CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
The Senior Reimbursement Analyst is responsible for providing cost report preparation cost report appeals audit preparation and other duties related to the regulatory reimbursement services of Dignity Health. The position maintains current knowledge of Medicare Medicaid and other State and Federal regulations. The Sr. Reimbursement Analyst interacts with customers and ensures value is delivered and customer satisfaction is achieved. The Sr. Reimbursement Analyst also assists in the improvement of internal business processes and meeting future reimbursement service needs.
The Senior Reimbursement Analyst carries out his/her duties by adhering to the highest standards of ethical and moral conduct acts in the best interest of Dignity Health and fully supports Dignity Health’s Mission Philosophy and core values of Collaboration Dignity Excellence Justice and Stewardship. The Senior Reimbursement Analyst reports to the Reimbursement Managers and/or Directors.
Accountabilities:
Prepares interim and annual cost reports for Medicare Medicaid and other State or Federal agencies for Dignity Health facilities and regions
Calculates periodic adjustments for deductions from revenue revenue reserves bad debt and other revenue adjustments related to regulatory reimbursement for all Dignity Health facilities and regions in accordance with Dignity Health policies and procedures
Assist the Reimbursement Managers and/or Directors with recommendations for internal Dignity Health strategy by evaluating current growth anticipating future needs and assessing impact of services delivered
Assists in the maintenance of standardized policies and procedures and third party settlement methodologies
Reviews operational reports identifies opportunities/problems and makes recommendations for improving processes
Assesses the impact of new products technology and processes on the existing organization and makes recommendations for improvement
Required Non-Technical Competencies:
Commitment to Dignity Health Values
Analytical Thinking
Continuous Improvement
Problem Solving
Customer Orientation
Team Orientation
Flexibility
Communication Ability
Reasoning
Required Technical Competencies:
Medicare
Medicare Regulatory Reporting
Medicaid (Medi-Cal)
Medicaid (Medi-Cal) Regulatory Reporting
Accounts Receivable and Cash Collection
Capital and Fixed Assets
Reimbursement – Monthly Analysis Process
Decision Support
General Accounting
Cost Reporting
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum of five (5) years of experience with all aspects of Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal) regulations monitoring and report processes required
Experience as hospital Reimbursement staff or auditing experiences with Fiscal Intermediary required
Minimum of five (5) years of experience and excellent working knowledge of general accounting government reimbursement appeals and audits in a complex organization and maintaining relationships with internal and external entities such as general accounting patient accounting and fiscal intermediaries required
Experience and knowledge of current reimbursement regulations and applications in a complex healthcare environment required
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration Accounting or equivalent work experience required
Required at times but very limited