Corporate Director of Reimbursement

Corporate Director of Reimbursement

Corporate Office based out of Monroe, NY

Salary: $180K-$200K range

Overseeing 8 SNF's in the Eastern Massachusetts region

Travel to facilities required about twice a month

Qualifications:

• Must have valid Registered Nurse license

• Must have multi-facility MDS experience in long term care

• Must be proficient in CMI, QM and PDPM

• Extensive knowledge of Medicare reimbursement system, compliance and eligibility

• Prior Regional MDS experience strongly preferred

• MUST be willing to travel

• Must have long term care/skilled nursing experience

• Must have strong leadership skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities:

• The Corporate Director of Reimbursement provides extensive training, analysis, advice and consultation to the facilities and teams members

• Ensures compliance with federal and state regulations, as well as Company policy and procedures regarding state case mix/Medicare and Managed Care payment systems

• Monitors, consults, and makes effective recommendations for changes and modifications to existing facility processes, systems, policies, and practices which will assure efficient, effective and compliant state Medicaid/Medicare/Managed Care payment performance

• Provides consultation, training and support concerning the Medicare, Managed Care and state case mix payment system

• Analyzes systems and processes to determine that federal and state regulations as well as company policies and procedures are followed

• Promotes compliance by performing periodic audits of MDS assessments, supporting documentation, and other relevant data

• Recognizes, advises and promotes facility best practices and systems for dealing with state case mix/Medicare and Managed Care payment systems

• Studies, analyze and reports period over period information and systems in order to identify trends and deviations from results in Medicare, Managed Care and State Case Mix Index and takes appropriate actions

• Works in conjunction with teams to resolve issues effecting deviations from expected results

• Recommends changes and performs follow-up to ensure that those recommendations are effectively implemented and monitored for appropriateness

• Regularly communicates to management outside the facility on recommendations made to facility management to ensure proper implementation and follow-up

• Serves as a liaison between state and organization related to the state case-mix process, including electronic submission and state MDS requirements related to state payment

• Assists in the recruitment/interview process for MDS and MMQ vacancies

• Responsible for record audits
  

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