Job Description

: Provides assistance to the Central Office Reimbursement AVP to control or review the following areas for government and third party payers for assigned facilities: cost reports and surveys; contractual allowances; financial accounting; budgeting; and analysis.

This positions is a hybrid position, will require to work in office as needed. The schedule is Monday - Friday.

• Independent accountability for assigned Central Office reimbursement processes and/or hospitals. Fully understands the interrelationship of finance areas and proficiently uses associated computer systems. Understands and helps improve corporate-wide financial processes and projects.
• Financial Accounting: Ensures third-party accounting transactions (including logs and general ledger postings) are appropriately recorded, reviewed, and reconciled. Reviews or prepares monthly Medicare and Medicaid contractual allowance calculations using technically acceptable and reasonably conservative reimbursement methodologies. May interact with the financial auditors in support of quarterly and year-end audits.
• Personnel Management: Supervises, evaluates, and educates personnel under his/her direction. Ensures workloads are appropriately managed throughout the year so that required work can be completed accurately and timely during peak work periods.
• Government Reporting Requirements: Prepares Medicare cost reports, surveys, and required supplemental information. Ensures reports are filed timely and that the methodologies used on the reports optimize reimbursement and are appropriately documented. Interacts with Medicare Administrative Contractor and other government agencies to insure audits and interim and final payments are resolved in an acceptable and timely manner.
• Budgeting: Prepares or reviews budgeted third-party contractual allowance and variance calculations. May work closely with the appropriate Budget Manager, Finance Director, and Chief Financial Officer to ensure that the computed contractual allowances reflect all new services and changes to existing services. May prepare pro-forma cost reports and other special analyses to determine the feasibility of and/or to estimate the reimbursement impacts of the proposed changes. May use variance analyses to determine where changes need to be made in hospital operations and to refine future budgeted contractual allowance calculations.
• Knowledge of Third-Party Regulations and Laws: Stays current on laws and regulations related to the reimbursement area. May prepare analyses and provides recommendations to the Finance Directors and Chief Financial Officers of service changes that would enhance reimbursement and/or make operations more efficient. Coordinates the preparation of reimbursement exception, adjustment and exemption requests filed to increase the hospital\'s reimbursement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in accounting, finance, or business related field, with six years of progressive government health care experience - OR - Master\'s degree in accounting, finance, or business related field, with four years of progressive government health care experience. Degree must be obtained through an accredited institution. Education is verified.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment and work collaboratively with others.
• Direct supervisory experience, with demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Demonstrated self-motivation with the ability to work with limited direct supervision.
• Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability to change.
• Demonstrated detail oriented with strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills (both written and oral) with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Computer skill experience including: spreadsheets, databases, word processing, and Internet.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters of Accountancy
• MBA
• CPA license
• Experience with Medicare Cost Reporting

Physical Requirements:

• Interact with others requiring the employee to communicate information.
• Operate computers and other office equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
• See and read computer monitors and documents.
• Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.

Anticipated job posting close date: 02/13/2024

Location: Key Bank Tower

Work City: Salt Lake City

Work State: Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $43.24 - $66.74

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