What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Office Manager position at North Rehabilitation Center?
BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER
Duties and Responsibilities
- Meeting with all new admissions (resident or family) to explain financial obligations
- Ensure that private pay arrangements are initiated. This includes maintaining dialog with responsible party prior to residents converting from any other payer source.
- For Medicaid pending residents, obtain information needed to file a complete Medicaid application in a timely manner
- Submit Medicaid applications in a timely manner
- Submit Medicaid recertification in a timely manner
- Follow up on any communication from Medicaid office in a timely manner
- Communicate with Medicaid caseworker on a regular basis to assure all documentation is submitted for approval
- Maintain regular communication with the Global Billing office including copying all documentation to the Global office upon receipt and reporting all conversations with caseworkers and responsible party
- Address income payment with residents/responsible party; obtain direct deposit and when rep payee is needed file rep payee with Social Security office
- Prepare daily bank deposits for operating and trust accounts
- Maintain, secure, and update residents’ financial files
- Ensure that resident distributions of quarterly Personnel Needs Allowances (PNA) statements are properly made
- Develop and maintain a good working rapport with other departments within the Facility, to assure that patient status is up to date
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the Administrator
Education
Must possess a high school diploma or GED. Prefer Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.
Experience
At a minimum two (2) years related administrative and clerical experience.
Specific Requirements
- Must have at least 1 year of skilled nursing home experiance.
- Must be computer literate (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint skills).
- Must be able understand the English language.
- Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
- Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, visitors and the general public.
- Must possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing practices.
- Be able to follow written and oral instructions.
- Be knowledgeable in computers, data retrieval, input and output functions, etc.
Physical and Sensory Requirements
- Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
- Must possess sight and hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met