Billing & Credentialing Specialist

Job Details

Job Location

Youth Home, Inc. / Behavioral Health Services of Arkansas - Little Rock, AR

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

Bachelor's

Job Shift

M-F - Days

Job Category

Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

A unique treatment facility where Youth and families find Hope!

We are Changing lives, saving families.

Are you passionate about serving others?

Are you ready to make a difference in adolescent Lives?

Job Details

General Summary :

This position works under the direction of the Billing Director.Responsible for all accounts receivable and related functions. Directs all credentialing and maintains data and timelines for enrollment / credentialing for clinical staff.

Duties & Responsibilities :

• Bills Medicaid, private insurance, Medicare, special contracts, self-pay and families.
• Oversees billing procedures at Outpatient (BHSA) and reports any findings or problems as they occur.
• Creates appropriate subsidiary journal entries for the Finance Director to post.
• Serves as a contact person with third-party payers and agency reviewers and administrative support team members, to improve effective and efficient access to services, billing processes, and documentation in Electronic Client Records (ECR).
• Works directly with insurance companies to verify coverage and benefits.
• Conveys financial responsibility to patients at start of treatment, and at any significant status change regarding benefits, schedule of payments, payment plan implementation, facilitates Sliding Fee Scale Application / renewal process, prepares and sends statements to clients, etc.
• Documents financial analysis thoroughly and appropriately.
• Completes provides credentialing and re-credentialing applications; monitors applications and follows up as needed.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

Education and / or Experience :

Bachelor's preferred. Previous experience in credentialing a must. Experience with Medicaid, insurance, and Medicare billing desired. Three years accounts receivable experience preferred. Working knowledge of accounting principles preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Team members are required to sit, stand, talk, see, walk and reach with hands and arms. Must be able to personally restrain patients.Must maintain a current tuberculosis skin test. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Compassion | Dedication | Professionalism | Teamwork | Trust

Exceptional Benefits! May include but are not limited to :

12 paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Free, convenient parking

College Savings Section 529 option

OUR MISSION

The Mission of Youth Home, Inc. is to equip and empower youth, adults, and families to become healthier and contributing members of the community by providing compassionate emotional and behavioral health care.

OUR HISTORY

Founded in 1966, Youth Home, Inc., located in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a private non-profit mental health provider. In the mid-1980's, Youth Home's program developed into a medical model directed by child and adolescent psychiatrists. Our continuum of care includes adolescent intensive residential and qualified residential treatment, specialty tracks, and school-based services, as well as outpatient services for individuals of all ages. Youth Home, Inc. is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation's oldest and largest accrediting body for healthcare providers. Youth Home addresses a need in the State of Arkansas for quality healthcare for individuals and families.

OUR VALUES

Compassion Care and concern at the heart of all we do.

Trust - Relationships mean everything.

Dedication - Committed with our whole heart.

Professionalism - Everything with excellence and integrity.

Teamwork - One team, one heart, one mission.