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Job Description
- Req#: R017491
- Defines and establishes strategic direction, priorities, accountabilities, and ongoing quality improvement related to onsite Revenue Cycle operations in conjunction with centralized Revenue Cycle operations leadership.
- Conducts client analyses and provides recommendations, requiring strategic innovative thinking skills, and complex cross-functional operations experience.
- Creates and maintains onsite operations strategic integration plans with clearly defined objectives, desired outcomes, and timelines of implementation.
- Develops long-range strategic plans for systems and processes that support a high performing, patient-centered revenue cycle.
- Develops strategies to identify root cause surrounding client issues and concerns and works with revenue cycle or onsite leadership at client site to create processes to address those issues and potential improvements.
- Maintains strong understanding of revenue cycle metrics and leads team in building plans to support operational departments to achieve best practice performance through strong analytical capabilities, process improvement identification, and technology enhancements.
- Develops strategy to impact poor performance and directs the implementation and client buy-in for recommended solutions.
- Develops/ adheres to specific objectives and performance standards as defined by client and statement of work, including but not limited to, AR aging, denial management and self-pay and POS collections / patient experience improvement.
- Responsible for influencing change related to the key functions of Revenue Cycle.
- Collaborates with various revenue cycle departments to obtain innovative initiatives to achieve optimal results.
- Identifies gaps in client support/performance and proposes solutions (e.g. technology, services) to drive performance improvement
- Has strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build relationships and organization alignment, influence decisions, engage onsite operational teams and drive results.
- Participates and leads program level meetings with program stakeholders.
- Works closely with CFO and other client leadership to support analysis, reporting and service line development
- Acts as Client Revenue Cycle expert and ensures prompt communication of emerging changes related to payer policies, contracting, regulatory updates and compliance requirements
- Assists client leadership in understanding back-office metrics, tools, and reports.
- Facilitates monthly client meeting to review the revenue cycle operations performance and opportunities for improvement, strategic initiatives, partnership opportunities and escalated client support needs
- Provides weekly and monthly standard reports to client leadership.
- Proactively plan for succession in key positions and lead the planning for coverage when vacancies occur (utilize float pools where applicable) to eliminate negative impact to facilities experiencing vacancies.
- Participates in candidate identification and consideration when filling open positions.
- Leads the process for onboarding new leadership at assigned locations.
- Performs staff reviews and prepares performance documents for direct reports
- Leadership Decision Making - Makes day-to-day leadership decisions by securing and comparing information from multiple sources to identify issues; commits to an action after weighing alternative solutions against important criteria; effectively communicates decisions to the appropriate people and teams and holds them accountable. Drives results.
- Coaching & Building Talent - Achieves results through other leaders by empowering them and providing feedback, instruction and development (coaching the coach) to develop their own associates; plans and supports the growth of individual skills and abilities in preparation for their next role (building bench); focuses on retention of high performers.
- Delegation - Successfully shares authority and responsibilities with others to move decision making and accountability downward through the organization while accomplishing strategic priorities; maintains personal ownership of outcomes without excessive involvement.
- Leading Teams - Inspires and sustains team unity and engagement by developing, motivating, and guiding the team to achieve results together through productive relationships and work.
- Executive Communication - Clearly and succinctly conveys information and ideas; communicates in a focused and compelling way that captures and holds others’ attention (appropriate, impactful, and clear).
- Program/Project Management - Demonstrates high accountability and responsibility for projects and programs from inception through completion/implementation; manages budget and resource planning and awareness to ensure maximized output, reduced waste and exceptional results.
- Exhibits strong strategic, analytical, project management, communication, and team leadership skills.
- Willingness to learn new technology, tools, and procedures to address short term and long challenges.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Participates in the organization’s continuing reassessment of its growth and operational efficiencies.
- Communicates effectively while presenting complex information to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrates the ability to maintain standards of confidentiality.
- Understanding of organization context and be able to identify and engage relevant stakeholders to remove barriers.
- Demonstrates high proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams
- Demonstrates emotional intelligence while recognizing the needs of others.
- Ability to coach and develop others.
- Uses data to make informed decisions.
- Comfortably works with executives at all levels.
- Exhibits executive presence.
- Achieves results through effective leadership.
Innovation
Work-Life Flexibility
Leadership
Purpose + Values
- Associate Benefits – We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial health of you and your family, including healthcare, time off, retirement, and well-being programs.
- Our Culture – Ensemble is a place where associates can do their best work and be their best selves. We put people first, last and always. Our culture is rooted in collaboration, growth, and innovation.
- Growth – We invest in your professional development. Each associate will earn a professional certification relevant to their field and can obtain tuition reimbursement.
- Recognition – We offer quarterly and annual incentive programs for all employees who go beyond and keep raising the bar for themselves and the company.
Thank you for considering a career at Ensemble Health Partners!
Ensemble Health Partners is a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management solutions for health systems, including hospitals and affiliated physician groups. They offer end-to-end revenue cycle solutions as well as a comprehensive suite of point solutions to clients across the country.
Ensemble keeps communities healthy by keeping hospitals healthy. We recognize that healthcare requires a human touch, and we believe that every touch should be meaningful. This is why our people are the most important part of who we are. By empowering them to challenge the status quo, we know they will be the difference
The Opportunity:
Freque travel is expected with this role.
The Director is responsible for day to day client operations and the planning, development, and implementation of policies, objectives and initiatives for acute or physician revenue cycle activities including outsourced vendors, clients and in-house functional areas of Patient Access (including but not limited to Patient Scheduling, Pre-Access/Registration, Registration Admissions, and Financial Counseling), Health Information Management (including but not limited to Site Medical Records management, Release of Information, Transcription), and Patient Financial Services (including but not limited to Billing, Charge Master/Revenue Integrity, Insurance Follow-Up, Customer Service, Cash Posting, Denials Management, Payment Variance, and Collections). This position reviews and implements systematic approaches to maximize revenue and cash flow and to ensure results are consistently delivered. As the face of Ensemble, this person is responsible for forming and nurturing relationships with the client and meeting client performance expectations through influence and direction of client and Ensemble operations. This position is required to communicate organizational values and positive leadership to all associates within the organization.
Client Integration & Strategic Alignment
Performance Management
Relationship Management
People Management
Job Competencies
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
#LI-AH2
Join an award-winning company
Three-time winner of “Best in KLAS” 2020-2022
2022 Top Workplaces Healthcare Industry Award
2022 Top Workplaces USA Award
2022 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards
Bottom line, we believe in empowering people and giving them the tools and resources needed to thrive. A few of those include:
Ensemble Health Partners is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Ensemble Health Partners also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.
Ensemble Health Partners provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law. If you require accommodation in the application process, please contact TA@ensemblehp.com.
About the company
Ensemble Health Partners is the leading revenue cycle management company for hospitals. We build relationships & find the best solutions to your challenges.
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