Mentor Community Services, a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived. SUMMARY The Accounts Receivable Coordinator may be a full time or part time position and is considered nonexempt and paid hourly. The Accounts Receivable Coordinator is responsible for oversight and processing to assure accurate billing and collections for the assigned region. The Accounts Receivable Coordinator is responsible for processing billing, managing authorizations, collecting service delivery or census data, matching authorizations to service delivery and collecting receivables. The Accounts Receivable Coordinator works at the regional office. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below: Billing • Sets up file and initiates billing for new admissions. • Verifies eligibility and obtains payer service authorizations or approvals. • Collects census, periodic service records or other billing documentation from regional operations. • Reviews documentation for accuracy. • Matches individual service plan to authorizations and tracks utilization to minimize over and/or under provision. • Prepares and submits accurate, authorized and timely billing to the Shared Service Center or state billing personnel. • Handles rate renewals and adjustments. • Assists with special needs rate requests and appeals. • Provides certificates of rent paid or other required reports. • Provides technical assistance to clinical staff Accounts Receivable • Verifies that payments are received and resolves payment issues. • Collects rent, room and board and other required payments from individuals served, third parties or other sources. • Collects outstanding or past due receivables from individuals served, private or public payers. Payer Relations • Acts as liaison with payer and manages respectful relations with local government, managed care organizations and other payers. • Communicates with payer, case managers and financial workers to manage eligibility, make corrections and resolve issues or disputes. Compliance • Organizes files and maintains regional billing records. • Assists with audits and record reviews. • Monitors utilization and reports inefficiency to regional operations. • Identifies red flags, reports inaccuracy, misuse or fraudulent billing. • Keeps current on funding rules, regulations or processes. • Maintain HIPPA compliance. • Responsible for the maintenance of an effective control environment under SOX 404 for the accounting operations he or she oversees. This includes both key and non-key controls and extends to the timely updating and modification of control design where necessary and the oversight of control remediation activities should exceptions be encountered in testing Other • Performs other related duties and activities as required. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES • None Minimum Knowledge and Skills required by the Job The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job: Education and Experience: • High school diploma/GED required Associates degree in related field preferred. • One year accounts receivable experience preferred. • Proficiency in accounting, intermediate to advanced computer skills and applications preferred. Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: • Current driver's license, car registration and auto insurance if driving on the behalf of the Company. Physical Requirements: • Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodations to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process. Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face. We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Accounts Receivable Coordinator