Assistant Business Office Manager

Diversicare; Oxford (AL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Excellent 401k plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time

Long and Short Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Referral Bonuses

DiversICARE - employee hardship fund

Pay advancement program - OnShift WAL

Job summary

Diversicare is seeking an experienced billing accountant to join our finance team handling post-acute care billing for residents across our centers.

You will manage cash receipts, prepare invoices, maintain resident financial files, and ensure accurate month-end closings with attention to confidentiality and compliance across Medicare/Medicaid processes.

Qualifications

• Two years of college level accounting courses are required or equivalent experience.
• One to two years experience in accounting or bookkeeping in long term care or the skilled nursing setting is required.
• Clerical ability required to detect and avoid errors in posting figures between accounts.
• Knowledge of adding machines and computer software.
• Good interpersonal and customer services skills needed to effectively work with residents, families and outside agencies.

Responsibilities

• Record cash receipts in the proper company or resident account.
• Assemble invoices and statements for accounts payable and prepare the necessary credit memo; post disbursements to the general ledger and complete entries through the trial balance.
• Maintain necessary billing and financial information on resident business files.
• Maintain resident trust accounts, balances monthly, and send statements to residents as required.
• Maintain general petty cash and resident trust petty cash and make necessary disbursements; receive signatures and post transactions.
• Complete month-end closings and report to Regional Office.
• Reconcile bank statements monthly.
• Coordinate all collection efforts with Administrator.
• Send bills monthly to residents and third party agencies; maintain payor records and explain bills as needed.
• Maintain Medicare/Medicaid logs and prepare information for audits and cost reports.
• Maintain system for recording payables/receivables and complete month-end accruals.
• Knowledge of reimbursement systems and documentation to ensure billings are accurate.
• Reconcile room and board to monthly census.
• Maintain confidentiality and effective communication with residents, families and staff.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Education

Two years of college level accounting courses

Job description

Overview

Smile, You’ve Found Us!

Are you passionate about caregiving? Would you like to work with the best team in the world? If so, Diversicare invites you to apply.

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence, which we extend to all those we are privileged to serve.

Full Time Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Excellent 401k plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
• Long and Short Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Referral Bonuses
• DiversICARE - employee hardship fund
• Pay advancement program - OnShift Wallet

Diversicare provides post-acute care services to patients and residents at 61 skilled nursing and long-term care centers in eight states, primarily in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest United States. Together, with our team of dedicated healthcare professionals, we leverage our diverse strengths to provide each patient and resident with healthcare serves that best meet their needs.

It is Diversicare’s Mission to “Improve every life we touch by providing exceptional healthcare and exceeding expectations.”

We are guided to excellence by five Core Values: Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Teamwork and Stewardship, as well as 12 Service Standards.

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence. Our Service Standards are in place to offer support. They lead us to what matters most to our company: creating a warm, caring, safe and professional environment for our customers and each other.

Our culture of impassioned service delivery is the Diversicare Difference.

Responsibilities

• Records cash receipts in the proper company or resident account.
• Assembles invoices and corresponding statements for accounts payable and prepares the necessary credit memo; posts disbursements to the general ledger and completes entries through the trial balance.
• Maintains necessary billing and financial information on resident business files.
• Maintains resident trust accounts, balances monthly, and sends statements to residents as required.
• Maintains general petty cash and resident trust petty cash and makes necessary disbursements; receives appropriate signatures and posts transactions.
• Accumulates records from the department managers and accomplishes the month-end closing, reporting all necessary information for Regional Office.
• Reconciles bank statements, monthly.
• Perform and coordinates all collection efforts with Administrator.
• Sends bills monthly to residents and third party agencies; maintains accurate records of payor sources, addresses, telephone numbers, etc.; explains bills to residents as necessary and maintains appropriate back-up records.
• Maintains Medicare/Medicaid logs and prepares information for year-end audits and cost reports.
• Maintains system for recording payables/receivables and accurately completes month-end accruals for charges not yet billed and payables not yet received.
• Knowledge of reimbursement system, allowable services and documentation required so billings are accurate.
• Reconciles room and board to monthly census.
• Maintains confidentiality of all information.
• Maintains effective communication with residents, families and facility staff.

Qualifications

• Two years of college level accounting courses are required or equivalent experience.
• One to two years experience in accounting or bookkeeping in long term care or the skilled nursing setting is required.
• Clerical ability required to detect and avoid errors in posting figures between accounts.
• Knowledge of adding machines and computer software.
• Good interpersonal and customer services skills needed to effectively work with residents, families and outside agencies.

(EOE)