Regional Director of Finance

Regional Director of Finance - Long Term Care

The CommuniCare Family of Health Care Companies is currently recruiting a Regional Director of Finance to supervise business office policies, billing, collection, and other related administrative duties associated with some of CommuniCare's Skilled Nursing Facilities located in the Cincinnati, OH region.

This position offers an exciting chance for an experienced Long Term Care professional to tackle challenging and diverse assignments in a team environment. The position must function as a team member, team leader, and consultant to ensure that work is accomplished and quality services are delivered.

The Regional Director of Finance role will involve travel between some of CommuniCare's MIdwest Division buildings.

Qualifications/Experience Requirements

• 5 years previous experience with nursing home billing required.
• Must possess thorough understanding of Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance and Managed Care billing, collection of policies, and processes.
• Must have the ability to make independent decisions regarding billing, collection, and other related matters.
• Must have good interpersonal skills, including the ability to oversee staff.
• Previous supervisory experience required.
• Must have experience utilizing computers, including familiarity with spreadsheets, written analysis, and automated computer systems processing.
• Must have good verbal communication skills, including the ability to discuss matters of non-compliance with non-financial staff.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures associated with admissions, billing, collection and other related administrative duties.
• Oversee facility Business Office Manager (BOM) activities to ensure timely, accurate, and complete billing.
• Perform detailed accounts receivable reviews with facility staff. Participate in other A/R meetings as needed.
• Assist in identification of obstacles to collection goals and help address them; recommend resources needed to achieve desired results.
• Assist Executive Director (ED)/BOM in developing plans to improve results.
• Monitor timeliness of closing activities; ensure timely close, including the coordination of additional resources to complete a close when necessary (i.e. missing staff, open positions).
• Review clearing accounts to ensure accurate month-end closing and continued smooth functioning of A/R processing.
• Review and approve write-offs prepared by BOM after approval by ED
• Supervise training of staff, including development of BOM. Assist and develop an annual training plan to improve knowledge and ability of assigned BOM's. Work with corporate staff to develop overall training program for company.
• Perform audit activities with respect to the following systems: Resident Trust Funds, Medicare regulatory requirements (ABN letters, cut letters, triple checks), Segregation of duties, Continued function of management processes (including pending meetings, collection blitz reviews)

As a CommuniCare employee you will enjoy competitive wages and PTO plans. We offer full time employees a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers. We also offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts.

A family-owned company, we have grown to become one of the nation's largest providers of post-acute care, which includes skilled nursing rehabilitation centers, long-term care centers, assisted living communities, independent rehabilitation centers, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH). Since 1984, we have provided superior, comprehensive management services for the development and management of adult living communities. We have a single job description at CommuniCare, "to reach out with our hearts and touch the hearts of others." Through this effort we create "Caring Communities" where staff, residents, clients, and family members care for and about one another.