Accounts Receivable Clerk

Job Description

BIRMINGHAM GREEN

Nursing Home and Assisted Living FacilitiesAccounts Receivable ClerkFull-time Day shift

Become an essential part of our commitment to exceptional care

Birmingham Green strives to create a welcoming environment where our residents feel at home. Our approach centers on the whole person, prioritizing their overall well-being, not just their physical health. This holistic approach reflects our values of Stewardship, Inclusiveness, and Passion. Serving our senior residents is of utmost importance. That's why we need your skills and dedication on our team

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Responsibilities/Accountabilities

We have an amazing opportunity for an Accounts Receivable Clerk .

You'll report to the nursing center's Business Office Manager and will partner with him/her to maximize the nursing center's financial performance through various business activities.

Essential duties and responsibilities

Collaborative role that interacts with the nursing center Nursing Home Administrator, Payroll/Accounts Payable Coordinator, Admissions Director, Receptionist, nursing center Department Heads and support staff.

Process nursing center billing and collect delinquent accounts.

Meet with patients and/or responsible parties to review financial obligations, collect private funds, and assist with other financial related paperwork, primarily at time of patient admission or upon payer change.

Process and monitor all Patient Fund procedures.

Assist with Medical Assistance Application process.

Prepare, verify, and process invoices for sales or services rendered

Enter data on invoices; ensure proper coding on documents

Collect on accounts by sending invoice reminders and communication with customers via phone, email, fax or mail

Post payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions and entering them into the general ledger or accounting software

Prepare cash and check payments for bank; totaling and recording the deposit amounts, filling out deposit slips and bundling the funds and slips; making deposits at the bank

Update receivables by totaling unpaid invoices

Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted

Verify the validity of account discrepancies

Resolve valid or authorized deductions by entering adjusting entries

Resolve invalid or unauthorized deductions by following pending deductions procedures

Resolve collections by examining payment plans, payment history, coordinating contact with collections department

Summarizes receivables by maintaining invoice accounts, coordinating monthly transfer to accounts receivable account, verifying totals; preparing reports

Generate monthly, quarterly or annual financial statements and reports detailing paid and unpaid invoices and other accounts receivable activity

Protect organization’s value by keeping information confidential.

Must have at least two years of experience in a healthcare setting, preferably Long Term Care.

Familiar with Medicare and Virginia Medicaid; billing and collections

Process knowledge of the Virginia Medicaid eligibility process.

Application process and renewals.

Capable of a high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion, and self-directed decision making.

Highly skilled in identifying and resolving problems and be able to appropriately delegate.

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities

Benefits

What’s in It for You — Employee Benefits

- Medical, dental, & vision insurance to keep you healthy