Business Office Manager - North Rehabilitation Center

BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER

Duties and Responsibilities

• Meeting with all new admissions (resident or family) to explain financial obligations 
• Ensure that private pay arrangements are initiated.  This includes maintaining dialog with responsible party prior to residents converting from any other payer source. 
• For Medicaid pending residents, obtain information needed to file a complete Medicaid application in a timely manner
• Submit Medicaid applications in a timely manner
• Submit Medicaid recertification in a timely manner
• Follow up on any communication from Medicaid office in a timely manner
• Communicate with Medicaid caseworker on a regular basis to assure all documentation is submitted for approval
• Maintain regular communication with the Global Billing office including copying all documentation to the Global office upon receipt and reporting all conversations with caseworkers and responsible party
• Address income payment with residents/responsible party; obtain direct deposit and when rep payee is needed file rep payee with Social Security office
• Prepare daily bank deposits for operating and trust accounts
• Maintain, secure, and update residents’ financial files
• Ensure that resident distributions of quarterly Personnel Needs Allowances (PNA) statements are properly made
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with other departments within the Facility, to assure that patient status is up to date
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Administrator

Education

Must possess a high school diploma or GED.  Prefer Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.

Experience

At a minimum two (2) years related administrative and clerical experience.

Specific Requirements

• Must have at least 1 year of skilled nursing home experiance.
• Must be computer literate (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint skills).
• Must be able understand the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, visitors and the general public.
• Must possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing practices.
• Be able to follow written and oral instructions.
• Be knowledgeable in computers, data retrieval, input and output functions, etc.

Physical and Sensory Requirements

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must possess sight and hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met