Summary
About this role
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.
About Duke University Hospital
Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Healthhospitals with 1062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo-surgery center, and more.
General Description
Responsible for supporting charge capture and financial reporting for procedural areas of the Heart Center. Assist with department budgeting, trending and analysis.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Review data on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis as needed for timely upkeep and completion of encounter, supply, and charge reconciliations.
- Review data for supplies, procedures, ends of exam, contrast, anesthesia, medical record numbers, patient names, etc. for accuracy of charge capture and supply reconciliations.
- Preparation of reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate conclusions in the context of late charges and timely filing for Revenue Management as well as Clinical Staff and Providers.
- Recommend new methods for collection and documentation of data to improve processes; write and revise procedural job aides.
- Communicate with clinical, financial, and technical staff as necessary to complete and correct missing or late charges and respond to inquiries regarding procedure reports in a timely manner.
- Monitor department WQs for each of the labs supported by Heart Center Finance and for late procedure reports.
- Post missing supplies on a per request basis; assist with audit inquiries for supplies and procedure charges.
- Use advanced Excel functions to highlight disparities in supplies, procedures, etc.
- Preparation of monthly finance reports pertaining to Cost Centers managed by Heart Center Finance.
- Monitoring Clinical Staff charges in CVSSU by reviewing documentation to ensure Level of Service Guidelines have been met.
- Assist in the preparation of the operational budget; review and analyze departmental budget requests.
- Assist with monitoring budget expenditures and prepare written reports and analyses to management setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions.
- Prepare and coordinate distribution of various financial reports and analyses to include financial analysis of individual departments.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
Work requires a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics or a related business field.
Experience
Work requires two years of experience in accounting and/or budget review and analysis to become familiar with acceptable Accounting principles.
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
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Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
Other facts
About Duke Health
Duke University Hospital (DUH) is consistently rated as one of the best hospitals in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research.
Driven to bring extraordinary discoveries to fruition, deliver cutting edge clinical services to patients, and apply care and compassion to all stages of care, we maintain an unwavering focus on making the individuals and communities we serve healthier.
Today, DUH is the flagship of the Duke University Health System and a full-service, 957-bed, tertiary and quaternary academic medical center. Ranked nationally in 10 adult specialties by U.S. News and World Report for 2019-2020 and ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area, care is delivered with inspiring passion and a deep commitment to put the person who needs our care at the center of everything we do.
What you'll do
- The Financial Analyst I is responsible for supporting charge capture and financial reporting for the Heart Center, assisting with budgeting, trending, and analysis. Duties include reviewing data for accuracy, preparing reports, and communicating with clinical and financial staff.
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