Client Benefits Coordinator

$41,600 - $41,600/Yr

BrightSpring Health Services - Brownwood, TX

Full-time

Brownwood, TX

Social Assistance

About the position

The Client Benefits Coordinator plays a crucial role in ensuring that individuals are eligible for Medicaid and Social Security benefits prior to admission. This position involves overseeing the completion of admission paperwork, managing Medicaid applications, and ensuring that all necessary documentation is submitted accurately and timely. The Coordinator is responsible for maintaining compliance with state systems and ensuring that individuals receive the appropriate benefits throughout their service period.

Responsibilities

• Verifies Medicaid eligibility and ensures active Medicaid coverage prior to admission.
• Completes Medicaid applications on the day of admission to ensure correct coverage.
• Maintains verification of application transmission and documentation.
• Verifies eligibility for Social Security Benefits and completes applications if qualified.
• Accounts for all individual resources prior to admission, including trusts and insurance.
• Enters benefits and personal spending into Room and Board Agreements.
• Sends PAC forms with signed documents to Central Intake.
• Ensures completion of all admission paperwork and submits documentation to Client Trust Fund.
• Works with Client Trust Fund Coordinator to set up RFMS Accounts.
• Enters admission information into required state systems and Interactant.
• Completes Room and Board Templates and enters charges into Interactant.
• Ensures daily revenue drops are accurate and match reported census.
• Opens and assigns RFMS account numbers for benefit direct deposits.
• Checks and responds to Quickbase assignments regarding Medicaid eligibility issues.
• Completes annual Medicaid Redetermination and files appeals when necessary.
• Notifies Medicaid or Social Security of any changes in benefits and wages.
• Updates Room and Board Templates with changes in benefits and submits PAC forms to Central Intake.
• Ensures individuals remain eligible for benefits while receiving services.
• Communicates changes to Level of Need based on IDRCs to the Business Manager.
• Reviews Quickbase for utilization issues and prepares PAC forms for revisions.
• Runs monthly MESAV and uploads ineligibility reports to Quickbase.
• Enters ongoing service authorizations into state systems and Interactant.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Two years of related office management or bookkeeping experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Nice-to-haves

• Human Resources experience preferred.

Benefits

• Full-Time position with competitive pay.