<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>GULF SOUTH FOOT AND ANKLE Jobs</title><link>https://watkins-foot-center-dba-gulf-south-foot-and-ankle.deltahire-ats.com</link><description>Open positions at GULF SOUTH FOOT AND ANKLE</description><item><title>Medical Billing Manager</title><link>https://watkins-foot-center-dba-gulf-south-foot-and-ankle.deltahire-ats.com/job/1058643/medical-billing-manager</link><description>Medical Billing Manager / Revenue Cycle Manager &lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Metairie, Louisiana&lt;strong&gt;Position:&lt;/strong&gt; Full-time, on-site&lt;strong&gt;Remote work:&lt;/strong&gt; This is not a remote or work-from-home position. Position Summary Seeking an…</description><category/><location>Metairie, LA</location><media:description type="html"><![CDATA[<h1>Medical Billing Manager / Revenue Cycle Manager</h1><p><strong>Location:</strong> Metairie, Louisiana<strong>Position:</strong> Full-time, on-site<strong>Remote work:</strong> This is not a remote or work-from-home position.</p><h2>Position Summary</h2><p>Seeking an experienced <strong>Medical Billing Manager / Revenue Cycle Manager</strong> to lead our in-house billing department.</p><p>This position requires more than strong medical billing skills. We are looking for a hands-on leader who can manage people, monitor performance, establish accountability, analyze revenue-cycle data, and provide meaningful reports to leadership.</p><p>This is a <strong>working manager position</strong>. The Billing Manager will supervise a team of approximately two to three billing employees while also maintaining direct responsibility for assigned portions of the billing and collections process.</p><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li>Lead, supervise, train, and support the billing team.</li><li>Assign responsibilities and ensure that work is completed accurately and on time.</li><li>Participate directly in day-to-day billing, collections, accounts receivable, or denial-management activities.</li><li>Monitor the entire revenue cycle, from claim submission through final payment.</li><li>Establish and track departmental metrics and key performance indicators.</li><li>Prepare regular reports for leadership showing billing performance, trends, and areas requiring attention.</li><li>Monitor accounts receivable aging, claim-submission timeliness, clean-claim rates, denial rates, payment posting, and collection performance.</li><li>Identify recurring denials, underpayments, workflow problems, and lost-revenue opportunities.</li><li>Develop corrective action plans and follow through until problems are resolved.</li><li>Hold team members accountable for productivity, accuracy, and timely follow-up.</li><li>Review payer issues and escalate unresolved problems appropriately.</li><li>Maintain effective billing workflows, written procedures, and internal controls.</li><li>Work collaboratively with physicians, clinical staff, front-desk employees, management, and outside vendors.</li><li>Help ensure compliance with payer requirements and applicable billing regulations.</li></ul><h2>Ideal Candidate</h2><p>The ideal candidate is an experienced medical billing professional who has successfully progressed into a genuine leadership role. This person should be comfortable both managing a department and personally working assigned accounts or functions within the revenue cycle.</p><p>A strong biller without proven leadership, reporting, and performance-management experience will not be the right fit for this position.</p><h2>Required Qualifications</h2><ul><li>Significant experience in medical billing, collections, or revenue-cycle management.</li><li>Prior experience supervising or leading a medical billing team.</li><li>Thorough understanding of the complete physician-practice revenue cycle.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to track KPIs, analyze results, and produce useful management reports.</li><li>Strong knowledge of claim submission, payment posting, denials, appeals, accounts receivable follow-up, and payer requirements.</li><li>Ability to identify problems, determine their causes, and implement lasting solutions.</li><li>Strong leadership, communication, organization, and follow-through.</li><li>Ability to manage employees professionally and hold them accountable.</li><li>Proficiency with practice-management systems, electronic health records, clearinghouses, Microsoft Excel, and reporting tools.</li><li>Ability and willingness to work full-time at our Metairie office.</li></ul><h2>Preferred Qualifications</h2><ul><li>Experience managing billing for a multi-provider medical practice.</li><li>Familiarity with Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance, Medicare Advantage, and Workers’ Compensation billing.</li><li>Experience with Modernizing Medicine and TriZetto.</li><li>Experience creating dashboards, monthly revenue-cycle reports, or provider-level performance reports.</li><li>Knowledge of podiatry or surgical billing is helpful but not required.</li></ul><h2>What Success Looks Like</h2><p>The successful Billing Manager will create a well-organized, accountable department in which:</p><ul><li>Claims are submitted accurately and promptly.</li><li>Denials and aging accounts receive consistent follow-up.</li><li>Team members understand their responsibilities and meet defined expectations.</li><li>Problems are identified and corrected before they become significant.</li><li>Leadership receives accurate, timely, and actionable reports.</li><li>Department performance improves based on measurable results.</li></ul><h2>Work Location</h2><p>This is a full-time, on-site position in <strong>Metairie, Louisiana</strong>. It is not eligible for remote or work-from-home arrangements.</p><p>Qualified candidates should submit a résumé describing their medical billing experience, prior supervisory responsibilities, team size managed, and experience tracking revenue-cycle metrics and producing management reports.</p>]]></media:description></item><item><title>Administrative Assistant - Medical</title><link>https://watkins-foot-center-dba-gulf-south-foot-and-ankle.deltahire-ats.com/job/1065990/administrative-assistant-medical</link><description>Administrative Assistant &lt;strong&gt;Gulf South Foot &amp;amp; Ankle&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reports to: Administrator&lt;/strong&gt; Position Summary Gulf South Foot &amp;amp; Ankle is seeking an organized, dependable Administrative Assistant to support the…</description><category/><location>Metairie, LA</location><media:description type="html"><![CDATA[<h1>Administrative Assistant</h1><p><strong>Gulf South Foot &amp; Ankle</strong><strong>Reports to: Administrator</strong></p><h2>Position Summary</h2><p>Gulf South Foot &amp; Ankle is seeking an organized, dependable Administrative Assistant to support the Administrator and help keep daily operations running smoothly. This hands-on role focuses on accounts payable, inventory and supply management, vendor coordination, and resolving routine operational issues.</p><p>The ideal candidate follows through on assignments, manages competing priorities, and takes initiative while recognizing when an issue requires the Administrator’s involvement.</p><h2>Essential Duties and Responsibilities</h2><ul><li><p><strong>Accounts payable:</strong> Review invoices for accuracy, obtain necessary approvals, enter bills into QuickBooks, coordinate timely payments, reconcile vendor statements, and resolve billing discrepancies.</p></li><li><p><strong>Inventory and supplies:</strong> Monitor inventory, coordinate supply requests, place approved orders, track deliveries, and help prevent shortages and unnecessary spending.</p></li><li><p><strong>Vendor coordination:</strong> Serve as a contact for vendors and service providers; follow up on orders, repairs, maintenance, and service concerns.</p></li><li><p><strong>Daily operational support:</strong> Respond to routine staff requests and unexpected issues, coordinate solutions, and escalate matters requiring approval or additional guidance.</p></li><li><p><strong>Administrative support:</strong> Maintain organized records, update spreadsheets, prepare correspondence and reports, and track assignments through completion.</p></li><li><p>Assist with scheduling meetings, coordinating interviews, preparing onboarding materials, and other employee-related administrative tasks as directed.</p></li><li><p>Handle phone and electronic communications professionally and route requests to the appropriate person.</p></li><li><p>Maintain confidentiality of financial, employee, patient, and business information.</p></li><li><p>Perform other related duties and special projects assigned by the Administrator.</p></li></ul><h2>Minimum Qualifications</h2><ul><li><p>High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor’s degree preferred.</p></li><li><p>At least three years of experience in administrative support, office operations, accounts payable, or a related role.</p></li><li><p>Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including creating and maintaining spreadsheets, using formulas, and sorting and filtering data.</p></li><li><p>Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook.</p></li><li><p>QuickBooks and accounts payable experience preferred.</p></li><li><p>Experience in a medical practice or healthcare setting is a plus.</p></li></ul><h2>Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities</h2><ul><li><p>Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.</p></li><li><p>Ability to prioritize competing requests and adapt when priorities change.</p></li><li><p>Practical problem-solving skills and sound judgment.</p></li><li><p>Clear, professional verbal and written communication.</p></li><li><p>Ability to work independently within established procedures and approval limits.</p></li><li><p>Comfortable working with numbers, invoices, inventory records, and spreadsheets.</p></li><li><p>Professional, approachable manner when working with staff, vendors, and management.</p></li></ul><h2>Work Environment and Physical Requirements</h2><p>This position operates in a medical office environment and involves computer work, communication with staff and vendors, movement throughout the office, and occasional handling of supplies weighing up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.</p><h2>Additional Information</h2><p>This description outlines the primary responsibilities of the position. Duties may evolve based on operational needs.</p>]]></media:description></item></channel></rss>