[Remote] Patient Accounts Director

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Chartis is a healthcare consulting firm dedicated to transforming US healthcare. The Patient Accounts Director will oversee the operational, financial, and personnel activities of the Patient Accounts department, ensuring compliance with regulations and optimizing service delivery across various departments.ResponsibilitiesAchieves established performance targets by engaging multiple disciplines, departments, and staff across Health CareConfers with physicians and department managers to resolve operational problems and optimize service deliveryActs as liaison between the Hospital Patient Accounts Department and physicians, hospital staff, the public, and third-party reimbursement agenciesManages people, relationships, and processes to maximize results and promote stakeholder engagementPromotes collaboration and teamwork, and champions service excellence initiatives throughout the departmentCoordinates financial reporting activities with departments such as general accounting, reimbursement, compliance, and university physiciansMaintains current knowledge of third-party payor regulations and initiates corrective actions to support compliance with federal and state program requirementsDevelops long-range strategies for access planning and management, addressing changes in reimbursement and clinical environments in collaboration with internal and external partnersDirects and monitors department functions, including billing, credit and collections, cashiers, cash control, data entry, data control, and insurance operationsRepresents Health Care in court actions related to patient account collections and resolves complex reimbursement and billing issuesEnsures billing and collection practices comply with federal and state laws, and that policies are aligned with Health Care standardsDirects operational activities and identifies areas for improvement through performance metrics and quality initiativesSkillsDirects the operational, financial, and personnel activities of the Patient Accounts departmentAchieves established performance targets by engaging multiple disciplines, departments, and staff across Health CareConfers with physicians and department managers to resolve operational problems and optimize service deliveryActs as liaison between the Hospital Patient Accounts Department and physicians, hospital staff, the public, and third-party reimbursement agenciesManages people, relationships, and processes to maximize results and promote stakeholder engagementPromotes collaboration and teamwork, and champions service excellence initiatives throughout the departmentCoordinates financial reporting activities with departments such as general accounting, reimbursement, compliance, and university physiciansMaintains current knowledge of third-party payor regulations and initiates corrective actions to support compliance with federal and state program requirementsDevelops long-range strategies for access planning and management, addressing changes in reimbursement and clinical environments in collaboration with internal and external partnersDirects and monitors department functions, including billing, credit and collections, cashiers, cash control, data entry, data control, and insurance operationsRepresents Health Care in court actions related to patient account collections and resolves complex reimbursement and billing issuesEnsures billing and collection practices comply with federal and state laws, and that policies are aligned with Health Care standardsDirects operational activities and identifies areas for improvement through performance metrics and quality initiativesBenefitsMedicalDentalVisionHSAFSADisability insuranceLife insurance401(k) matchPaid time offWellness stipendAdditional voluntary benefitsCompany OverviewSomos uma empresa especializada em consultoria e contabilidade geral. It was founded in 2016, and is headquartered in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, BR, with a workforce of 2-10 employees. Its website is http://www.gestaosmart.com.br.