Epic RCM & Patient Access Applications Director
Baton Rouge, LA - USA
Job Summary
Job Summary:
The Epic RCM and Patient Access Application Director leads the strategic execution oversight enhancement implementation and optimization for all revenue cycle area application components (Patient Access Authorizations HIM Professional Billing & Hospital Billing). This Director will be responsible for providing day-to-day direction and support to staff liaise between Leadership IS and hospital staff develop plans gather projects scope requirements design and technical documents implementation planning information management coordinate with vendors support the department and/or staff training programs to meet the goals objectives and needs of the organization. The Director is responsible for translating the mission strategic goals and program priorities of the organization into department operations. The Director will have oversight over billing patient and HIM application managers and staff. Director must have a passion for change and identifying better ways to do things. Director must be an effective communicator and independent worker who will be an industry leader in changing how healthcare technology is configured delivered and supported.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead the strategic execution oversight enhancement implementation and optimization of all non-clinical components of Epic revenue cycle applications including HB PB HIM Cadence Prelude and ADT
- Proactively communicate status of key activities risks and issues to the project manager as needed
- Maintaining the scope schedule and quality of the project of all clinical applications
- Work closely with the CIO Executive Director project directors and project managers to coordinate build/update activities
- Ensure that the revenue cycle community is engaged in the build and maintenance of EHR activities
- Advising and coaching team members by providing guidance on issues key success factors of the project and lessons learned
- Sharing with team members the positive effects of innovation and system capabilities
- Managing the project from an organizational perspective while attending to detailed tasks
- Identifying and troubleshooting issues
- Guiding workflow design building and testing the system and analyzing other technical issues associated with Epic Foundation and ancillary system software
- Serving as a liaison between organizational needs and IS staff
- Maintaining regular communication with Epic representatives including participating in weekly project team meetings
- Working with Epic representatives your organizations business community and end users to ensure the system meets the organizations business needs in regards to the project deliverables and timeline
- Coordinates and collaborates with administrative teams business leaders information technology financial services and quality/regulatory/risk management among others in the development and configuration of technology that assist users and clinicians in their delivery of care.
- Developing an understanding of operational needs to set the direction for the organizations workflows
- Participating in training and working with end users
- Reviewing the status of projects and issues on an ongoing basis with leadership
- Holding weekly communications with team members to discuss the status of deliverables shared issues endâuser concerns budget and upcoming milestones
- Owning integrated efforts that span multiple applications such as BCA Cutover Meditech Financial applications
- Assist with the IS budgeting process including operational and capital budgets
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree from an accredited college or university is required preferably in computer science finance or related field masters degree preferred in computer science or related field.
- Revenue cycle management HIM and/or billing experience as a supervisor or manager in a hospital academic medical center or healthcare setting.
- Prior Epic system experience and/or certifications highly preferred.
- Prior experience with technical support and patient health information security management around the electronic medical record health systems.
- Documented success in addressing business needs with information management solutions and practices and leading the design development deployment and support of clinical information systems.
- Proven ability to organize and effectively manage a complex cross-segment business change initiative.
- Demonstrated leadership ability and interpersonal effectiveness required to work collaboratively with multiple disciplines e.g. physicians administrative external agencies and vendors.
- Critical thinking problem solving and negotiation skills.
- Solid experience in understanding clinical workflow.
- Organizational skills along with attention to detail and the ability to achieve deadlines in a complex dynamic environment.
- Ability to direct educate and manage the hospital clinicians and staff.
Compensation commensurate with experience.
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