What are the responsibilities and job description for the MEDICAL BILLING SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR position at Sutter County?
JOB SUMMARY
The Health and Human Services Department is seeking a Medical Billing Specialist Supervisor to join their team in the Administrative branch.
Recruitment Schedule:
Application Period Closes - May 4th, 2025
Oral Exam (if needed) - May 19th thru May 23rd
Hiring Interviews begin - June 2nd
The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill any future opening(s), including Part-Time and Extra Help, in this class for up to six months.
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EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other related duties may be required or assigned.
- Recommend and assist in the implementation of goals and objectives; establish schedules and methods for medical billing activities; implement policies and procedures.
- Plans, directs, organizes, and reviews medical billing functions and services.
- Manages and directs the activities of staff in the performance of billing, and data analysis
- Ensure Staff accurately post payments and denials.
- Reviews and analyzes data; prepares a variety of oral and written reports and presentations; prepares policies and procedures manuals; creates organization, workload, and other charts.
- Attend meetings and trainings internally with team, with clients, and with county behavioral health and/or public health division staff.
- Support Management by analyzing reports from staff and communicating results through meetings/e-mails to help mitigate revenue.
- Monitor staff to ensure billing is processed timely, appropriately, and accurately to support accurate Client Remittance and proper revenue recognition for assigned Clients.
- Ensures staff manage incoming client inquiries to ensure timely responses and successful resolution.
- Manages billing for services to Medi-Cal, Medicare, and other insurances, ensuring that all billing strictly complies with state and federal laws and regulations.
- Coordinates activities related to area of assignment with other county departments and divisions, and with outside agencies.
- Reviews and analyzes proposed legislation and advises upper management on the potential impact, reviews statistical data and for accuracy, congruency with policy.
- Supervise, train, and instruct staff in a variety of areas and prepare performance evaluations.
- Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of: Modern office practices and procedures; principles and practices of supervision and management; Medi-Cal, Medicare, and private insurance regulations and billing practices; claim processing, management and remittance processing; methods for researching healthcare billing information; accounting principles and practices in healthcare; medical terminology; electronic medical billing system and processes; principles and practices of customer service.
Ability to: Supervise, evaluate and train medical billing staff; oversee medical billing operations and develop related policies and procedures; interpret and explain billing and collections; prepare and present clear reports; read, interpret, understand and apply medical accounting standards and procedures; develop and implement policies and procedures relating to medical billing services; read, interpret and explain laws and regulations related to medical billing and collections; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; operate standard office machines.
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or public administration and three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in supervising all aspects of medical billing; or any combination of experience and education.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential Duties require the following physical skills and work requirements:
Requires the ability to maintain mental capacity which allows the capability of exercising sound judgment and rational thinking under varied circumstances; the ability to exert a small amount of physical effort in sedentary to light work involving moving from one area of the office to another; ability to see; ability to hear and communicate orally; requires sufficient hand/eye coordination to perform semi-skilled repetitive movements, such as using a computer, typing, data entry or use of other office equipment or supplies; ability to operate a motor vehicle.
Disaster Service Workers: All Sutter County employees are designated as Disaster Service Workers during a proclaimed emergency and may be required to perform certain emergency services at the direction of the department and/or County.
License: May require the possession and maintenance of a valid California Driver's License.
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Full-time employees are eligible for benefits.
Extra-help employees working more than 30 hours per week MAY be eligible for some benefits.
