Position Purpose: Leads, guides and directs the financial operations of the healthcare, local, state and federal regulations, standards and established facility policies and procedures to achieve facility financial goals.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Reports the facility’s financial performance at least monthly, and more frequently as needed, to the Administrator.
• Develops and implements processes and systems in the Business Office to manage billing, collections (A/R), accounts payable (A/P), patient trust, liability notices, general ledger functions, business/payroll taxes, purchase orders, cash flow and all necessary business transactions.
• Ensures the Business Office procedures comply with regulatory requirements related to bed-hold notice requirements.
• Utilizes and is proficient in various excel, word, adobe, and other electronic reporting formats.
• Ensures monthly billing is completed timely using facility A/R software.
• Develops and monitors accounts receivables. Reports delinquent accounts and solutions to overcome obstacles to the Administrator.
• Maintains a working knowledge of the state long term care Medicaid insurance program, Medicare Part A, B and C insurance program, and private long term care insurance programs.
• Ensures pre-admission financial evaluations regarding the identification of a payer source is coordinated with the Admissions Office as part of the pre-admissions process.
• Facilitates, serves, attends or participates in various committees of the facility as necessary.

Promotes and encourages an environment of trust within the Business Office as well as with department heads and all facility employees.

Promotes safe work practices, safety rules, and accident prevention procedures to prevent employee injury and illness.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Knowledgeable of skilled nursing home regulations, procedures, laws, regulations and guidelines pertaining to long-term care.