Admissions/Billing Assistant

Assists with all administrative job duties in admissions including, but not limited to, review of Resident Care Agreements, (RCA), with residents/families; initiating documents in Care Feed; updating Accushield Kiosks; communicating admissions to healthcare team; entering demographic information in EMR; assists medical biller as needed.

Masonic Village at Burlington fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises in all our job descriptions.

Hospitality Promises

• We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.

• We treat everyone with courteous respect.

• We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.

• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.

• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.

• We embrace and value our differences.

• We make residents, employees and guests feel important.

• We ask, "Is there anything else I can do for you?"

• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.

• We pay attention to details.

II. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Enters new admission demographic information into electronic medical records

• Initiates Resident Care Agreement and other required admission documents

• Reviews Agreements with residents and family and obtains their signature in-person or electronically

• Distributes Resident Handbook

• Sends out admission email to team

• Adds resident's name to Accushield Kiosk

• Processes, submits and tracks direct deposits for resident's incomes.

• Processes, tracks and submits payments for medical insurance premiums.

• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

III. OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

IV. KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• High school graduate or equivalent.

• Must have medical billing and insurance experience.

• Must be computer literate and competent in Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Must possess a thorough knowledge of spelling, English, and grammar.

• Must possess the ability to work under pressure with interruptions.

• Must be able to work with minimal supervision and meet deadlines.

• Must possess good computer skills.

• Must have a sense of responsibility and integrity in handling confidential material.

• Must provide attention to detail and possess a high degree of accuracy in performing duties.

V. LICENSES/ CERTIFICATIONS

• None required.

• Billing and coding or insurance certifications preferred.

VI. PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds.

• Ability to read and write in English.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

VII. WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.