Business Office Director - Healthcare jobs in Springfield, IL

$10K sign-on bonus!

The Business Office Director manages and directs the activities of the Business Office billing, collection and clerical staff, financial counseling and data processing staff (at the option of the Chief Financial Officer). This is a working manager position performing claims review, appeals, etc.

JOB SUMMARY:

• Negotiates external agency contracts.
• Assists CFO in reviewing and determining accounts for placement with external collecting agencies.
• Oversees on-line data processing system.
• Oversees the performance of Patient Account Representatives including performance, mentoring and counseling, disciplining, and recommending termination.
• Oversees employees and environment to ensure compliance departmental and hospital safety policies and procedures.
• Performs tasks including the billing, follow up and collection of patient accounts from a collectible status.
• Maintain MIDAS denial log to ensure accounts are reserved at the correct amounts and added appropriately, and most up to date.
• Facilitate weekly accounts receivable review. Assists and oversees insurance verification.
• Assists patients/families with financial arrangements.
• Takes an active role in attaining and maintaining collections.
• Generates computer reports daily.
• Reviews the daily cash deposit for accuracy and posts cash to patient accounts completed by the Patient Account Representatives.
• Assists Utilization Review in monitoring patient benefits.

Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center, located in Springfield, Illinois, is dedicated to providing youth with compassionate mental health treatment that encourages self-responsibility and personal growth. We are the only facility of our kind in Central Illinois. We provide psychiatric treatment to children and adolescents that present with a broad range of psychiatric and behavioral disorders. A clinically skilled multidisciplinary team works to partner with the youth and family to accomplish their goals in a supportive and therapeutic environment.

One of the nation's largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies.

Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health offers comprehensive benefits, such as:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
• Tuition Reimbursement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Education: BS in Finance, Management, or General Business

Experience: At least three years' experience in hospital admitting, billing and collections required.

Licensure/Certification: None required. Must have a strong knowledge of In-patient Hospital Billing and understanding of Hospital census components. Must be a subject matter expert regarding In-patient Hospital Billing rules, regulations and compliance.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: or 1-800-852-3449.