Patient Accounts Director jobs in Alabama

Patient Accounts Director oversees all functions of the inpatient and/or outpatient accounting office. Directs a staff of credit, collection, insurance, and billing personnel. Being a Patient Accounts Director ensures billing deadlines are met. May require a bachelor's degree in area of specialty. Additionally, Patient Accounts Director typically reports to top management. The Patient Accounts Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. To be a Patient Accounts Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Patient Accounts Manager - Accounts Receivable
  • DCH Health System
  • Tuscaloosa, AL FULL_TIME
  • Overview

    Exceptional candidates will also have meaningful experience in supervising transactional workflows in the full revenue cycle including but not limited to insurance verification, preauthorization, charge posting, payment posting, contractual adjustments, insurance follow-up and patient collections.

    Experience in navigating both the clinical and billing areas of EHR systems, medical coding and billing, KPI/Dashboard/Scorecard development and reporting, operational analysis assessment, strategy development for maximizing revenue and cash collection realization, and tactical execution of related sensible policies and procedures. Ensures the accuracy, the timeliness and appropriateness of billing and collections functions and results.

    Responsibilities

     

  • Ensures patient satisfaction with the billing process for assigned payors. 
  • Liasion with outside agency companies concerning individual patient accounts.
  • Outreach to patients to avoid collection agency referrals.
  • Review proposed refunds for appropriateness.
  • Assist with the denial management process for assigned payors.
  • Conduct ongoing audits of charges and adjustments.
  • Remain current on federal, state and hospital regulations and policies associated with patient reimbursement through a variety of educational methods. 
  • Maintains policies and procedures for billing and collections associated with payors as assigned. 
  • Supervises staff productivity levels and ensures productivity standards are maintained for assigned personnel. 
  • Assigns workload for staff billing to maximize efficiency and accuracy of all billing and collection practices.
  • Be able to use a variety of information systems for billing and reporting.
  • Provide monthly reports on billing status and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Maintain time and attendance for assigned billing staff. 
  • Create accountability processes for assigned staff. 
  • Develop, establish and evaluate departmental and staff goals.  Ensure all goals and workflows use the lean management methodology. 
  • Recruit, orient and train staff. 
  • Monitors productivity and quality of billing and follow-up staff to meet department standards.
  • Works with follow-up staff to determine trends impacting cash flow. 
  • Assist the Director of the Revenue Cycle in attaining organization cash goals. 
  • DCH Standards:

    • Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
    • Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
    • Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
    • Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
    • Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
    • All other duties as assigned.

     

    Qualifications

    Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or Health Management preferred.

    Two years supervisory experience required. 

    Strong analytical skills required.

    Good communication skills.

    Must obtain CPAR certification.  

    Knowledge of health care revenue cycle is preferred.

     

    Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English. 

     

    Working Conditions:

    WORK CONTEXT

    • Coordinate and lead others
    • Deal with external customers/vendors
    • Provide business appropriate letters, memos, and emails
    • Public speaking
    • Work well within a group or team
    • Freedom of decision making without supervision
    • Understanding impact of decisions on the Health System
    • Fast-paced and under time pressure

     

    PHYSICAL FACTORS

    • The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires the job description to document physical factors, including ability, activities, and requirements.
    • Ability: Gross Body Equilibrium and Coordination.
    • Activities: Talking, hearing, walking, repetitive motion, standing, and/or using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.
    • Requirements: Please indicate the physical requirements of the job as one of the following:
      • Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

     

    • Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
    • Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
    • Physical presence onsite is essential.

     

    OTHER JOB FACTORS

    • Deductive reasoning, fluency of ideas, problem sensitivity, oral comprehension, oral expression, written expression, speed of closure.
    • Achieve goals set forth in job, ability to adapt to surroundings and continuous change, attention to detail, initiative, independence, stress tolerance, leadership, integrity and cooperation.
    • Ability to build relationships, create a support structure for those in the Health System, provide recognition to those achieving the accolades, and satisfy work task independently.
  • 4 Days Ago

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Patient Accounts Team Leader
  • DCH Health System
  • Tuscaloosa, AL FULL_TIME
  • Overview Responsible for supervising all the staff responsible for the billing, follow-up and denials functions for assigned third party payers of DCH Regional Health System. Ensures billing insurance...
  • 20 Days Ago

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PATIENT ACCOUNTS REPRESENTATIVE I
  • UAB Health System
  • Birmingham, AL OTHER
  • The University of Alabama at Birmingham is seeking a PATIENT ACCOUNTS REPRESENTATIVE I to perform duties related to processing patient accounts such as identifying delinquent accounts, counseling pati...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Patient Accounts Representative
  • Pulmonary Associates of Mobile P C
  • Mobile, AL FULL_TIME
  • Busy multi-specialty practice seeking an experienced Patient Accounts Representative. Qualified candidates must be dependable, have excellent customer service, communication and computer skills, be or...
  • 17 Days Ago

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Patient Accounts Clerk
  • Infirmary Health
  • Mobile, AL OTHER
  • Overview Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: High school graduate or GED equivalent Demonstrated communications skills Working knowledge of insurance regulations, procedure and diagnosis coding, an...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Assistant Director, Student Accounts
  • Jacksonville State University
  • Jacksonville, AL FULL_TIME
  • Job no: 496802 Work type: Full Time Location: Jacksonville (Main Campus) Categories: Staff Department: Office of Student Accounts Normal Work Schedule: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday-Friday Anticipated Star...
  • 20 Days Ago

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Account Director
  • EMCOR Facilities Services
  • Oshkosh, WI
  • About Us: EMCOR Facilities Services (EFS), an EMCOR core business, services over 1 billion square feet of commercial spa...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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VP, Account Director
  • Meet
  • New York, NY
  • Meet is proudly partnered with an independent, full-service pharmaceutical advertising agency based in NYC! They are an ...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Account Director
  • The Goat Agency
  • Account Director Job Title: Account Director Location: LA Working timezone: PST Salary: $115k-$120k per annum + commissi...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director, Accounting
  • Hugo Boss
  • New York, NY
  • Our vision is to establish HUGO BOSS as the leading premium tech-driven fashion platform worldwide and to be one of the ...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Account Director
  • eTeam
  • What's the opportunity? As an Account Director, you will sell into one of our largest clients, and develop new relations...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Account Director
  • Four Seasons Hotels Limited
  • New York, NY
  • About Four Seasons: Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director, Accounting
  • The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD)
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Position Type: Administration and Professionals Date Posted: 2023-11-14 Location:Administration or As Assigned INTRODUCT...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Accounting Director
  • ADT, Inc.
  • Boca Raton, FL
  • Responsible for organizing and directing the accounting personnel and the integrity of the Company's financial data. Ove...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Income Estimation for Patient Accounts Director jobs
$134,030 to $197,718

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