Staff Accountant

A career at Palomar Rehabilitation Institute, a 52-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Palomar Health, is more than a job. It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in the San Diego area who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in the Escondido, and the surrounding area, need them. If you are enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

Our Benefits:

• Tuition assistance/reimbursement

• Expansive benefit package including PTO plan, 401k Match, and insurance coverage

• Professional development and advancement opportunities

• Superior quality patient outcomes

• Supportive leadership and culture

• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families

• Up to 20 days of PTO for full time employees

• 6 paid holidays for full time employees

What you will do in this role:

• Ability to perform accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations and other account reconciliations, journal entries (e.g., accrued, recurring), payroll weekly reports, general ledger, financial analysis, account reconciliations, month end close

• Maximize the collection of medical services payments and reimbursements from patients, insurance carriers, and other sources of payment. Proactively identify, communicate, and establish processes to mitigate any risks to the revenue cycle process

• Utilize web based tools and other available resources to facilitate providing insurance companies with required information

• Utilize multiple information systems to accurately select the correct patient account in order to appropriately review and verify patient billable charges

• Participate in and assist with audits to capture lost charges and determine the accuracy of billing as necessary

• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's Degree in Business

• Experience in working collaboratively across departments or organizations

• Knowledge of the intermediate features of calendaring and e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, Internet browsers (Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet Explorer preferred)

• Excellent performance in present and past positions

Compensation is from $24.88 - $30.72 per hour. We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this hourly rate, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this hourly rate.

Palomar Health Rehabilitation Institute strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.