What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable Assistant position at MeadowBrook Of Granby?
We are hiring for an Accounts Receivable Assistant to join our team!
Where you work is as important as the work you do! When it comes to our employees, we believe no one does it better than Athena. We aim to be the employer of choice, come work for a company that offers great benefits.
- Vacation and Personal Time
- Competitive pay
- Health insurance among the lowest employee contributions in the state (Employee Contributions as low as $12.00 for singles & $39.00 for families)
- 401(k) with employer match
- Employer Paid Life Insurance
- Career growth opportunities
Athena Health Care Systems, based in Connecticut, has been a leader in providing quality health care services since 1984. With nursing homes throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, Athena has been recognized as one of the largest and most respected operators of skilled nursing centers in Southern New England. By enhancing the quality of life and quality of our environments, we have made our managed facilities a better place for our residents to live and a better place for employees to work.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
- Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
- Must be able to type 45 words per minute and use a 10-key calculator.
- Must possess the ability to carry out assigned job functions that are necessary for assisting the Director of Financial Services in collecting, billing and maintaining Accounts Receivable.
- Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents, staff, based on whatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning.
- Maintains the cable/phone billing upon admission and monthly thereafter on an ongoing basis.
- Maintains and follows up on all coinsurance receivables.
- Maintains and follows up on all applied income collections.
- Completes Medicaid redeterminations when applicable.
- Back-up for the Payroll position.
- Is knowledgeable in various payment sources as needed and assists resident and families.
- Is diligent in collections.
EXPERIENCE:
Must have as a minimum 6 months experience in bookkeeping or accounting practice. Experience in health care accounting preferred but not required.
EDUCATION:
Must possess a high school diploma.
We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.
Athena Health Care Systems and its managed centers follow federal and state mandatory guidelines regarding staff vaccinations; our vaccination policy requires all newly hired staff, regardless of position or work location, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they receive an approved exemption from Athena, except where prohibited by state law.
Location: 350 Salmon Brook Street, Granby, Connecticut 06035
Job Type: Full-time