Finance assistant job description

Financial Assistance (FAS) Team Leader - (220002XL) Description Facility Profile

TGH is the area's only level I trauma center and one of just two ABA-verified adult & pediatric burn centers in Florida. With five medical helicopters*, we transport critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. The hospital is home to one of the busiest solid organ transplant centers in the country. TGH is a nationally designated comprehensive stroke center, and has a 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. Other outstanding centers include cardiovascular, orthopedics, high-risk and normal obstetrics, urology, ENT, endocrinology, and the Children's Medical Center, which features a nine-bed pediatric intensive care unit and pediatric kidney transplant services. As the region's leading safety net hospital, Tampa General is committed to providing area residents with world-class and compassionate health care ranging from the simplest to the most complex medical services.

Tampa General Hospital was named the #1 hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S. News & World Report, 2020-2021, and recognized as one of America's Best Hospital's in five medical specialties: Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, and Orthopedics. Tampa General Hospital has been designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest recognition for nursing excellence, for the fourth consecutive time - an accomplishment that fewer than one percent of hospitals nationwide have earned. TGH is accredited by The Joint Commission and was awarded disease-specific certification in five medical specialties. TGH is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). *Air transport provided by Metro Aviation, Inc.

Department Profile

Tampa General Hospital's Revenue Cycle department delivers comprehensive administrative and clinical services and comprises of four departments - Patient Accounts, Health Information Management, Patient Access, and CDI/Coding. The Patient Accounts Department is a segment of the revenue cycle, responsible for the billing of hospital and professional claims to insurance carriers. The Health Information Management department at Tampa General Hospital is the guard of the electronic health record, collaborating with contributors and customers of health information that include the Medical Staff, Clinical Operations, Information Technology and Finance. While the physicians, nurse and health care team are taking care of patients and loved ones, Health Information Management professionals are the ones taking care of patients' health information- ensuring it is captured, complete, accurate, protected and made available when needed. Patient Access provides scheduling services to all TGMG locations, radiology locations and other ancillary services. Financial clearance teams ensure scheduled services are authorized for all service lines. Patient access teams are positioned throughout Tampa General Hospital and in the TGH Emergency Department, TGH Brandon Healthplex, and Rehabilitation locations. The call center is located at the WFLA News Station in downtown Tampa.

Job Summary

Under the direction of the Patient Access Manager serves as a senior level staff to established policies and procedures to Financial Assistance employees. May work directly with medical staff, nursing, ancillary departments, insurance carriers, local and state government programs and other external professionals to assist patients in obtaining health care and financial services. Assists with work queues for staff vacancies or vacations. Supports supervisor and manager with communication to staff and acts as mentor in learning new functions. Responsible for first review of difficult Medicaid or County cases. Functional knowledge of all jobs in the department. Assists supervisor with training new staff, and annual performance reviews. Fulfills lead role in special projects. Provides feedback to staff on internal and/or external customer services. Performs other tasks that maybe assigned by the Manager or Supervisor. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with mission, vision, and values of Tampa General Hospital.

Qualifications
Requires a level of knowledge equivalent to that ordinarily acquired through the completion of High School Diploma or GED.
Associate Degree in Business preferred and completion of the CPAT exam is a plus.
4 years experience in Registration, Financial Assistance and/or Collections and Billing along with prior Supervisory experience.

Primary Location: TampaWork Locations: TGH Main Campus 1 Tampa General Circle Tampa 33606Job: Patient Financial ServicesOrganization: TGH - HospitalSchedule: Full-time Scheduled Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, SaturdayShift: Day JobShift Hours: 8:30am-5:00pmJob Posting: Sep 22, 2022, 5:53:53 PM

1. Regularly required to use hands to write, use a computer, operate a motor vehicle, use a hand-held device, and telephone, and manipulate documents.
2. Regularly required to read documents and write neatly, legibly, and transcribe accurate information and numbers/values.
3. Employee continually engages in activities that require talking and hearing.
4. Frequent: Standing, sitting, walking, repetitive use of hands, simple grasping, and fine hand manipulation, pushing and pulling with hand(s). Occasionally required to reach above shoulder level.
5. Must be able to lift and/or move up to 11 pounds, and occasionally 25 pounds. (When lifting more than 25 pounds, two or more people are required to lift the load.)
6. Local travel occasionally required.
7. Required to inspect and safely operate a motor vehicle in a wide range of weather and traffic conditions.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, on a case-by-case basis.

1. Temperature ranges from normal indoor climate-controlled environment in buildings or vehicles, various outdoor conditions and temperature extreme encountered during travel, and unpredictable indoor environmental conditions encountered in off-site locations.
2. Noise level quiet to moderate.
3. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.

The Legacy Link, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

+ Department: Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences

+ School Area: Science

+ Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)

+ Employment Category: Non-Exempt

+ Visa Sponsorship Available: No

+ Schedule:

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SENIOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANT, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS)-Finance Team, to provide comprehensive financial support for faculty members and their research groups. Will prepare, review, and submit proposals to government agencies, foundations, and other organizations and ensuring all comply with solicitation guidelines and MIT policies; interact with MIT Office of Sponsored Programs; create award spreadsheets, forecast expenses, and develop and prepare financial analysis reports for PIs; advise faculty and researchers monthly on the financial status of award and fund accounts; set up pre-award spending, fabrication, and child accounts; set up, oversee, and manage complicated sub-awards; prepare and submit required government monthly reports such as NASA 533M; monitor research account expenditures to ensure charges are in accordance with approved budgets and comply with sponsor and MIT guidelines; identify non-compliant items and take corrective actions when necessary; manage payroll distribution, track cost sharing and under-recovery, and complete award extensions and/or closeouts; review and authorize procurement transactions, including credit card, requisitions, and travel; serve as a resource to faculty and research staff on the interpretation of Institute and non-Institute procedures/policies; proactively identify potential issues, troubleshoot, and problem solve; and assist with projects and other duties as requested.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: high school diploma or its equivalent; at least five years' accounting/finance experience; meticulous attention to detail; analytical, organizational, and written and oral communication skills; and proficiency with Excel, Word, MIT financial and administrative systems, and sponsored research submission systems (i.e., NSPIRES, Fastlane, Grants.gov). Must be able to set priorities, work under pressure of deadlines, problem-solve, follow through on assigned tasks, and work independently and as part of a team; PREFERRED: bachelor's degree in related field. Job #21650-68/2/22