Accountant- Bachelors

Overview

Description

Position Title: Accountant

Position Overview:

Manages and implements various accounting procedures in compliance with hospital policies and procedures, local, state, and federal laws, and regulations. Participate in the department's performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintains accurate and timely general ledger and statistical information for the healthcare system.
• Interacts with and provides accurate and timely information to internal and external stakeholders including third party payers, consultants, financial auditors, senior staff in all entities (hospital, clinic, nursing home, assisted living, wellness center, and foundation), department managers and co-workers.
• Ensures the Accounting Department is following hospital policies and procedures.
• Super-user of accounting software, currently One Chart, Lawson, Paycom and Workday.
• Ability to develop budget projections and analyze trends.
• Assists with Audits and cost reports.
• Assists with balancing problems when reconciling hospital bank accounts.
• Maintains current knowledge of the healthcare finance/ accounting industry by active participation in the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
• Technologically savvy and highly functional with MS Office, Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Treats all staff with fairness, respect, and honesty.
• Exemplifies commitment to the organization by "going the extra mile" in all situations and interactions with co-workers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Maintains affiliation with professional organizations; attends continuing education classes.

Professional Requirements :

• Meets dress code standards; appearance is neat and clean.
• Completes annual educational requirements.
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled.
• Resolves personnel concerns at the departmental level, utilizing the grievance process as required.

• Actively participates in the department's continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.
• Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department.

Qualifications

Physical Requirements:

• For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion and environment, see following description.

• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising patient care.
• Employees must show basic computer skills.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience in use of Microsoft Excel.
• Experience in healthcare preferred.
• Excellent computer knowledge.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of a four-year accounting degree or a two-year degree with three continuous years of experience.

McKenzie Health is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.