Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Looking for Accounts Receivable Manager at Stratford, California, United States Full Time

Full Job Description

Accounts Receivable Manager Short Term Rehab

Purpose of
Your Job Position

The primary purpose of your job position
is to direct in the day-to-day accounts receivable functions of the
facility in accordance with current acceptable accounting principles
relating to the long-term care operation, and as may be directed by
the Administrator or Director, Accounts Receivable.

Delegation of Authority

As Accounts Receivable Director,
you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and
accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

Job Functions

Every effort has been made to
identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no
way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be
required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties
does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar,
related, or is an essential function of the position.

Duties and Responsibilities

Administrative Functions

· Direct the day-to-day functions of the accounts receivable
department.

· Implement written policies and procedures
that govern the accounts receivable functions of the facility.

· Direct the methods in which work will be accomplished.

· Prepare and submit monthly billing for Private and Medicaid
residents and re-bill for any interim payments.

· Process
and post daily charge slips to resident accounts.

· Post
payments received to appropriate resident account.

· Assist
families with billing questions on private pay issues and with
Medicaid/Title XIX questions and applications.

· Verify
accuracy of daily deposit ticket with cash receipts journal.

· Maintain a file of copies of all charge slips, debits, credits,
etc., issued to each resident.

· Prepare an age trial
balance and a listing of the delinquent accounts.

· Monitor
and collect accounts receivables. Report delinquent accounts to the
Accountant/Director of Accounts Receivable/Administrator.

·
Follow through on delinquent accounts with collection calls and
letters.

· Assist Administrator and Attorney with any
necessary data needed for collection cases.

· Assist in
balancing accounts receivable by running tapes, verifying computer
printouts, etc.

· Prepare and mail statements.

·
Make written and oral reports/recommendations to Administration
concerning accounting functions.

· Assist in reconciling
bank statements as directed.

· Assist in preparing trial
balances as directed.

· Assist in preparing financial and
statistical reports as directed.

· Perform functions of
computer/data processor as necessary.

· Develop and utilize
computer reports and output.

· Ensure that resident
admission contracts are signed and appropriately filed.

·
Maintain patient personal fund accounts and receipts for cash that is
disbursed.

· Follow established resident fund accounting
procedures. Provide each resident with a quarterly accounting of
his/her funds managed by the facility.

· Assist in the
planning and implementation of changes in our accounting system as
necessary or directed.

· Maintain patient database on
Genecare with census information for each admission, discharge and
transfer.

Staff Development

· Attend and
participate in workshops, seminars, etc., to keep abreast of current
changes in the long-term care field, as well as to maintain a
professional status.

· Create and maintain an atmosphere of
warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm
environment throughout the facility.

· Attend and
participate in annual OSHA and CDC in-service training programs for
hazard communication, TB management, and bloodborne pathogens
standard.

Safety and Sanitation

· Follow
established safety regulations, to include fire protection/prevention,
smoking regulations, infection control, etc.

· Follow
established ergonomics policies and procedures governing lifting
techniques, repetitive tasks, and the use of safety equipment and
supplies to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses.

Equipment and Supply Functions

· Ensure that an adequate
supply of accounting supplies and equipment are on hand to meet the
day-to-day operational needs of the facility.

· Report
equipment and office supply needs to the Administrator.

·
Request repairs for office equipment as necessary.

Resident
Rights

· Maintain confidentiality of all resident
information.

· Knock before entering a resident’s room.

· Ensure that the resident’s rights to fair and equitable
treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and
civil rights, including the right to wage complaints, are well
established and maintained at all times.

Working
Conditions

· Works in office areas as well as throughout
the facility.

· Moves intermittently during working
hours.

· Is subject to frequent interruptions.

·
Is involved with residents, family members, personnel, visitors,
government agencies/personnel, etc., under all
conditions/circumstances.

· Is subject to hostile and
emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and
visitors.

· Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends
and holidays, and on other shifts when necessary.

· Is
subject to call-back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe
weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).

· Attends and
participates in continuing educational programs.

· Is
subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc.,
throughout the work day, as well as reactions from dust,
disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.

·
Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions,
etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.

·
May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous
chemicals.

· Communicates with the medical staff, nursing
personnel, and other department supervisors.

Educational
Requirements

· Must possess, as a minimum, a 12th grade
education or its equivalent.

Experience

· Must
have experience in bookkeeping or accounts receivable practices.
Experience in health care accounting preferred but not required.

Specific Requirements

· Must be able to read,
write, speak, and understand the English language.

· Must
possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances
warrant such action.

· Must possess the ability to deal
tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors,
government agencies/personnel and the general public.

·
Must be able to type, and use a 10-key calculator.

· Must
possess the ability to work harmoniously with other personnel.

· Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop,
implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies,
and procedures, etc., that are necessary for providing sound
accounting techniques.

· Must be able to understand and
carry out written and oral instructions.

· Must have
patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as be
willing to handle residents, staff, and visitors based on whatever
maturity level at which they are currently functioning.

·
Must possess the ability to seek out new methods and principles and be
willing to incorporate them into existing accounting practices.

· Must be knowledgeable of computers, data entry, output,
etc.

· Must possess the ability to examine and verify
financial documents and reports.

· Must be able to prepare
financial and other records in a systematic, neat, and legible
manner.

· Must not pose a direct threat to the health or
safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Physical and
Sensory Requirements

(With or Without the Aid of Mechanical
Devices)

· Must be able to move intermittently throughout
the workday.

· Must be able to speak and write the English
language in an understandable manner.

· Must be able to
cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.

· Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will
enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of
this position can be fully met.

· Must function
independently, have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability
to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support
agencies.

· Must meet the general health requirements set
forth by the policies of this facility which include a medical and
physical examination.

· Must be able to relate to and work
with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile
people within the facility.

· Must be able to push, pull,
move, and/or lift a minimum of 20 pounds to a minimum height of 3 feet
and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum
distance of 4 feet.

· May be necessary to assist in the
evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

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