Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Accountant I
Department: Administration
Reports To: CFO
Position Summary:
Assist with the financial operation of Mountrail County Medical Center (MCMC) and Mountrail Bethel Home (MBH).
Qualifications and Requirements:
Educational Requirements:
- Prefer Bachelor's degree in accounting.
- Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English
Experience Requirements:
- Prefer two years of progressive accounting/financial responsibility.
Special Skills or Training:
- Positive attitude toward the elderly and coworkers
- Knowledge of GAAP, and healthcare reimbursement
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel
- Good communication skills and accounting skills
Physical Requirements:
- Standing, walking, bending, sitting, lifting, grasping, fine hand coordination
- Ability to perform mathematical functions
- Ability to evaluate and interpret information and make independent decisions
- Ability to hear and see
- Ability to remain calm under stress
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for confirmation and payment processing of all valid invoices.
- Responsible for sending out statements and receiving payments for all MBH Residents.
- Submit MBH claims to insurance for ancillary services.
- Communicate with residents' families regarding statements given.
- Responsible for ensuring that facility follows GAAP and healthcare standards.
- Assist with processing financial documents for MCMC/MBH.
- Ensure compliance with IRS 1099 requirements.
- Assist with maintaining allocations between MBH & MCMC.
- Assist with maintaining Depreciation Schedules, Pre-paid schedules and monthly JE's.
- Assist with month end closing entries and reporting.
- Assist in completing cost reports for MCMC and MBH.
- Assist with audits.
- Assist in tracking all grant expenses and submitting them for payment; assist in tracking grant revenue as received.
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
- Maintain resident, patient, employee, and facility confidentiality.
- Know and comply with Residents' Rights.
- Treat residents, patients, visitors and co-workers with kindness, dignity and respect at all times.
- Attend and participate in orientation, training, mandatory education, in-services, staff meetings and education courses as instructed to further improve knowledge and skills.
- Promote teamwork; encourage others to work to the best of their ability; assist with training of new co-workers, if needed.
- Have a positive attitude; accept change willingly; follow facility rules, regulations and job assignments; accept suggestions well for work improvement; perform well with minimum supervision; do what is requested without complaint; cooperate with supervisor and other managers and show respect at all times; speak well of company and job.
- Lack of absences and tardiness; give timely notice of absences; take allowed time for breaks.
- Follow company dress code.