Accounting Technician – Billing Health and Human Services Department

 

ABOUT US

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES: At Health & Human Services, we serve our community through the values of support, unity, trust and excellence with one common goal: to promote and protect the health, well-being, safety and self-sufficiency of all in Marin. Join our team of bright, committed, and energetic people who also want to make an impact through public service.

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ABOUT THE POSITION

The Accounting Technician is part of the Office of Finance’s Centralized Billing team within the Health and Human Services Department (HHS). The Centralized Billing team services the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. This position reports to the Administrative Services Associates and provides various types of medical billing support and serves as a back-up to the Senior Accounting Assistant. The Accounting Technician performs duties which include HHS Behavioral Health facility billing, financial accounting support, collection account maintenance and client billing support. The position is responsible for handling escalated client and provider issues, complex software research and problem resolution and as well as various special projects, as assigned.

Currently, there is one (1) full-time vacancy on the Centralized Billing team.

Health and Human Services has embraced a hybrid work schedule that considers that some duties of this position may be performed remotely. An option to telework up to three days per week and work the remaining days onsite in San Rafael, CA is available; however, the successful candidate must be able to report to County facilities for meetings, work assignments, and/or disaster service work upon short notice, as needed and deemed appropriate. While onboarding and training, the successful candidate may be required to work primarily onsite before establishing a hybrid work schedule.

ABOUT YOU

Our Highly Qualified Candidate:

The highly qualified candidate has experience working in a finance setting, with at least three years of experience in medical billing and reimbursement, preferably in Behavioral Health & Recovery Services. Proficiency using practice management software including ShareCare, Clinician's Gateway, ITWS and/or WITS or any electronic health record system is desired. The highly qualified candidate also has experience in escalated client and provider related issues and resolutions, special projects, and the ability to work independently with minimum supervision.

We recognize your time is valuable, so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required Minimum Qualifications:

Typically, equivalent to completion of two years of college (60 semester or 90 quarter units) with major course work in accounting, bookkeeping or a field related to the work AND two years of accounting or financial office support experience. Additional experience as outlined above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.

For more detailed information about this classification, including the minimum qualifications, please click here: Accounting Technician.

ABOUT THE PROCESS

All applicants will receive email notifications regarding their status in the recruitment process. Please be sure to check your spam settings to allow our emails to reach you. You may also log into your governmentjobs.com account to view these emails.

Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and any future vacancies for open, fixed-term, full-time or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Candidates selected are subject to fingerprinting by the Sheriff's Department and must pass a Department of Justice LiveScan background check prior to appointment.

Important COVID-19 Information: Depending on work assignment and applicable State or Federal Public Health Order, some employees may be required to be fully vaccinated and/or consent to weekly COVID-19 testing. To help mitigate transmission, masks are required for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, in certain workplace settings per the California Department of Public Health and masks are strongly recommended by the Marin County Public Health Officer in all other settings.

Disaster Service Workers: All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

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