Medical Billing Manager

Title: Medical Billing Manager
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Location: Antioch, CA
Status: Full-Time 
Pay: $65,000 - $70,000.00/year

Our Mission and Vision
The Brighter Beginnings mission to “support healthy births and successful development of children by partnering with parents and helping to build strong communities“, gains its strength and aspiration from our core belief and vision that, “Every family matters, and every child deserves a happy, healthy future.”

Our History
Brighter Beginnings is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and has been responding to the needs of families in under-resourced neighborhoods since 1984 when our work began in response to the alarming differences in mortality and illness rates among African American babies compared to other children. 

Brighter Beginnings has grown into a respected and well-connected organization with locations in Oakland, Richmond, Bay Point, and Antioch. We have a multi-cultural, bi-lingual staff of passionate and committed family-service professionals; in fact, many of our staff came to this work because of the challenges they faced in their own families.
 

Position Summary
Brighter Beginnings Family Health Clinics is seeking a Billing Manager. The Billing Manager is responsible for planning, oversight and coordinating Brighter Beginnings Family Health Clinic’s reimbursement strategy as well as fostering collaborative interdepartmental relationships and system maintenance. The Manager oversees revenue cycle operations by providing guidance and support to the staff supporting, including but not limited to eligibility & enrollment, billing, collections and financial planning for patients. This position requires the ability to analyze & present data in a clear and concise manner and works closely with the CFO to achieve metrics toward becoming a best-in-class health center.

Responsibilities

1. Manages and oversees Patient Financial Services functions.
2. Develops and maintains department budget.
3. Identifies and collaborates with executive leadership to facilitate and maintain internal and external reporting requirements.
4. Identifies, implements, and monitors Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
5. Collaborates with clinical operations and others, as appropriate, to reduce preventable operational errors, minimize denials, and improve the patient experience.
6. Collaborate with clinical operations and finance to safeguard the security of cash payments and collection of patient accounts.
7. Reviews, approves and communicates department related expenses and patient & insurance refunds.
8. Ensures the activities of the billing operations are conducted in a manner that is consistent with the overall department protocol and are in compliance with federal, state and payor regulations, guidelines, and requirements in an effort to prevent and identify Fraud & Abuse. Reviews and interprets operational data to assess the need for procedural revisions and enhancements related t