Overview
Leads and oversees the billing and revenue cycle operations for Medical Care at Home, including accurate and timely claim submission, denial tracking, resubmission and appeals management. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate reimbursement, optimizing revenue cycle performance, and maintaining compliance with regulatory and payer requirements. Partners with clinical, operational, and leadership teams to improve documentation, coding accuracy, and billing workflows, while driving continuous process improvement and operational efficiency.
What We Provide
- Referral bonus opportunities
- Generous paid time off (PTO), starting at 30 days of paid time off and 9 company holidays
- Health insurance plan for you and your loved ones, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability
- Employer-matched retirement saving funds
- Personal and financial wellness programs
- Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care
- Generous tuition reimbursement for qualifying degrees
- Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
What You Will Do
- Oversees all aspects of medical practice billing and revenue cycle operations, including charge capture, coding review, claim submission, denial management, and accounts receivable follow-up.
- Manages a team responsible for day to day billing operations, ensuring productivity, accuracy, and adherence to established policies, procedures, and timelines.
- Monitors and drives key revenue cycle performance metrics (e.g., clean claim rate, denial rate, days in A/R, net collection rate), implementing strategies to improve financial outcomes and reduce revenue leakage.
- Develops and implements processes to prevent, identify, and resolve claim denials, underpayments, and reimbursement issues in a timely and effective manner.
- Provides hands-on support for complex or escalated billing issues, including review and resolution of high-priority claims and appeals.
- Oversees performance and accountability of external billing vendors and clearinghouses, including management of service level agreements, quality metrics, and issue resolution.
- Ensures compliance with federal, state, and payer-specific billing regulations, including proper use of CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCS coding standards.
- Collaborates with clinical and administrative teams to ensure accurate charge capture, documentation, and coding practices that support optimal reimbursement.
- Identifies trends and root causes of billing and reimbursement issues; develops and implements corrective action plans and process improvements.
- Establishes and maintains tracking and reporting to monitor billing performance, track key metrics, and inform leadership decision-making.
- Supports implementation and optimization of billing systems, workflows, and technologies to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Performs all duties inherent in a managerial role, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and staff development. Participates in budget planning and ensures adherence to departmental financial goals
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in healthcare administration, business, or related field; or the equivalent work experience required
Work Experience:
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in healthcare billing, claims processing, or revenue cycle management. required
- Experience with physician/practice billing, ambulatory care, or home-based care billing preferred
- Proven leadership and team management skills required
- Minimum of 2-3 years of leadership or supervisory experience managing billing or revenue cycle teams preferred
- Demonstrated experience managing billing vendors or outsourced revenue cycle functions. preferred
- Proficient PC skills, and particularly proficiency in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools required
- Experience working with electronic health records (EHR), practice management systems, and billing/claims platforms required
- Strong knowledge of end-to-end revenue cycle processes, including charge capture, coding, claims submission, denial management, and accounts receivable follow-up required
- Experience in problem-solving and analytical skills required
- Working knowledge of CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCS coding required
- Knowledge of healthcare regulations, payer requirements, and compliance standards related to billing and reimbursement required
- Effective communication skills, both written and oral required
Pay Range
USD $93,400.00 - USD $116,800.00 /Yr.
About Us
VNS Health is one of the nation's largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organizations. Innovating in health care for more than 130 years, our commitment to health and well-being is what drives us - we help people live, age and heal where they feel most comfortable, in their own homes, connected to their family and community. On any given day, more than 10,000 VNS Health team members deliver compassionate care, unparalleled expertise and 24/7 solutions and resources to the more than 43,000 "neighbors" who look to us for care. Powered and informed by data analytics that are unmatched in the home and community-health industry, VNS Health offers a full range of health care services, solutions and health plans designed to simplify the health care experience and meet the diverse and complex needs of the communities and people we serve in New York and beyond.
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