Billing Manager, Home Health

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WHY JOIN US?

Capitol Home Health is a family-owned and operated healthcare agency that is proud to serve Central Texas. We have offices in Austin, Temple and San Antonio. We have earned the ACHC accreditation, the gold star standard in the healthcare industry, demonstrating that quality patient care is the core value of our agencies!

Capitol has received the Best Companies to Work for in Texas award from 2014 to 2024! Capitol not only excels in patient care, but also in employee care. Together, we make a difference in our community!

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Billing Manager is 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 Functions/Responsibilities

• Ensures reimbursement through efficient, ethical billing and collections operations and effective accounts receivable
• Ensures that billing and patient accounts record systems are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and in compliance with state, federal and ACHC
• Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of payer contracts and ensures that payers are billed according to contract provisions.
• Maintains comprehensive working knowledge of government billing regulations including Medicare and Medicaid regulations and serves as a resource for appropriate organization personnel.
• Monitors aged accounts receivables and resubmits bills to overdue accounts, submits seriously overdue accounts to collection agencies for collection, and prepares bad debt reports for the Controller.
• Gathers, collates, and reports key billing information to the Controller.
• Collaborates with the Controller in successfully reconciling the billing system reports with the general
• Reconciles Medicare quarterly reports produced by the fiscal intermediary with the billing information system, and assists the Controller in the preparation of the annual Medicare cost
• Supervises the use of the billing information system and maintains a comprehensive working knowledge of the system including upgrades and

Position Qualifications

• Associates degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related field required. Bachelor's degree, .
• At least three (3) years' experience in healthcare billing and collections management required. Home care billing and collections management experience .
• Billing information systems knowledge required.
• At least one year in a supervisory role.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, train and direct personnel.
• Knowledge of corporate business management, governmental regulations and ACHC standards.
• Demonstrates good communication, negotiation and public relations skills.
• Demonstrated capability to accurately manage detailed information.
• Able to deal tactfully with patients, family members, referral sources and payers.
• Demonstrates autonomy, organization, assertiveness, flexibility and cooperation in performing job duties.