What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director of Accounts Receivable, Hospital Inpatient position at Smith Arnold Partners?
We are an academic acute care medical center and one of New York's premier academic health systems comprised of 10 hospitals. We are currently looking for an Associate Director of Accounts Receivable with Hospital Inpatient experience. As the Associate Director of Accounts Receivable with Hospital Inpatient experience you will be responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling the operations and activities involved with Payer Reimbursement for hospital services.
Title: Associate Director of Accounts Receivable, Hospital Inpatient
Location: Tarrytown, NY (HYBRID)
Salary: $135,000 to $170,000
Responsibilities:
- Manages and oversees the output and quality of all payer accounts receivable and collaborates with their payer managers and the Senior Director of Revenue Realization to identify strategies for performance improvement on a weekly, monthly, and annual basis
- Handles financial control, management, and support of the collection and re-bill activities ensuring timely and accurate payment for hospital services
- Maximizes cash flow, so collaboration with key stakeholders, both internal and external, is essential. Maintaining and improving these internal and external customer relationships is equally as important
- Contributes to the day-to-day operations on all issues related to billing, collections, and follow-up functions, providing AR analysis, written processes and procedures, and identifying and implementing required training for the Revenue Realization staff
- Works interdependently with other departments and their key stakeholders to create improved workflows and efficiencies across departments where there is an impact, directly or indirectly, on (cash) patient revenue
Requirements:
- Must have a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree preferred, and a minimum of 7 years Healthcare business experience in areas such as accounts receivable, collections, billing, financial counseling etc.
- Strong experience with HIPAA compliance, coding, charging, and billing, must be comfortable discussing billing, collections, and charging matters, as well as the ability to interact with patients in a professional manner
- Preferred certifications are CRCR (Certified Revenue Cycle Representative), HFMA and/or CRCP (Certified Revenue Cycle Professional), AAHAM
- Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills required as well as written and verbal skills with proven ability to present information in a clear, concise manner
- Working knowledge of CPT, ICD-9/ICD-10 coding, and Federal/managed care rules and regulations, EPIC, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $135,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $135,000 - $170,000
