Billing Office Assistant

Salary: Up to $32.00 / hour Overview:

Overview of Business Office Assisant:

• Elderwood at Burlington is seeking a full-time Billing Office Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate has experience in a healthcare business office setting, with knowledge of third-party payers, census management, private pay collections, and the Medicaid application process.

Why Work at Elderwood?

• Competitive pay rates
• Weekly pay schedule
• Gas Allowance Stipend (for eligible full-time and part-time employees)
• Shift differentials
• Ferry reimbursement
• Tuition Assistance Program for nursing career advancement
• Robust Employee Referral Program
• 401(k) with employer match
• Full suite of health benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Paid Time Off

Join Our Team: Are you ready for a rewarding career? Join a company that cares for you, too. Responsibilities:

Business Office Assistant:

• Support the Business Office Coordinator with daily business office operations
• Establish and maintain resident accounts, including billing and private pay collections
• Process daily transactions such as petty cash, accounts receivable, and banking
• Assist with physician and pharmacy billing
• Assess and monitor the status of Medicaid applications
• Answer phones, prepare and maintain departmental correspondence, and reports
• Enter new admissions weekly and maintain MCR/INS logs
• Attend morning reports and weekly rehab meetings with key facility staff
• Update admission records with any contact changes
• Prepare and distribute cut letters
• Manage RFMS, reconcile resident banking statements, and enter ancillary charges for month-end
• Complete insurance verification forms for Part B
• Filing, scanning, and processing recurring transaction reports
• Replenish resident cash boxes and petty cash; count cash boxes weekly with Business Office Coordinator
• Open and sort business office mail
• Meet with residents/families for short-term admission paperwork
• Support special projects and overflow as directed by the Business Office Coordinator
• Scan room and board checks and resident trust checks

Qualifications:

Business Office Assistant:

• Minimum of one year previous Accounts Receivable experience required.
• Working knowledge of Medicare A and B, Medicaid and third party insurance required.
• Experience in a Long Term Care setting highly preferred
• High school diploma with business training, including typing and book keeping. Proficient in Excel is a plus.
• This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.

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