What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Patient Accounts position at NPAworldwide?
Job Description
Job Summary:
The Director is primarily responsible for the management of all accounts receivable to optimize reimbursement in a compliant fashion for all services. Scope of responsibility includes charge master management, billing and follow-up, cash management, self-pay and bad debt management. Provides subject matter expertise related to the development of a compliant and comprehensive patient accounts department. Is accountable for protecting the accounts receivable asset by ensuring that contemporary processes and systems are utilized that promote strong cash collections, minimizes bad debt and provides an excellent patient experience.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Great opportunity to grow and lead a team. Bring your expertise to design effective processes and strategies to improve outcomes.
Job Summary:
The Director is primarily responsible for the management of all accounts receivable to optimize reimbursement in a compliant fashion for all services. Scope of responsibility includes charge master management, billing and follow-up, cash management, self-pay and bad debt management. Provides subject matter expertise related to the development of a compliant and comprehensive patient accounts department. Is accountable for protecting the accounts receivable asset by ensuring that contemporary processes and systems are utilized that promote strong cash collections, minimizes bad debt and provides an excellent patient experience.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, hospital management, or related field, or will consider 7 years of equivalent experience in a Healthcare Business Office/Revenue Cycle role.
- Minimum of 5 years of healthcare Revenue Cycle or Patient Accounts leadership experience. Healthcare Billing and Charge Master experience preferred.
- Experience with Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance, billing and collections.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Initiative. Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
- Ability to interact with a variety of personalities and individuals.
- Ability to formulate sound decisions using the available information.
- Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and be responsible for making decisions.
- Excellent organization skills.
Great opportunity to grow and lead a team. Bring your expertise to design effective processes and strategies to improve outcomes.
