JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for a Strong Leader to join our rapidly growing publicly held company in Eagle, ID. As part of the cluster revenue cycle management (RCM) team, you will be a key member of a visible, accessible, and dedicated service team in a rewarding and high-energy work environment. You will share responsibility for supporting field and shared services personnel, helping them to function at peak efficiency and work in compliance with applicable laws. We work in a very close-knit atmosphere and provide our employees with an outstanding work environment.

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Leadership experience in a professional environment required
• Demonstrated ability to lead a project team and manage multiple assignments and deadlines
• Exposure to Medical Reimbursement environment (Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance) desirable
• Understanding of the Revenue Cycle Management (with emphasis on the Health Care industry desired).
• Experience in a setting with Public Reporting responsibilities highly desirable
• 7+ Years of Experience in a health care RCM leadership setting
• Knowledge of the interworking of home health, hospice and home care billing, a plus. If no pre-existing knowledge a strong desire to understand and analyze the bridge between clinical, financial, and operational functions at our agencies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Understand how to read and interpret financial records and reports
• Professional written and oral communication skill

• Participating as a key leader on the cluster revenue cycle leaders’ team
• Providing mentoring, support, and coaching to the teams in home health and hospice accounts receivable, and partnering closely with the managed care contracting team
• Developing strategic initiatives regarding the revenue cycle in collaboration with our field leaders, the cluster revenue cycle portfolio leader and the RCM resource team
• Driving a culture of compliance in the cluster RCM team for technical compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial billing standards
• Reviewing monthly analytics and metrics of the drivers of revenue, bad debt, and accounts receivable to identify trends, potential errors or system issues
• Analyzing key revenue indicators to identify opportunities for revenue optimization and billing projects
• Partnering with the Director of Operations, Billing Manager and Revenue Cycle Portfolio Leaders in the effort to create collaborative and effective interactions with revenue, accounts receivable, and collection functions among the operations, accounting, and RCM teams
• Providing support for the cluster RCM team on strategic planning for teams and operations. Facilitating guidance on field communication, analytics, and accountability for the revenue cycle management processes.
• Creates accountability for billing and collection efforts and procedures for Billers and Billing Managers.
• Provides front-line support to Billers and Billing Managers, including day-to-day questions and issues, agency-specific collections efforts, and active billing when needed; provides tools to monitor processes and issues.
• Monitors aged accounts receivables and related metrics to ensure agencies are meeting established targets and actively assists in achieving targets.
• Partners closely with Director of Operations, Revenue Cycle Portfolio Leader and RCM Service center team to identify greatest billing opportunities and be a key part of resolution.
  The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents in this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Leadership experience in a professional environment required
• Demonstrated ability to lead a project team and manage multiple assignments and deadlines
• Exposure to Medical Reimbursement environment (Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance) desirable
• Understanding of the Revenue Cycle Management (with emphasis on the Health Care industry desired).
• Experience in a setting with Public Reporting responsibilities highly desirable
• 7+ Years of Experience in a health care RCM leadership setting
• Knowledge of the interworking of home health, hospice and home care billing, a plus. If no pre-existing knowledge a strong desire to understand and analyze the bridge between clinical, financial, and operational functions at our agencies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Understand how to read and interpret financial records and reports
• Professional written and oral communication skills

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com