Patient Accounts Professional Billing Supervisor

Overview:

This position is responsible for ensuring that the workload in Patient Accounts is flowing through the system in a timely and accurate manner. This includes coordinating activities and communicating with various departments. The supervisor initiates appropriate steps to resolve departmental, interdepartmental, and payor issues that affect the accounts receivable.

Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday (1st shift)

Location: 3700 Corporate Drive

Suite 230Columbus, Ohio 43231United States

Why Nationwide Children's Hospital?:

The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose.

Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission.

We’re 14,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.

Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.

Responsibilities:

Directly responsible for the planning, organizing, staffing, managing and coordinating for the billing, follow up, cash application or customer service department of Patient Accounts.

Develops, implements, maintains and monitors departmental policies and procedures.

Deals directly with various publics including patients, parents, third parties, vendors, management and staff.

Establishes, analyzes, monitors and responds to statistical reports related to productivity and quality standards of work.

Maintains and manages use of departmental computer systems.

Establishes a feedback mechanism to ensure customers such as patients, insurance companies and staff?s needs are met.

Supervises staff assigned to the work unit. Hires, terminates, and counsels staff. Collects and monitors employee's productivity and quality. Develops staff to become empowered decision-makers.

Evaluates the performance of assigned staff and completes the Performance Appraisal form.

Guides the department to meet the set goals and standards.

Schedule and conduct monthly team meetings.

Ensures time and attendance is completed for department each pay period for Patient Accounts.

Acts as a liaison between department and other hospital departments in billing needs and requirements.

Stays abreast of, and educates staff on, governmental regulations, contract requirements, and anticipated future needs. Ensures that all unit staff is in compliance with governmental regulations.

Strives to further automate the department.

Strives to find solutions to hospital wide and department wide operational issues affecting the accounts receivable and/or customer service.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor degree in Business Administration or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience:

Five years of experience in health care billing and insurance reimbursement.

Five years of experience in leadership / management position preferably in a healthcare environment.

Knowledge of medical terminology, various claim forms, third party contracts and payment patterns, CPT and ICD9 coding, and reimbursement regulations and policies of third party payers.

Detailed understanding of a managed care environment and its impact on the hospital's bottom line.

Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multi-disciplined projects and multiple people.

Skills:

Excellent communication and customer service skills.8. Ability to effectively initiate and manage multi-disciplined projects.

Working knowledge of mainframe admitting and billing computer systems (Epic preferred) and experience using Outlook, Word and Excel.

Demonstrated traits of teamwork, cooperation, and positive and enthusiastic role model.

Strong professional demeanor with the inherent quality to rapidly establish credibility and rapport with clinicians, managers and external groups.

Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for process improvement, identify solutions and plan for and implement those same solutions.

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet

Permanent