Revenue Cycle Manager

Citizens Health is recruiting a Revenue Cycle Manager.  

Our Mission: Enhancing the lives of those we serve.

About Us: Citizens Health is a community based, private, not-for-profit organization. It is comprised of:

Citizens Medical Center - a 25 bed critical access hospital

Family Center for Health Care - an outpatient rural health clinic

Prairie Senior - a skilled nursing facility

Citizens Clubhouse - an onsite childcare center that cares for children 6 weeks to school age for our workforce

Citizens Medical Equipment - our durable medical equipment business

We strive to be progressive, dependable and knowledgeable, while providing compassionate, evidence-based care to the residents of northwest Kansas.

Location: 100 E College Ave, Colby, Kansas

Position Information:

As a Revenue Cycle Manager, you will play a key role in accelerating organizational success by implementing revenue cycle management strategies to minimize losses and maximize revenue.

You create and revise processes to ensure patient data is thoroughly and accurately collected during the registration process so that patient claims can be accurately billed. You oversee policies, objectives and initiatives of the revenue cycle along the patient care continuum.

Responsible to the Chief Financial Officer

Days: Monday through Friday

Hours:  8am to 5pm

Pay Range:  Dependent upon experience.

What you’ll do:

You use your MANAGERIAL SKILLS:

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  Maintain and oversee proper billing guidelines and ensure billing staff are trained and follow guidelines.
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  Routinely audit charts and payment records to ensure accurate documentation and reimbursement.
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  Manage the financial assistance program and make yearly adjustments to the sliding fee scale based on federal poverty guidelines.  
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  Manage third party collections, bankruptcy and litigation activity.
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  Maintain a current fee schedule and ensure fees are at a level that is maximizing reimbursement in a legally compliant manner.
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  Review, change, and implement processes in admissions, billing, patient access, medical records, and collections to ensure maximum revenue.
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  Manage claims denials implement processes for continuous improvement to reduce denials.
  You use your CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS:

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  Provide education and training to providers to ensure they provide accurate and complete documentation that maintains legal compliance and maximizes reimbursement.
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  Manage billing disputes and oversight of patient communications.
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  Support the company by completing other duties as assigned.
  

You utilize your ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS:

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  Plan and chair monthly meetings of the Risk Management Committee, including developing, publishing, and maintaining meeting minutes.
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  Conduct surveys of the organization’s risk management program.
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  Prepare and distribute packets for monthly meetings of the Nursing, Ancillary, and the Physician Peer Review Committees.
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  Provide support to the quality assurance and corporate compliance programs.
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  Carry out your duties in an efficient, organized manner, capitalizing on tools and resources to handle the mundane and routine tasks that are an inherent part of risk management, workers compensation, quality assurance and corporate compliance.

You meet the following educational, licensing, certification and work experience requirements:

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  Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration or relevant field. A combination of education and experience will be considered.
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  Five years of experience in healthcare preferred, including experience in revenue cycle and standards related to medical billing, coding, insurance, collections, and general hospital operations.
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  Experience in insurance negotiations beneficial.
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  Above-average experience in office productivity software (email, calendar, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, etc.).

To be successful within our organization you will need to:

• Self-starter who takes initiative, is open minded and a team player
• Maintain a positive attitude with good energy
• Create a positive, supportive working atmosphere
• Display integrity and accountability
• Accept and respond to constructive criticism and suggestions and strives for self-improvement
• Adhere to organization policies and procedures
• Arrive at work on time and when scheduled
• Demonstrate flexibility, initiative and ingenuity in performing job tasks
• Demonstrate professional conduct and maintains professional appearance
• Demonstrate behavior that reflects the image of the institution
  
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment
  

Available Benefits

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  Medical, dental and vision insurance available
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  Pre-Tax and Roth Contributions
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    Automatic 6% salary deferral upon employment
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    Regular and matching contributions after one-year and 1,000 hours worked
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  Provides Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
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    Full-time coverage - equal to two times employees annual income
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    Part-time coverage - one-time annual income
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  Differential and Certification Pay
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    Eligible employees receive shift, weekend and holiday differential pay
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  Other Benefits
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    Paid time off
    
  • Student loan reimbursement
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    On-site child care services
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    Funeral leave
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    Health Savings Account
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    Dependent, Medical and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts
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    The Standard Group Insurance
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    Discounted membership rate for MASA 
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    Many More!

Citizens Medical Center, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or discharge history, or any other characteristic protected by law.  

I understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for CMCI to hire me.  If I am hired, I understand that either CMCI or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice.  I understand that no representative of CMCI has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary. 

Citizens Medical Center, Inc. implements a Drug Free Workplace Program.  Drug testing is required of applicants in accordance with relevant laws.  

If you need assistance to complete this application or during any phase of the application, interview, or employment process, please notify the Human Resources Department (785) 460-4842, or visit their office located at 100 E. College Drive in the Annex building.  Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate your needs in a timely manner.