator position at Alliance Health Services?
Responsible for managing accurate, timely completion and submission of all the billing, collections, and accounts receivable functions of the organization.
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
- Ensures reimbursement through efficient billing and collections operations and effective accounts receivable management.
- Ensures that billing and patient accounts record systems are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and in compliance with state, federal, and Joint Commission regulations.
- Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of payer contracts and ensures that payers are billed according to contract provisions.
- Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of government billing regulations including Medicare and Medicaid regulations and serves as a resource for appropriate organization personnel.
- Monitors aged accounts receivables and resubmits bills to overdue accounts submit seriously overdue accounts to collection agencies for collection, and prepares bad debt reports for the Director of Finance.
- Gathers collates and reports key billing information to the Director of Finance.
- Collaborates with the controller in successfully reconciling the billing system reports with the general ledger.
- Reconciles cash receipts and bank deposits according to policy.
- Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with patients, family members, payers, and referral sources.
Position Qualifications
- Associate's degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related field, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- At least one year experience in home health care billing and collections management required. Billing information systems knowledge required.
- Demonstrates good communication, negotiation, and public relations skills.
- Demonstrates capability to accurately manage detailed information.
- Able to deal tactfully with patients, family members, referral sources, and payers.
- Demonstrates autonomy, organization, assertiveness, flexibility, and cooperation in performing job responsibilities.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Commute:
- Montrose, CA 91020 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Montrose, CA 91020: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25 - $30
