Healthcare Billing Analyst

Company Description

Cornerstone Healthcare, Inc. is one of the most dynamic and progressive companies in the rapidly expanding home health, hospice, and home care industries. Affiliates of Cornerstone now operate 26 home health, hospice, or home health and hospice agencies across nine Western states and we expect this growth to continue. These agencies have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the Cornerstone Service Center, a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT ,and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their individual agencies.

As Cornerstone’s contracted service center, we are deeply committed to supporting Cornerstone’s mission to provide life-changing service to the patients, employees and communities Cornerstone serves. To accomplish that goal, the Cornerstone Service Center has assembled a team of highly competent, dedicated and caring individuals who are creating a new standard of excellence in the healthcare support space.

 

Job Description

Cornerstone Service Center, Inc. seeks a talented and energetic Healthcare Billing Analyst to play a key role in the growth and development of Cornerstone Healthcare, Inc. a leading organization dedicated to providing life changing home health and hospice services across the Western United States. As a highly visible, accessible and dedicated member of our service team, the primary purpose of this position is to train and assist agency business office managers and staff on billing, collecting and recording revenue transactions in the home health and hospice industry. The Analyst can be located remotely in Idaho, Washington, California, Arizona, Utah, Texas or Oregon and will be expected to travel to locations throughout the Western United States.  

Administrative Functions:
• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate and support the agencies’ accounts receivable functions under the supervision of the Director of Accounts Receivable.
• Enhance the agencies policies and procedures surrounding the revenue and accounts receivable cycles.
• Train, monitor and update the policies and procedures related to current government regulations for home health and hospice.
• Assist business office manager, office staff and any related department in the development and use of accounting policies and procedures, and establish a rapport in and between departments so that each can realize the importance of accurate reporting procedures.
• Monitor internal controls to assure compliance with established procedures related to revenue and accounts receivable.
• Monitor accounts receivables. Participate in weekly Billing Accountability Meetings and monthly aging reviews. Initiate an action plan and present to the Business Office Manager and Executive Director.
• Expert knowledge on software systems used in the Home Care industry. Ability to train staff on software systems and processes.
• Develop and utilize computer reports and output as required.
• Monitor the workflow process within the system, and alerting appropriate organizational Resources.
• Equipped with positive problem solving mindset.
Personnel Functions:
• Assist in the recruitment and selection of competent business office personnel.
• Review and check competence of the business office work force and make recommendations for adjustments/corrections that may become necessary.

Staff Development:

• Attend and participate in workshops, seminars, etc., to keep abreast of current changes in the home health and hospice 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.

Qualifications

• Multiple years of experience in the business office in the Home Health and Hospice fields.
• Experience as an accounts receivable area resource.
• Experience assisting, training and supporting business office manager at multiple sites.
• Experience in Homecare Homebase software a plus.

Additional Information

Additional Information  
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications
Position Type: Regular Full Time, Employee 

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) with company matching, vacation pay, holiday pay, fun and supportive work environment 

Location: This can be a remote position. Our Service Center is located in Eagle, ID. 

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About The Ensign Group
We are proud to be affiliated with The Ensign Group, Inc., an organization formed in 1999 with the goal of establishing a new level of quality care within the health care industry. The name “Ensign” is synonymous with a “flag” or a “standard,” and refers to a goal of setting the standard by which all others are measured. We share this vision and our core values with other health care providers affiliated with The Ensign Group, such as skilled nursing, assisted living, urgent care and mobile diagnostics. We all believe that through our efforts, we can achieve a new level of client care and professional competence and set a new industry standard for quality home health and hospice services. You can learn more about The Ensign Group at

Cornerstone Service Center, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.