POSITION INFORMATION

Job Title:

MANAGER — REVENUE OPERATIONS - PHARMACY - DAVITA RX - ROPS

Company:

DaVita

Location:

Coppell, TX 75019

MANAGER — REVENUE OPERATIONS - PHARMACY - DAVITA RX - ROPS

This position manages the billing, third party insurance collections, and cash posting activities for multiple teams responsible for reimbursement operations and accounts receivable (A/R) for DaVita Rx pharmacies in accordance with company policies and in compliance with federal, state, and SOX regulations.
 
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Position has full supervisory responsibility for recruitment, hiring, retention, performance development, performance management, teammate relations, salary adjustments, and termination of direct reports.
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all inclusive.

• Manage work of teammates and participate as necessary to ensure goals are met within established policies and procedures


• Manage the Medicare Part B Billing team to ensure billing and collecting on Medicare Part B items (as well as resulting secondary billable items) are completed timely, accurately, and in compliance with all laws and regulations


• Manage the Third-Party Billing and Collections team to minimize Third-Party A/R
  
  
  • Ensure appropriate controls and procedures are in place to guarantee timely and accurate billing and collections practices


• Manage the Cash Posting team to ensure all Third-Party (Insurance) and Patient payments are applied in accordance with company policies
  
  
  • Complete weekly reconciliation of payments received and posted to meet Cash Controls and SOX compliance requirements
  
  
  • Ensure patient billing statements are produced accurately and mailed timely each month


• Participate in achieving pharmacy-wide goals including but not limited to Patient Retention and Quality initiatives


• Review daily, weekly, and monthly key metrics to identify trends or areas of focus; inform Director of variances and trends


• Maintain confidentiality of all patient, teammate, and company information in accordance with HIPAA regulations and DaVita policies


• Collaborate closely and in conjunction with Director with other DaVita Rx departments and teammates as well as with DaVita facility teammates as necessary for the overall benefit of patients and achievement of mutual goals


• Maintain current knowledge of all laws, regulations, and changes that may impact the Reimbursement Operations team


• Travel Required: up to 10%

• Provide leadership to direct reports
  
  
  • Help direct reports overcome any organizational obstacles encountered during projects


• Manage all teammate employment activity such as hiring, promoting, job performance, evaluations, retention, and disciplinary actions with appropriate approvals as required
  
  
  • Address teammate relations issues appropriately and escalate as necessary
  
  
  • Develop, document and implement action plans, as appropriate, to address deficiencies identified while reviewing teammates' work product
  
  
  • Know, understand, implement, follow, and communicate to teammates all DaVita employment policies and procedures, awards, and other opportunities within company and foster a positive work environment
    
    
    • Ensure all DaVita employment processes are completed timely and in compliance with DaVita policy and any applicable laws including but not limited to ePCNs, Performance Development Reviews, teammate personnel file maintained, etc.
  
  
  • Facilitate teammate development (PDRs, coaching, mentoring, DaVita training, outside training); collaborate with direct reports to create professional development goals
  
  
  • Provide consistent, visible, and timely communication to team on team goals, objectives, progress toward goals and enable teammates to meet job responsibilities successfully
  
  
  • Maintain familiarity with and communicate to teammates DaVita programs impacting teammates (including but not limited to: Triple Crown, We Are Here, Tuition Reimbursement, Foundations, etc.)
  
  
  • Ensure new teammates receive the appropriate training, tools, system access, and support to effectively complete their duties, understand department, computer systems, their role, and company policies, procedures and compliance standards


• Provide work direction for department teammates
  
  
  • Determine staffing plans that promote the most effective use of all teammates; provide adequate staffing levels and phone coverage for all hours of operations; ensure coverage during teammate absences


• Know and understand basic wage and hour laws, federal, state and local laws and regulations, Medicare, and legislation affecting employment
  
  
  • Review and approve time cards of hourly direct reports for bi-weekly payroll
  
  
  • Track overtime, attendance, and PTO


• Develop and conduct educational programs to keep teammates up-to-date on DaVita policies, new laws and regulations impacting work, and other information necessary to maintain teammates' knowledge of department processes and goals


• Know, understand, follow, and implement DaVita safety and security policies and procedures

• Education, licenses, certifications, and experience required to fulfill the essential duties, include computer skills as required.


• Bachelors degree in Business, Accounting, or related field required


• Minimum of five (5) years experience managing Accounts Receivable (A/R) in a healthcare provider setting


• Demonstrated, detailed knowledge of and managerial oversight for Medicare Part D, Medicare Part B, Medicaid and Commercial Insurance billing and collections activities for plans across multiple states required


• Advanced computer skills and proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Access, and Visio required; intermediate proficiency with Outlook required; basic proficiency in PowerPoint preferred; prior experience using electronic billing system strongly required

• Fun, relationships-based culture-patient- and teammate-driven


• FORTUNE 500 stability-with the nation's largest independent provider of dialysis services


• Training Magazine Top 125 award-winning education


• Multiple career paths across a variety of cutting-edge modalities


• Rewards for your stellar performance


• Clinical outcomes consistently ranked above the national average-treating more than one-third of the dialysis population (that's approximately 100,000 patients!)


• Exceptional benefits-including the healthcare industry's most generous profit sharing program


• Dedication above all to caring for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure-at over 800 hospital units and approximately 1,300 outpatient dialysis clinics nationwide

Additional Information:

• Travel Percentage: 5%