Patient Admissions Manager*

Company: County of San Bernardino
Location: San Bernardino
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

This exciting opportunity will remain open until a sufficient number of qualified candidates have been reached. Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.

Priority Review Will Take Place On January 18th.

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC)is looking for a Patient Admissions Manager with extensive hospital experience in the department of Patient Reception. Under general administrative direction, the Patient Admissions Manager will plan, organize and supervise the administrative operations of the Patient Reception department. This position will partner with the hospital's Business Office and Compliance Officers to ensure proper documentation is in place and risk is effectively monitored to understand relevant objectives and system requirements necessary to support accurate and timely reimbursement initiatives. This position will also build strong relationships with cross functional partners (Case Management, Health Information Management, Scheduling/Referral, Performance Improvement, Clinical, Legal & Compliance) and attract, recruit and retain high caliber team members to create a collaborative work environment.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

ARMC, which is owned and operated by the County of San Bernardino, is a state-of-the-art 456 bed university-affiliated, teaching medical center featuring the newest technology in the field of patient care. ARMC, is host to a 24-hour Emergency Department providing more than 90,000 annual visits, a Level II Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons, a Regional Burn Center, Behavioral Health Services, Outpatient Specialty Clinics and five Primary Care Family Health Centers (FHC). The FHCs offer comprehensive primary care medical services to individuals and families of all age groups. The FHCs are staffed with experienced attending physicians and resident physicians from the Medical Center. ARMC is a Primary Stroke Center and has a Baby Friendly designation from Baby-Friendly USA with over 2800 births per year. The Neonatal Intensive Care is a 30 bed Community California Children's Services certified unit.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1) Applicant must successfully pass a background check prior to appointment.

2) Travel throughout the County may be required. A valid California Class C driver license is required at time of appointment.

Minimum Requirements

Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Public/Business Administration, Behavioral/Social Science, or other relevant field of study.

• AND-

Experience: Three (3) years of professional-level experience with primary responsibility for overseeing, analyzing, interpreting, and making recommendations to management in the areas of hospital patient access/admissions, patient billing and financial arrangements and hospital revenue cycle. Qualifying experience must include one (1) year of full-scopesupervisory experience over a support services staff in hospital environment.

Substitution: An additional four years of experience overseeing staff in hospital patient admissions, billing and/or revenue cycle may substitute for the required education. Desired Qualifications

The preferred candidate will have 5 years of hospital revenue cycle experience with working knowledge of Medicare, Medi-Cal, and other payer rules and regulations. This candidate will also have working knowledge of hospital billing codes and forms; ability to research and analyze complex issues and communicate results to all levels of hospital management. Strong PC skills (MS Windows, particularly Excel and Access) and familiar with medical terminology isa plus.

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