Business Office Assistant for Senior Living Facilities / FT, Monday - Friday 

Location: Des Plaines and North Aurora

Salary: BOE

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Accident, Hospital, Critical Illness, ID Protect, Retirement 401k, Vacation and Sick PTO.

Asbury Campus Supportive Living provides an affordably priced and elegantly designed residential community for those 65 years or older in need of some level of support with activities and daily living along with Memory Care and Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation all under one building.

The Business Office Assistant is to direct all financial affairs of the facility using generally accepted accounting principles, including accounting, business office, billing and reimbursement, credit and collections, and other financial matters as directed by the Administrator.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensures timely and accurate record keeping of all facility transactions related to generating a monthly statement to the facility’s financial performance regarding Resident trust activity.
• Lead the collection process for past due accounts.
• Verification of Financial Benefits
• Promptly and appropriately adhere to Medicare and/or Medicaid rules with a facility-oriented approach to allowable and most beneficial billing procedures.
• Acts as a facility advocate in collecting and documenting all accounts.
• Review accounts and aging on an ongoing basis and report inconsistencies.
• Keep current with all State and Federal Regulations/Laws as it related to LTC Facilities.
• Knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid/MMAI/ICP/IPA Plans
• Prepare monthly and year-end financial statements and cash flow.
• Census management and dissemination/maintain, balance and input census.
• Assist with completing Pre-Certification, Authorization and Provide Re-Certification for all patients on managed plans.
• Assess whether individuals qualify for various programs with Medicare or Medicaid, disability claims, or other government-sponsored programs.
• Review applications for Public Aid and ensure that applicants are eligible for them. This entails verifying that any application forms have been filled out correctly and checking the information on the forms for accuracy.
• Superior documentation and paperwork record keeping.
• Establish and maintain communication with residents, family members and others responsible for payment for resident care services. Assure all are kept current about account status.
• Analyze account activity and prepare interest calculation and summary report.
• Responsible for the generation and submission of all network and insurance, claims, statements on a timely basis.
• Maintain current and accurate computer data.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or in business administration with a major in accounting from an accredited college or university and a C.P.A.
• Claims Adjuster License

Experience

• Must have, as a minimum, three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in bookkeeping or accounting practices or admissions. Experience in health care accounting preferred but not required.
• Experience in Healthcare, specifically in Accounts Receivable and Medicaid.
• 2 years long-term care business office experience
• Experience in providing financial counseling for residents and families.