Manager, Medical Billing / Business Office - Las Vegas, NV

If you want to achieve more in your mission of health care, you have to be really smart about the business of health care. Financial discipline and accountability count more today than ever. Which is why your performance and innovation will find a reception here like nowhere else as you help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.(sm)
 
The Manager - Business / Billing Office position manages all aspects of billing and collections for a DME, Pharmacy, Home Health and Hospice companies; and the daily operation of the Business Office.  Supervises 22 or more employees and is responsible for compliance with all state and federal billing regulations.  Assists the Business Office Director with establishing billing policies and procedures. Organizes and conducts monthly Business Operations Meeting with the various Operations team members and internal staff.  Provides on-going training and assistance in many areas that may affect the account receivable outcome.
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Assist the Business Office Director with establishing Business Office policies and procedures
Provides direct supervision to department staff and of the billing and collection of all third party payor claims
Monitoring of third party payor contract compliance through random audits and quarterly contract reporting
Creates and prepares detailed monthly reporting of the Accounts Receivables for each company and other statistical reports assigned; trend reporting and outcomes
Creates and prepares detailed monthly reporting of the teams productivity, assigned duties, and accomplishments
Monitoring of federal and state insurance regulations and communication of changes to operations and office staff
Meets monthly with  operations leadership team to provide business updates pertaining to insurance carriers updates and in-house discrepancies that can effect the account receivable for the companies involved
Hires, supervises, and evaluates the Billing Account Rep, Team Leads ensuring proper training, resource allocation, and on-going staff development
Maintain and foster a positive work environment using the team concept of cross-training each employee in many areas of job functions within the department
Working collaboratively with the medical staff team members to insure the medical providers and groups are properly credentialed with the contracted insurance carriers affiliated with each group
Reconciliation of department invoices that are payable to outside vendors doing business with this specific department or any of the companies assigned to this position
 

Required Qualifications:

5 years experience in billing in a Medical, DME, and/or Pharmacy environment
5 years of supervisory experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Working knowledge of CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-9 / ICD / 10 coding and medical terminology
The ability to operate 10-key by touch
Intermediate level Microsoft Word
Intermediate Microsoft  Excel
Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field
Working knowledge of Monarch system
Advanced Excel skills
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
 
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
 
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