REIMBURSEMENT OFFICER - CPU
About The Position
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services seeks an organized, professional, and results-oriented Reimbursement Officer for Payment Determination and Reconciliation. Under general supervision, this position performs professional reimbursement duties related to maintaining the Department's complex board payment system. The officer investigates and evaluates DCFS payment amounts using various reports and in accordance with Department rules, researches and analyzes discrepancies in daily transactions, and reviews field and provider inquiries concerning eligible board payments for relative and traditional children. The role also audits claim vouchers and serves as a liaison with agencies, caregivers, and Department staff regarding board-payment errors, corrections, and applicable rules and regulations. The position is based at the Department's Springfield headquarters and is fully in office, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is a union position covered by the relevant collective bargaining agreement. The anticipated starting salary is $5,127 per month, with a full salary range of $5,127 to $7,135 per month.
Requirements
- Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, with courses in accounting, economics, or business administration; coursework in insurance, estate, and probate law is preferred.
- One year of work experience in the reimbursement field.
- Ability to pass a background check.
Nice To Haves
- Courses in insurance, estate, and probate law.
Responsibilities
- Serve as Reimbursement Officer for Payment Determination and Reconciliation.
- Independently research and analyze discrepancies in daily transactions.
- Investigate and analyze field and provider inquiries related to eligible board payments for relative and traditional children.
- Investigate and analyze information needed to determine eligible payments, including AFDC eligibility, movement of DCFS and non-DCFS children into and out of a home, provider Social Security number changes and verification, licensing status changes and verification, and changes in specialized foster care approval status.
- Complete placement and payment authorization investigations to obtain information needed to change the DCFS provider ID number associated with children, based on cluster database and licensing-screen data.
- Audit claim vouchers for compliance with statutory rules and regulations, internal policies and procedures, and contractual agreements.
- Serve as liaison with private agencies, relative caregivers, DHFS and other agencies, central office licensing staff, central and regional office contract staff, and other appropriate entities regarding board errors, correction methods, and interpretation of Department rules and regulations; provide instruction as needed.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the position.
Benefits
- Pension program
- Competitive group insurance benefits, including health, life, dental, and vision insurance
- Three paid personal business days annually
- Twelve paid sick days annually, with unused sick days carried over from year to year
- Ten to twenty-five days of paid vacation annually, with ten days in the first year of employment
- Thirteen paid holidays annually, and fourteen in even-numbered years
- Flexible work schedules when available and dependent upon position
- Twelve weeks of paid parental leave
- Deferred Compensation Program supplemental retirement plan
- Optional pre-tax Medical Care Assistance Plan and Dependent Care Assistance Plan
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill training and apprenticeship benefits eligibility for qualifying veterans
- Five percent salary differential for bilingual positions
- Commuter Savings Program for Chicago employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
