Job Summary:

Reviewing, auditing and process medical bills payment promptly and effectively according to operations set standards and ICRC financial rules and guidelines.

Objectives and Tasks:

Liaise with the ICRC Medical Accountant 2 in the daily running of the hospital project and provide monthly, quarterly, or yearly monitoring reports of all achieved projects, tasks, and duties.

• Set up and update regularly a medical financial approval system to proceed all investigations/medical procedures approved by ICRC physicians.
• Follow up on the patients’ coverage in collaboration with Social Worker department.
• Update the patient financial information on the ICRC database.
• Monitor and proceed the payment of patients’ bills in a timely manner following the below steps:
• Live monitoring of patients’ bills using the hospital information system.
• Receive hospital bills from the collection/accounting department.
• Verify the hospital bills of the patients sponsored by ICRC to ensure that the bills are in accordance with:
• ICRC criteria, procedures, and treatment plan green lighted by the ICRC hospital team.
• Ministry of Public Health flat rate/hospital accreditation level.
• CPT book, Laws, and regulations.
• Discuss and adjust with the hospital billing department the charges that are not in line with the MoU or medical coverage approved by ICRC hospital project team.
• Ensure that the bills after being checked and approved are submitted to the ICRC F&A department for payment.
• Follow the payment procedures according to BEY delegation Administration guidelines and ensures that the delegation financial rules are respected and reinforced.
• Maintain an archiving system for the submitted bills and cover pages.
• Proceed the payment of MOU related bills after ensuring the requested criteria is met.

RELATIONSHIPS

-      Internally, interacts with ICRC team members from different departments (Health, Finance and Administration)

-      Externally, interacts with hospital team members from different departments (Collection, Billing, Medical Committee, HR, Finance and Administration).

-      Works under the supervision of the medical accountant 2.

General Duties:

• Understands and adheres to the seven fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
• Understands and adheres to the ICRC Code of Conduct
• Understands the roles of the components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
• Respects and observes staff regulations and security rules at all times
• Represents the ICRC in a professional manner at all times
• Develops and maintains a pleasant and conducive working environment with colleagues and line managers
• Performs all duties with the highest level of confidentiality in the interest of the employees and the ICRC
• May be asked to perform tasks not covered in this job description and to provide support to other departments when necessary

Additional Duties:

• Follows up on all work-related messages and correspondence with the relevant contacts and departments
• Is aware of the delegation’s objectives and has a good knowledge of the Movement and other contacts relevant to the position
• Collects and shares information so as to improve the ICRC’s understanding of the environment and humanitarian trends and responses
• Represents the ICRC in an appropriate way during activities, in meetings and in the field, and avoids any activity that may reflect negatively on the ICRC’s image
• Takes responsibility for their own professional learning and development.

Job Details:

Job Location: Rafic Hariri University Hospital – Beirut.

Working Schedule: Monday to Friday from 8am to 5 pm

Contract Type: Fixed Term, 1 Year (renewable based on performance and need for position)

Salary Package: USD 1’570 – 2’641(As per ICRC salary scale, salary setting processes will determine fair setting in coherence with the qualifications of the applicant and the requirements of the job).

Opening Date: 05/02/2024

Closing Date: 13/02/2024

Submission Guidelines

Please upload your CV and Cover Letter in one document.

Due to the large volume of applicants, we are unable to respond to application’s queries. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The ICRC is committed to creating an inclusive working environment for all its employees. Inclusion is embedded in the principles and values of the Movement – as it is committed to non-discrimination, as confirmed by the principles of humanity and impartiality, and is open to all, as confirmed by the principle of unity. 

We are continually taking steps to improve diversity and inclusion within the organization as well as ensure it is embedded in our programming.

We are committed to ensuring fair and equitable recruitment and promotion opportunities for all individuals and welcome all qualified candidates to apply to positions at the ICRC. Further, we are committed to achieving gender parity for our staff in management positions, as part of our institutional strategy objectives related to inclusion.

We aim to ensure career development opportunities for staff, our delegation is responsible for setting objectives to ensure more diverse management teams in our context. In parallel, the HR / People and Culture (PAC) Team accompanies and supports this process with the aim of setting people up for success in their future roles.

The ICRC guarantees the protection of personal data and takes the necessary steps to protect employees’ personal data against unauthorized access and transfer. This also applies when the employer entrusts third parties with the processing, preservation and recording of personal data.

Skills

Position Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

Years of experience required: 0-2 years of experience in auditing/reviewing patients’ medical bills or Third-party administrator (TPA).

Level of education: Bachelor’s degree

Field of education: Nursing / Health

Languages: Arabic (Native) English (Full Professional working)

Computer Literacy: Advanced

Training / Certification: ‘’Health Information Coding/ ICD 10’’ course is a strong asset

Required Competencies

Key Competencies:

• Leadership (Basic)
• Accountability (Advanced)
• People management (Basic)
• Teamwork & Collaboration (Advanced)
• Representing the ICRC (Proficient)
• Beneficiary & Client focused (Advanced)

Functional Competencies:

• Follow up on patient coverage (Proficient)
• Update the patient financial info on ICRC database (Proficient)
• Monitor and proceed the payment of patients’ bills in a timely manner following the CPT book, Laws, and regulations (Proficient)
• Discuss and adjust with the hospital billing department the charges that are not in line with the MoU or medical coverage approved by ICRC hospital project team (Proficient)
• Ensure that the bills after being checked and approved are submitted to the ICRC F&A department for payment (Proficient)
• Maintain an archiving system for the submitted bills and cover pages (Proficient)
• Proceed the payment of MOU related bills after ensuring the requested criteria is met (Proficient)