Reimbursement Accountant-Medicare & Medicaid

Company: Akron Childrens Hospital
Location: Akron
Posted on: February 14, 2020

Job Description:

About UsAkron Children's Hospital is one of the largest independent pediatric hospitals in the U.S., and ranked among the best children's hospitals by U.S. News and World Report. Our dedicated staff serves nearly 900,000 patient visits per year through our 2 hospital campuses and a large network of locations offering primary and specialty care.We are leading the way to healthier futures for children and communities through expert medical care, research, and prevention and wellness programs. As a teaching affiliate of Northeast Ohio Medical University and other universities, we train new generations of pediatricians, specialists, nurses and pharmacists every year.OUR PROMISESTo treat every child as we would our ownTo treat others as they would like to be treatedTo turn no child away for any reasonWe are seeking people who are committed to fostering a diverse environment in which patients, family and staff from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and personal experiences are welcomed, included and can thrive.Summary:Supports the area of Reimbursement for the Hospital.Responsibilities:1. Medicare and Medicaid Cost Reports preparation and all associated schedules.2. Settlement reviews and Government Audit coordination.3. Coordination and completion of the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (CHGME PP) applications. Contractual adjustment modeling, testing and calculation.4. General Accounting functions to include Month-End journal entry preparation, reserve analysis, account reconciliation and year-end report preparation.5. Community Benefit tracking, calculation and analysis along with preparation of the IRS 990H.6. Meaningful Use attestation to ODJFS.7. Other government reporting including Out of State Medicaid; BCMH, Tricare, etc..8. Works with Information Services and Decision Support to develop, create and improve reporting necessary to complete above functions.9. Interact with internal departments and external agencies including attending meetings to insure that the above functions are completed timely and accurately.Other information:Technical Expertise1. Must be exposed to ongoing training in the area of reimbursement.2. Requires significant PC spreadsheet and financial software application skills, including all of the Microsoft Office products.Education and Experience1. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field required.2. Three (3) years hospital accounting experience required.3. Understanding of cost reporting principles as well as Ohio Medicaid reimbursement methodologies preferred.4. Must acquire knowledge of patient accounting principles and the Hospital's patient accounting system.5. Acquire a thorough understanding of the Medicare regulations related to accounting for residents and interns, as correct accounting for resident and intern FTE's drives CHGME PP payments to the Hospital.Full TimeFTE: 1.000000Akron Children's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities. EEO is the law, please click/copy paste the link below to learn more: FINANCEPandoLogic. Keywords: Accountant, Location: Akron, OH - 44328

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