Job Description

ABOUT BLACKTREE HEALTHCARE CONSULTING

BlackTree was founded in July of 2011 with the goal of providing client-centric services to the home care, hospice and skilled nursing industries. Our organization has grown to a team of over 170 staff members made up of clinical, operational, and revenue cycle personnel to support our clients. BlackTree has developed a full suite of custom-designed consulting services focusing on areas critical to quality improvement, operational efficiency, accurate reimbursement and regulatory compliance.

Additionally, in order to provide our clients with an opportunity to focus on core operations, BlackTree provides outsourcing services for Coding and OASIS reviews, Billing and Collections, and full Revenue Cycle services. BlackTree has worked with over 400 clients, ranging from small, community-based agencies to publicly traded national chains. We have both the technical expertise and the real-world experience to implement seamless solutions that assist agencies in a rapidly changing operational and regulatory environment.

JOB OVERVIEW

Our primary focus is the provision of back office support services primarily to post-acute providers, mostly comprised of Homecare and Hospice agencies as well as Skilled Nursing Facilities. Our Revenue Cycle Associate II position is a senior associate level position within BlackTree Healthcare Consulting that acts as the front-line support for our Outsourced Revenue Cycle engagements.

Each Revenue Cycle Associate II will report to a Supervisor of Revenue Cycle Outsourcing and/or Manager of Revenue Cycle Outsourcing. This position is eligible to work in our King of Prussia, PA office or remotely.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Revenue Cycle Associate II will be expected to maintain levels of quality and productivity exceeding that of the level Revenue Cycle Associate I position, and in addition may handle:

• Monitoring electronic submission
• Paper claim submission
• Denied claim follow-up and management of insurance A/R
  • Medicare, Medicaid and commercial payors accounts
• Achieves pre-established goals related to workflow, work quality, work quantity, transactions, processes and compliance requirements
• Verification of new patient insurance eligibility and benefits
• Obtaining visit authorization
• Payment posting
• Answering patient billing questions and concerns
• Perform other assigned tasks and duties necessary to support the project team

REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

Interested candidates should have an outstanding intellectual capability, maturity and judgment. Successful candidates will meet the following qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2+ years of healthcare revenue cycle experience
• Experience with home health/hospice/skilled nursing EMR systems a plus
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an aggressive approach to excellence
• Provide excellent customer service to peers, management and clients at all times
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, initiative to problem solve
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing work environment

BENEFITS

OUR MISSION & CULTURE

Our clients are some of the largest home care and hospice agencies in the nation, all working to better their operations, and ultimately the level of care their patients receive. Our goal is to partner with our clients to assist them in better achieving their financial and operational objectives. In order to attain this, BlackTree is committed to developing and empowering our employees to become industry leaders, capable of continuing the quality on which BlackTree was founded.

Were a team of more than 100 employees based in the Greater Philadelphia Area, but also have remote staff across the country. Our culture and success is a direct reflection of our people, and we remain dedicated to developing exceptional talent within the firm. At BlackTree, we share a simple vision built by the five founders; work hard, play hard and give back.