Business Services Supervisor (LTC) -Harvard Care Center - Full Time

Business Services Supervisor, Harvard Care Center

The Business Services Supervisor will perform and oversee the successful and timely completion of all business office functions, within the parameters established by state and federal regulation, and as necessary to achieve the financial and operational goals of the facility. The Business Services Supervisor will support an environment that promotes optimal efficiencies, staff retention and superior quality of business office employees.

- 80 hours / 2 weeks

- Monday thru Friday; Day Shift Hours with travel up to one day a week to the Janesville location.

- Skilled Nursing / Long-Term Care Setting

Experience a rewarding and fulfilling career with Mercyhealth. Mercyhealth is committed to offering our partners a best place to work. Our unique workplace Culture of Excellence is built upon:

• Employee engagement, empowerment and growth
• Teamwork toward our common goal - providing exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better
• An atmosphere of caring and quality that cascades throughout the organization

• Serves as a subject matter expert with regards to all aspects of skilled nursing billing processes and the respective biller roles. Maintaining an advanced knowledge of payor updates including Federal and State guidelines, department workflows and resources needed to resolve payor rejections, billing errors and troubleshoot identified denial trends to ensure clean claim rate.
• Knowledgeable with billing software MatrixCare and Epic crossed trained in multiple billing sectors (Medicare, Medicaid and Commercial ) to assist in the Epic biller work queues as needed.
• Knowledge of verifying payor sources
• Knowledge of state and federal nursing home guidelines
• Track facility census information, send census on daily basis
• Complete census, payer builds and payer verification in MatrixCare.
• Review resident accounts and aging reports on ongoing basis.
• Responsible for monthly Medicaid, Medicare, and other insurance billings along with timely follow-up with intermediaries on delinquent payments in coordination with outside billing company
• Monitor and manage the accounts receivable collection process
• Pursue past due accounts persistently and maintain proper back-up documentation.
• Obtain and submit all required documentation to bill third party payers as per program/company guidelines.
• Participate in the resident admission process by providing explanations of the facility's rates, billing cycle and payment terms, including collecting the first month's advance payment upon admission.
• Perform all Month End duties to ensure revenue is booked and billed correctly and timely.
• Maintains personnel and resident files in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures related to Skilled Nursing Facility patient access.
• Implement procedures related to our financial services policy and ensure proper workflows to meet revenue and reimbursement goals.
• Maintain the skilled nursing facility billing program including charge master updates, fee schedule maintenance, user account maintenance, and census event registration maintenance.
• Complete and process audit requests and follow up to ensure that payers receive information needed and that reimbursement is not affected.
• Supervises business office staff. Conduct employee Performance Reviews with subsequent discussion of pertinent review findings and recommendations. Hires partners for Skilled Nursing Facility patient financial counseling, provide training, coaching and disciplining employees; and resolve employee issues.
• Provide a primary point of contact for customer inquiries and work with patients and other customers face to face or by phone. Providing excellent customer service and ensure that employees provide the same positive and helpful image.
• Uses problem solving skills to identify and correct problems before they escalate to larger issues. Collaborate and communicate with other departments to ensure positive interdepartmental interactions.
• Assist with the follow up on patient billing complaints received. .
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; review professional publications; establish personal networks and participate in professional societies.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Associate's degree in accounting, business management, bachelor's degree preferred. or experience of Business Office Management of at least 2 years, strong multitasking, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills are critical for a successful career as a business office manager. Experience with MatrixCare software is preferred. Minimum two years' experience in a healthcare environment including supervisory and/or training experience.
• Knowledge of reimbursement practices for commercial and government payers.

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to operate a keyboard repetitively, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus, particularly as it relates to computer screens. Manual dexterity is needed to operate computer and telephone systems. May have prolonged sitting, talking or hearing. Must be able to read, write and speak English.

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION

Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; employee adherence to annual education and certification requirements

SUPERVISES

Supervisory responsibilities are conducted in accordance with directives of management, the organization's policies, and applicable laws.

Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:

* Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.

* Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.

* Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.

* Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.

* Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.

* Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.