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Director of Patient Accounting - FT Salaried

4/27/2026

The Director of Patient Accounting oversees the Patient Accounting and Admitting departments, ensuring accurate billing, collections, and insurance credentialing. They also lead staff, manage quality control, and serve as a technical resource for the multidisciplinary team.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

201-500 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Mizell Memorial Hospital first opened its door almost 70 years ago. From a 29-bed facility in 1949, the hospital added a wing in 1957, followed by a new surgical wing in 1963. Growing vertically in 1969 from one to three stories, a new three-bed intensive care unit was also established. Changes throughout the years have included addition of in-house nuclear medical services, Certified Sleep Center, Senior Behavioral Care Unit, and various renovation projects of different areas. In addition to the hospital facility, Mizell also expanded services to include a world class Wellness Center and the addition of the Mizell Medical Clinic for primary care. These changes provide more privacy, streamlined processing, and more convenience for the patients of the hospital. Today, Mizell Memorial Hospital is currently licensed for 99 beds with an operating capacity of 59 beds. The active medical staff consists of physicians and surgeons in family practice, pediatrics, radiology, gynecology, general surgery and orthopedic surgery. Mizell Memorial Hospital employees over 200 hundred people that are committed to the hospital's mission of providing quality healthcare with hometown compassion. "Mizell Memorial Hospital is a private, not-for-profit, acute care facility, governed by a local volunteer board of directors made up of individuals from the community," said Jana Wyatt, hospital CEO. This type of local leadership is what allows the hospital to grow with the needs of the community. "We want to provide first-class services, as good as any facility in the nation. We want the care we give here to be as good or better than you get anywhere else. How we achieve this is to have world-class employees and physicians," Jana Wyatt, CEO said. Mizell Memorial Hospital strives every day for our family to take care of your families and to everyday make a difference.

About the Role

Description

The Director of Patient Accounting monitors the activities of the Patient Accounting and Admitting Department of the hospital. They will also function as the credentialing agent for insurance payers and act as liaison with the hospital billing company. They will lead the work of staff in the Patient Accounting and Admitting Departments, act as technical resource to staff, computes, bills, posts, and collects patient accounts, ensures adequate staffing and quality controls the work product of the departments, and performs related duties as required. Additionally, he/she is responsible for functioning well as a member of the multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or related field.
1-3 years of medical business office and/or collection experience
Knowledge of Medical Billing and Coding preferred
Knowledge of Payer Credentialing preferred
Ability to use formulas in Excel and present reports or surveys as necessary
Excellent organizational and time management skills required
Must have knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurance regulations
Computer skills required
Basic knowledge of Medical Terminology preferred
Written and oral communication skills
Ability add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure; ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent; Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables
Ability to make decisions under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and manage stress, anger, or potential violence of others appropriately
Leadership skills, including ability to manage a diverse team and act as role model to employees

Key Skills

Medical billingMedical codingPayer credentialingAccountingFinanceExcelOrganizational skillsTime managementMedicare regulationsMedicaid regulationsMedical terminologyLeadershipCommunication skillsProblem solvingData analysisStaff management