What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Reimbursement Analyst position at TALENT Software Services?
Duties:
Job Summary
Physical Requirements
Specialty/Unit: Accounting - Reimbursement
Schedule: 8:00am - 5:00pm (May worker extra hours during Jan - May)
Certification/Licensure/Experience Requirements:
Job Summary
- Performs duties of moderate to high complexity, judgment and scope.
- Assists the Reimbursement Manager in preparing Medicare and Medicaid cost reports, wage index reviews and other reimbursement analysis.
- Prepares workpapers to support the cost reports, as well as analyzing the data for accuracy and additional reimbursement opportunities; is a resource to other reimbursement analysts.
- Gathers and maintains the data used in the preparation of the Medicare and Medicaid cost reports and provides to outside consultants as necessary and reviews.
- Oversees the cost report preparation performed by outside consultants and performs initial review prior leadership.
- Reviews wage index and recommends adjustments
- Analyzes the impact of proposed cost report changes and implements approved changes in the work papers and cost reports.
- Prepares the quarterly Medicare/Medicaid cost report settlement estimates and maintains the general reserve binder for the corresponding hospital; can revise the models to reflect any regulation changes, as necessary
Physical Requirements
- Lifting and moving reports and notebooks weighing up to ten pounds.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Mobility to move freely among departments located in various buildings on and off the main hospital campus, as well as other facilities.
- Majority of day is spent sitting down.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or related field is required.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in healthcare reimbursement preferred.
Specialty/Unit: Accounting - Reimbursement
Schedule: 8:00am - 5:00pm (May worker extra hours during Jan - May)
Certification/Licensure/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field is required.
- Hospital Medicare cost report experience including IME/GME - Medical Education, DSH (Disproportionate share), wage index reviews, cost report audit, Medicare bad debt, etc. - preparing Medicare cost reports and an understanding of the reimbursement components that encompass that.
