Accounting Assistant

VIA Health Partners; Allen Acres (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental plans

28 days of Paid Time Off

Mileage reimbursement

403b Retirement plan with matching

Job summary

VIA Health Partners in Shelby, NC is seeking a skilled Billing Specialist to support our hospice and palliative care billing operations. You will ensure accurate Medicaid and facility billing, enter invoices, and maintain essential spreadsheets in our patient care system.

The role requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent, at least 5 years of healthcare billing experience, and proficiency with automated accounting systems and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education, certifications, training, or work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ working experience with billing in a healthcare facility.
• Working knowledge of automated accounting systems and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with nursing facility Medicaid billing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain positive relationships with facility billing staff and respond to information requests.
• Verify Medicaid pass-through eligibility for room and board billing.
• Enter information into the patient care system to ensure timely Medicaid billing each month.
• Maintain and reconcile HART spreadsheets with patient care system billing data.
• Verify PML entries monthly and update in HART and the patient care system.
• Create monthly billing reports and post the 5% contractual adjustment for Medicaid.
• Research Medicaid denials and coordinate corrections for payment.
• Code nursing facility invoices for payment based on Medicaid settlements and postings.
• Enter nursing facility invoices into Stampli AP module for payment via check or ACH.
• Sort mail, manage store receipts, and prepare deposits.

Skills

Healthcare billing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Stampli

Job description

VIA Health Partners is an industry leader and top-10 nationally ranked provider of end-of-life care. More importantly we are proud to be a community based, not for profit hospice & palliative care provider. We have deep community roots, with decades of experience serving ALL patients’ and families’ needs regardless of their ability to pay or their medical complexity. We are a people first organization whose funds go to serve our mission.Due to our significant growth, we are looking for amazing new staff who share these same values. Apply now and be a part of our success story.We provide excellent benefits including:Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS28 days of Paid Time OffExcellent mileage reimbursement rate403b Retirement plan with matchingFocused programs honoring Veteran patientsAssistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN)Best Orientation and Onboarding program you’ve experiencedSeasoned Hospice leaders guiding your career growthEssential Functions· Maintain positive relationships with facility billing staff. Respond timely and accurately to requests for information.· Responsible for room and board workflows that verify a nursing facility patient’s eligibility for Medicaid pass through room and board.· Enter information into the patient care system to ensure timely and accurate billing to Medicaid each month.· Maintain the HART spreadsheets and reconcile those spreadsheets with the patient care system billing details before billing.· Verify the PML for each patient each month and update in HART and the patient care system.· Create and use monthly reports in preparation for billing.· Posts the 5% contractual adjustment into the patient care system associated with Medicaid pass through room and board billing.· Verify receipt of payment from Medicaid after billing has been completed.· Research Medicaid denials and reach out to proper contacts, (inside/outside the organization) to get corrections needed for claims to be paid.· Prices and codes nursing facility invoices for payment based on Medicaid payments received and what has been booked into liability schedules through the HART entry.· Enters nursing facility invoices into accounting system A/P module (Stampli) for payment via check or ACH.· Check pending Medicaid patients for retroactive coverage.· Sort mail received at the Shelby office and route to the proper personnel.· Maintain The Hospice Store log of receipts and prepare deposits to go to the bank.· Other duties as required.Minimum Qualifications· Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, training, or work experience. Working knowledge ofautomated accounting systems. Computer skills in Microsoft Office are required.· Minimum of 5 years’ working experience with billing in a healthcare facility.