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Director of Patient Access
Job Location:
Job Location:
Lake Charles, LA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
5 September 2026 (7 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
3 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Job Description
The Director of Patient Access provides strategic and operational leadership for Patient Access services across the health system. The Director is responsible for ensuring timely accurate efficient and patient-centered access to care while optimizing front-end revenue cycle performance.
This position provides leadership over functions that may include hospital registration and admissions emergency department registration pre-registration insurance eligibility and benefits verification prior authorization and financial clearance patient estimates financial counseling point-of-service collections and related patient access activities.
The Director establishes standardized processes performance expectations and accountability across Patient Access operations and partners closely with Revenue Cycle Finance Clinical Operations Case Management/Utilization Management Information Technology Managed Care and hospital and ambulatory leadership.
Qualifications:
Education
Bachelors degree in Healthcare Administration Business Administration Finance or related field required or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Masters degree in Healthcare Administration Business Administration or related discipline preferred.
Experience
Approximately 7-10 years of progressive Patient Access Revenue Cycle or healthcare operations experience.
Approximately 5 years of progressive management experience preferably including leadership of managers or supervisors.
Experience managing Patient Access operations in an acute-care hospital or multi-site health system strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience with registration insurance verification authorization financial clearance patient estimates financial counseling and point-of-service collections.
Demonstrated success improving operational KPIs and front-end revenue cycle outcomes.
The Director of Patient Access provides strategic and operational leadership for Patient Access services across the health system. The Director is responsible for ensuring timely accurate efficient and patient-centered access to care while optimizing front-end revenue cycle performance.
This position provides leadership over functions that may include hospital registration and admissions emergency department registration pre-registration insurance eligibility and benefits verification prior authorization and financial clearance patient estimates financial counseling point-of-service collections and related patient access activities.
The Director establishes standardized processes performance expectations and accountability across Patient Access operations and partners closely with Revenue Cycle Finance Clinical Operations Case Management/Utilization Management Information Technology Managed Care and hospital and ambulatory leadership.
Qualifications:
Education
Bachelors degree in Healthcare Administration Business Administration Finance or related field required or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Masters degree in Healthcare Administration Business Administration or related discipline preferred.
Experience
Approximately 7-10 years of progressive Patient Access Revenue Cycle or healthcare operations experience.
Approximately 5 years of progressive management experience preferably including leadership of managers or supervisors.
Experience managing Patient Access operations in an acute-care hospital or multi-site health system strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience with registration insurance verification authorization financial clearance patient estimates financial counseling and point-of-service collections.
Demonstrated success improving operational KPIs and front-end revenue cycle outcomes.
Required Skills:
Patient CareHealthcare
