Hospice Billing Manager

Come join our amazing team at Harmony Hospice as our Billing Manager. We offer a strong competitive salary, great benefits, and room for growth. Homecare Homebase (HCHB) experience a must please!

In this role, you will be responsible for managing accurate, timely completion and submission of all the billing, collections, and accounts receivable functions of the organization. Responsible for the management of the billing and collections team.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Ensures reimbursement through efficient billing and collections operations and effective accounts receivable management.

2. Ensures that billing and patient account record systems are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and compliance with state, federal and CHAP regulations.

3. Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of payer contracts and ensures that payers are billed according to contract provisions.

4. Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of government billing regulations including Medicare and Medicaid regulations and serves as a resource for appropriate organization personnel.

5. Monitors aged accounts receivable and resubmits bills to overdue accounts, submits seriously overdue accounts to collection agencies for collection, and prepares bad debt reports for the Director of Finance.

6. Gathers, collates and reports key billing information to the Director of Finance.

7. Collaborates with the Controller in successfully reconciling the billing system reports with the general ledger.

8. Reconciles Medicare quarterly reports produced by the fiscal intermediary with the billing information system and assists the Controller and Director of Finance in the preparation of the annual Medicare cost report.

9. Supervises the use of the billing information system and maintains a comprehensive working knowledge of the system including upgrades and enhancements.

10. Supervises and reconciles cash receipts and bank deposits according to policy.

11. Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with patients, family members, payers, and referral sources.

12. Protects the confidentiality of patient and organization information through effective controls and direct supervision of billing operations.

13. Recruits, selects, orients, and manages members of the billing and collections team.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Associate's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field, Bachelor’s degree preferred.

At least three (3) years experience in health care billing and collections management preferably in home care operations. Billing information systems knowledge is required.