Director of Billing

Company: North Metro Knoxville Medical
Location: Antioch
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.--

• Serves as the Leader for the Billing Department providing leadership to implement departmental strategy and operation initiatives in order to achieve departmental KPI's.
• Develops, implements, and effectively manages policies, processes, and procedures for the Billing and Medicare AR teams. Provides education and policy updates for associates including other functional areas. Establishes and conducts performance reporting for facility calls. Works with coding, CFO, RPAD, and PAD to achieve best possible outcome and improvements to processes.
• Provides reports to facilities and the executive team. Also, provides periodic status reports and ensures timely identification and reporting of potential risks to cash flow and compliance by alerting executive management and facility leaders of such concerns in the areas of accountability.
• Directs the staff and operations of the Billing Department. Ensures optimal performance through effective employee selection, training and development, and performance management. Holds staff accountable for achieving plans and performance targets. Works with staff to identify and resolve the most complex issues and problems impacting the billing office. Supports development and continued professional growth to meet SSC and individual KPI's for long-term success. Demonstrates an expectation for continuous quality improvement utilizing processes that include consideration of all stakeholders Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Knowledge/Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Office Tools as well as the hospital patient accounting systems.
  • Knowledge and use of SSI Claims Management, Ontario Artiva, Hyland OnBase, and MedHost are a plus
  • Effectively utilize Microsoft Office and G-Suite tools (Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint) Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software; Spreadsheet software and Database software. Certificates and Licenses: None required Supervisory Responsibilities: Up to 5 direct reports with multiple indirect reports Education/Experience: Bachelors' degree in a related field preferred. Minimum 10 years' experience with revenue cycle in a multi-hospital system required. Minimum 5 years of leadership experience required. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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