Overview
Provide leadership and oversight of the overall patient care activities that ensure the highest quality and cost effective service. To ensure compliance with protocols of regulatory bodies, accrediting agencies, and reimbursement agencies. Oversees the operational management of services and staff of all three areas.
Qualifications
License/Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days
Education: Bachelor Degree
Other Knowledge/Skills:
Responsibilities
- Enhance fiscal responsibility in the Cardiovascular Services Department
- Ensure effective systems for reimbursement, monitoring compliance with Medicare and other reimbursement agencies.
- Monitors patient charges and assists in resolving patient billing issues
- Facilitate accurate and timely computer-based patient billing.
- Coordinates charging functions for supplies, equipment, and services.
- Supervises Department Coder for accurate and timely entering of charges and audits of charge journal.
- Analyses management reports for usage and cost.
- Updates supply charges on an ongoing basis.
- Facilitates reimbursement for expenses by communicating current reimbursement regulations appropriately.
- Resolves billing issues as it relates to the Cardiovascular Services Department.
- Effects positive interactions with the Patient Accounts and Finance departments.
- Functions autonomously and claims ownership for service represented.
- Collect data and prepare reports (utilization reports, statistics, and financial analysis)
- Enhance the daily operation of the department.
- Maintains the department Chargemasters which includes developing charges for supplies and procedures.
- Serves as the Cardiology representative on the Chargemaster Committee.
- Continuous communication with Patient Accounts to see AR is met, denials are reviewed and addressed in a timely manner.
- Works with Patient Accounts to see appeals for reimbursement are prepared correctly and appropriate documentation is present.
- Educate physicians on topics concerning documentation, CPT, codes, and ICD-9 codes.
- Enhance fiscal responsibility in the Cardiovascular Services Department
- Monitors patient charges and assists in resolving patient billing issues
- Facilitate accurate and timely computer-based patient billing.
- Coordinates charging functions for supplies, equipment, and services.
- Supervises Department Coder for accurate and timely entering of charges and audits of charge journal.
- Analyses management reports for usage and cost.
- Updates supply charges on an ongoing basis.
- Facilitates reimbursement for expenses by communicating current reimbursement regulations appropriately.
- Resolves billing issues as it relates to the Cardiovascular Services Department.
- Monitors inventory and assists in purchasing of new products and equipment.
- Prepares departmental budgets, manages departmental resources and uses financial, productivity and outcome data
- Ensure effective of costs and to meet the fiscal objectives of the organization.
- Assist in developing and enforcing policies and procedures related to purchasing and cost control.
- Knowledgeable of unit specific equipment and tracks trends in equipment utilization, breakdowns, etc.
- Assures that excellent patient care is delivered by high performing staff.
- Role models professionalism for all disciplines; uses positive, proactive communication
- Is approachable; uses well-developed stress management skills; professional presentation reflects MMCI mission and values.
- Displays and promotes positive leadership behaviors that create an environment of trust and collaboration.
- Manages team in Cardiovascular Services by developing intra and inter-departmental work group cohesion
- Promotes team building activities.
- Serves as a resource to nursing managers
- Integrates with other organization managers fostering teamwork and commitment to organizational goals.
- Follows up on unusual occurrences/medication errors, ensure appropriate documentation and notification of appropriate personnel.
- Uses corrective actions according to policy and procedure to educate, modification of behaviors, and improved performance.
- Identifies staff satisfaction survey results, and continuously solicits feedback from staff regarding ways to improve employee perception.
- Demonstrates clinical competence and perceived as a clinical resource to staff.
- 100% of staff are compliant with required competency testing
- Promotes Cardiology Service Line striving for integration of services within Health, Clinics and regional locations.
- Fosters a culture within Methodist that promotes prevention, detection, and resolution of conduct that does not conform to established standards, regulatory requirements, and Methodist ethical and business policies.
About Us
Find it here. Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. The supportive and inclusive team where you can thrive. The place where growth meets balance - and opportunities meet flexibility. Find it all at Carle Health. Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Health Alliance. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
Compensation and Benefits
The compensation range for this position is $48.03per hour - $82.61per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.
Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.
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