Accounts Receivable Manager

Jewish Home Lifecare - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

About the position

The Accounts Receivable Manager at The New Jewish Home is responsible for overseeing the accounts receivable operations, ensuring accurate billing and collections, and providing guidance to staff and residents regarding financial matters. This role involves supervising staff, analyzing financial reports, and ensuring compliance with Medicaid and other billing requirements, all while maintaining a supportive environment for residents and their families.

Responsibilities

• Supervise/guide staff on a daily basis
• Print and analyze aging report and follow up on outstanding balances
• Analyze and refund credit balances
• Monthly closing of Billing and Cash
• Monitor monthly billings
• Monitor and ensure timely submission of Medicaid applications and recertifications
• Monthly cash reconciliation
• Monthly billing reconciliation
• Monthly analysis of Patient Funds
• Meet with staff weekly on Medicaid applications and collections
• Follow up with various agencies to ensure proper direction of payments
• Analyze resident's accounts for accurate billing and payments
• Correct charges/payments in billing system as necessary
• Referral of cases to Legal Counsel as needed
• Interface with Legal Counsel for case status
• Maintain files in common drive
• Budget letter verification
• Meet with Social Work on problematic cases
• Prepare monthly aging reports by payer and present to Management
• Review cash receipts for accuracy in posting
• Maintain satisfactory attendance
• Create/maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis as well as a calm environment throughout the Facility
• Maintain confidentiality of all residents information
• Ensure that the Resident's rights to fair and equal treatment, privacy, rights to wage complaints are well established and maintained at all times
• Maintain an organized work area so that files are easily accessible
• Follow Nursing Home policies and procedures
• Assist with weaning of files for storage as needed
• All other related job duties

Requirements

• Four years of College or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years billing experience preferred
• Minimum 2 years Supervisory experience
• Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and Third party billing
• Medicare and SNF billing and collection experience, preferably MEDICAID NY billing and collection experience, ALP and Senior Housing

Nice-to-haves

• Good communication and organizational skills
• Knowledge and proficiency with computer and other office equipment
• Knowledge of General Ledger
• Knowledge of Nursing Home reimbursement
• Ability to relate well with residents/families
• Ability to relate well with Management
• Ability to supervise staff
• Ability to work with other staff as a team
• Ability to utilize computer and other office equipment skillfully and safely
• Ability to relate to adult and geriatric populations in a manner that respects their needs and capabilities