Accounting Technician

State of North Carolina

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence. The Central Billing Office (CBO) in the DHHS Office of the Controller (OoC), Accounts Receivable Section is responsible for Accounts Receivable, billing, and collections of over $475 million annually for the twelve Division of State Owned and Operated Healthcare Facilities (DSOHF). The primary focus of the Accounting Technician III is to maintain and meet Federal and State Reporting Requirements for twelve State Owned and Operated Healthcare Facilities. This position is needed to support the budgeted expenditures (salaries and fringes) for the critical care positions at the twelve DSOHF institutions. This is a professional position requiring technical, analytical, and evaluative expertise.

Requirements

• Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.
• The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required.
• Associate’s degree in Accounting from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in accounting OR High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of experience in accounting work OR An equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of electronic inpatient/outpatient hospital billing systems; healthcare paper claims including UB04 and CMS 1500 claim forms; and electronic 837I and 837P transactions.
• EPIC experience preferred.
• Ability to ascertain correct contractual amounts from Medicare, Medicaid and other third party payer remittance documents.
• Demonstrated data entry skills in accounting, auditing and cash management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of auditing third party and patient accounts.
• Accounting coursework and/or experience in accounting healthcare related field.
• Planning and organizational skills to meet deadlines with attention to detail
• Knowledge of Federal, State and Guarantor/Payor healthcare practices, healthcare eligibility requirements and reporting requirements.
• Experience in third party billing (Medicare, Medicaid and Commercial) and patient accounts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accounts in the EPIC billing system integrity and meet Federal and State reporting requirements.
• Posting of payments to EPIC's individual patient accounts utilizing multiple source documents.
• CBO and DSOHF cashier receipts (A logs, B-logs, C-logs, JV entries, D-logs and EFT payments from Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, UHC, and other insurance payors), Medicaid, MCO and Medicare 835I (electronic) Remittance Advices, other third party payers’ Explanations of Benefits, Direct Deposit of Government Entitlement funds totaling $12 million annually and accounts receivable posting documents.
• Analyzes remittance advice data to ascertain correct contractual adjustments to be posted to patient accounts.
• Ensures patients and other third-party payers are not billed for unnecessary charges.
• Reconcile daily EPIC payment/adjustment reports to logged receipt data.

Benefits

• The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits.
• Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis).
• Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave.
• In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees