Director Patient Financial Services

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Responsible for overseeing the daytoday operations for the hospital and physician billing offices and providing strategic direction for all revenue cycle activities. Responsible for enhancing and maintaining a properly functioning revenue cycle process through a crossdepartment organizational structure.

The revenue cycle is defined as all administrative and clinical functions that contribute to the capture management and collection of patient service revenue. Critical responsibilities include achievement of annual and periodic goals for significant statistical indicators of revenue cycle performance and for the organizations overall

financial performance.

Demonstrate through plans and actions that there is a consistent standard of excellence to which all departmental work is expected to conform. Such a standard should be based on establishing and maintaining a constancy of purpose focusing on continuous improvement within the Directors area of influence and delivering the highest degree of quality service possible.

A minimum of 5 years management experience in the healthcare receivables field required with a work record that demonstrates:

* Indepth knowledge of hospital billing reimbursement financial eligibility and customer service
* Leadership in the core values of the organization
* Clear effective communication skills
* A mature approach to problemsolving for all types of issues
* Demonstrated leadership of a large revenue cycle team.
* Negotiating skills
* Detail orientation
* Experience with total quality management concepts and tools

* In depth working knowledge of Epic operating system
* Well versed in revenue cycle KPIs

Working knowledge in the areas of billing accounts receivable (AR) and cash management requirements regulatory requirements health insurance practices industry regulatory requirements business office operations AR and financial reporting technology basic accounting and industry standards for healthcare revenue resolution management practices.

Ability to analyze and resolve problems that affect the claim submission process regardless of whether the problem originates in an area under direct or indirect control.

Financial management skills including the ability to financially analyze data for operations budgeting auditing forecasting; basic accounting knowledge; AR and reserve analysis market analysis; staffing and financial reporting skills.

Leadership skills to motivate crossdepartmental teams performance towards excellence and develop team concepts and consensusbuilding management styles.

The ability to make a significant contribution to the organizations overall effectiveness.

Bachelors degree required preferably in business health or public administration management or a related field. Masters in hospital or business administration accounting finance or related field and closely related clinical disciple preferred.