Intake Supervisor

Sleep Management, LLC dba Viemed; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Sleep Management, LLC dba Viemed in Lafayette, LA is seeking an Intake Supervisor to lead the billing, authorizations, intake, and post-acute teams.

The role emphasizes policy design, HIPAA compliance, staff training, and performance management, with a focus on maintaining efficient workflows and strong cross‑functional collaboration across departments.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 1–2 years in a Durable Medical Equipment company or medical office preferred.
• Basic understanding of medical insurance benefits.
• Effective communication with physicians, patients, insurers, and staff.
• Knowledge of CPT, HCPCS, ICD10 codes and HIPAA.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Oversees the 20+ person team in authorizations, billers, intake, and post-acute.
• Designs and enforces policies and procedures for the intake and billing workflow.
• Manages coordination, training, and performance of staff.
• Ensures compliance with HIPAA and payer regulations.
• Audits procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Skills

Systems administration

Policy design

Team leadership

Healthcare billing

Communication

HIPAA knowledge

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sleep Management, LLC dba Viemed

Intake Supervisor

Job Category: Sleep Management, LLC

Requisition Number: INTAK003570

Full-Time

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Performs a variety of systems administration and support tasks.
• Responsible for designing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Responsible for directing, leading, and coordinating the overall functions for the 20 plus person medical authorizations, billers, intake, and post-acute departments.
• Streamlining effective authorizations, billers, intake, and post-acute processes.
• Serves as the practice expert for all authorizations, billers, intake, and post-acute processes.
• Oversees the operations of the authorization, billers, intake, and post-acute departments, including charge entry, referral intake and insurance verification.
• Supervises office personnel, which includes work allocation, training, and problem resolution; evaluates performance and makes recommendations for personnel actions; motivates employees to achieve peak productivity and performance.
• Audits current procedures to monitor and improve efficiency of Authorizations, Billers, Intake, and Post-Acute operations.
• Provides, oversees, and/or coordinates the provision of training for new and existing billing, authorization, intake, and post-acute staff on applicable operating policies, protocols, systems and procedures, standards, and techniques.
• Coordinates team members request for any time away from work in a manner that does not negatively impact necessary daily functions.
• Maintains a working knowledge of all health information management issues such as HIPAA and all health regulations.
• Ensures that the activities of the Authorization, Billing, Intake, and Post-Acute operations are conducted in a manner that is consistent with overall department protocol, and in compliance with Federal, State, and payer regulations, guidelines, and requirements
• Holds bi-weekly staff meetings for authorizations, billers, intake, and post-acute to ensure proper team building and protocol.
• Reports all concerns or issues directly to Intake Supervisor and Intake Manager.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• One (1) to two (2) years working for a Durable Medical Equipment company or relevant medical office experience preferred.
• Basic understandings of medical insurance benefits
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other employees, patients, organizations, and the public.
• Effectively communicate with physicians, patients, insurers, colleagues, and staff
• Able to read and understand medical documentation effectively.
• Knowledge and understanding of same and similar DME equipment.
• Knowledge and understanding of In-network vs Out of Network, PPO, HMO
• Thorough understanding and maintaining of medical insurances company’s regulations and requirements to include but not limited to Medicare and Medicaid.
• Working knowledge of CPT, HCPCS & ICD10 codes, HCFA 1500, UB04 claim forms, HIPAA, billing and insurance regulations, medical terminology, insurance benefits.
• Learns and maintains knowledge of current patient database & billing system.
• Up to date with health information technologies and applications
• Answers telephone in a polite and professional manner. Communicates information to appropriate personnel and management in a timely manner.
• Establishes and maintains effective communication and good working relationships with co-workers, patients, organizations, and the public.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Utilizes initiative, strives to maintain steady level of productivity and is self-motivated.

Access to Protected Health Information (PHI)

This position will require the employee to handle Protected Health Information (PHI) for duties related to document and report preparation. Policies and procedures will be strictly adhered to make sure PHI is protected as required by the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

Schedule & Compliance

• Monday–Friday shifts between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. (specific shift to be agreed upon)
• Occasional weekend work, overtime, or on-call rotation may be required.
• Strict adherence to HIPAA Privacy Rules when handling PHI.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Recording Consent

By submitting your application and participating in the interview process, you acknowledge and consent that interviews, video meetings, phone screenings, and other recruiting interactions may be recorded for evaluation, training, quality assurance, compliance, and hiring purposes. These recordings may be reviewed by authorized company personnel and may be processed using artificial intelligence or automated tools to assist with notetaking, transcription, scheduling, candidate evaluation support, and other recruiting functions. No employment decision will be based on automated processing. By submitting an application and participating in the interview process, you acknowledge and consent to the recording and processing in accordance with applicable laws and company privacy policies.

Know Your Rights

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Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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