What are the responsibilities and job description for the Revenue Cycle Manager position at LHC Group?
Summary
We are hiring for a Revenue Cycle Manager in Lafayette, LA.
This is not a remote opportunity.
At LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people.
We strive to offer benefits that reward the whole you!
- employee wellness programs
- flexibility for true work-life balance
- holidays & paid time off
- continuing education & career growth opportunities
- company-wide support & resources to help you achieve your goals
Take your career to a new level of caring. Apply today!
Responsibilities
- Quality - Accountable and responsible for the timely and accurate preparation and submission of all claims to appropriate pay sources.
- Quality - Ensures compliance w ith company, departmental, and regulatory policies and procedures.
- Quality - Accountable and responsible for the timely and successful follow -up of all outstanding account balances.
- Quality - Manages an established closing schedule and other guidelines/policies and procedures to facilitate billing timeliness.
- Finance - Manages the utilization of accounts receivable reports to monitor account balances and establish priorities for collection activities.
- Quality - Maintains appropriate billing records to meet legal and regulatory requirements.
- People - Supervises assigned billing and collections personnel; ensures appropriate staffing levels; completes scheduled performance evaluations.
- Quality - Assists in the development and/or revision of departmental job descriptions, duties, and operating procedures.
- Quality - Oversees the day-to-day w orkflow of the Department and sets priorities for staff.
- Quality - Assists in the development and implementation of procedures to facilitate efficient w orkflow /paperflow in the Department.
- Quality - Acts as a resource to assigned staff for problem solving difficult accounts, information system issues, and specific training needs.
- Ensures that problem-solving occurs at the low est level possible w ith positive outcomes.
- Quality - Ensures timely tracking of payer changes and keeps appropriate staff notified of changes and/or updates.
- Finance - Manages the posting and reconciliation of third party payments received.
- Quality - Ensures daily and monthly reconciliation of cash posted to cash deposited; resolves any outstanding reconciling items.
- Quality - Prepares any statistical reports as requested; submits timely.
- Quality - Maintains a w orking know ledge of all billing policies, rules and regulations, updates appropriate staff of changes in the insurance industry.
- People - Acts as a liaison w ith assigned/select pay sources.
- Quality - Maintains a w orking know ledge of all Revenue Cycle Management computer systems; acts as a liaison w ith the softw are vendor(s) and communicates updates/revisions to appropriate staff.
- Quality - Trains appropriate staff on new softw are/hardw are features; review s staff understanding/w orking know ledge of changes.
- Quality - Represents Revenue Cycle Management and actively participates on various external and internal forums, teams, and audits as needed.
Education and Experience
- Formal Education: Bachelor's Degree
- Experience: 3 years