Director, Patient Access Service Area 3

Trinity Health

$83K — $137K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
  • 7-10 years of direct experience in revenue cycle operations and analytics.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience in a multi-facility health system or revenue cycle consulting.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is advantageous.
  • A Master's degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee Patient Access support for a multi-health ministry 24/7 operation.
  • Lead and guide region leaders in developing strategies to meet performance goals.
  • Collaborate across service areas to ensure strategy consistency.
  • Standardize policies and processes for operational optimization.
  • Measure and report KPIs and metrics related to value delivery.
  • Provide leadership for the colleague lifecycle.
  • Maintain awareness of industry developments and ensure compliance with regulations.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment focused on consistent operational success.
  • Opportunity for influence in strategic health ministry decisions.
  • Access to professional development opportunities within a large health system.
Full Job Description
Employment Type:
Full timeShift:

Description:

Purpose

Responsible for oversight and management of all aspects of Patient Access support to a multi-health ministry 24 / 7 operation: including all hospital points of scheduling, financial counseling, authorizations, Medicaid eligibility, denials & registration. Accountable for leading, guiding, & directing the Trinity Health regional area functional responsibilities. Enables regional level strategy to address internal or external business & regulatory issues; provides functional expertise & ensures fulfillment of performance & service standards. Responsible for consistent operating performance & achieving financial goals. Identifies, defines & solves complex problems that impact the management & direction of the business; Collaborates with Service Area, Regions, & Health Ministries to ensure consistency & integration of strategy & operations. Maintaining awareness of new industry developments & standards. Provides decision support, operations & / or optimization leadership focus.

Essential Functions

Our Trinity Health Culture: Knows, understands, incorporates & demonstrates our Trinity Health Mission, Values, Vision, Actions & Promise in behaviors, practices & decisions.

Leadership

Providing advice, guidance & leadership to RHM & Region leaders in developing strategies & in the achievement of performance goals.
• Enable Collaboration across & within service area, RHM & Regions to ensure consistency & integration of strategy & operations

Direction & Growth

Providing advice, guidance, & leadership to service area, functional area, RHM, & Regions.
• Leading standardization / systemness & optimization of policy, process, methodology, establishing a national community of practice
• Oversee Vendor/Contract Labor Management including centralizing strategy & optimizing spend

Strategic Support & Accountability

Collaborates in system-wide strategy development & deployment of functional area priorities & initiatives
• Responsible for supporting regional efforts to comply with functional area priorities
• Accountable for the selection, evaluation, & overall success of the functional leadership teams
• Organization-wide focal point for establishing functional strategies & governance over financials & staffing
• Accountable for communication between service area, functional area, RHM, & Regions leader

Operational Delivery

Responsible for measuring & reporting KPIs/metrics & value delivery

Providing advice, guidance, & leadership for the colleague life cycle

Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, state & local laws/regulations, Trinity Health Integrity & Compliance Program & Code of Conduct, as well as other policies, procedures & guidelines in to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical & professional behavior & safe work practices.



Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or other related field, or an equivalent combination of education & experience.

Seven (7) to ten (10) years of direct & progressively more responsible experience in revenue cycle operations, revenue analytics & metrics revenue management.

Minimum of five (5) years leadership experience in a multi-facility, integrated health care delivery system, or revenue cycle consulting experience.

Additional Qualifications (nice to have)

Master's degree preferred.

Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

Physical & Mental Requirements & Working Conditions

Indirect / Healthcare Support Services: (OSHA: Healthcare support services mean services that facilitate the provision of healthcare services.)
  • Rare clinical / patient facing work environment.
  • Includes continuous work time indoors (subject to travel requirements) under temperature-controlled & well-lit conditions; may encounter occasional variable external environmental conditions.
  • Includes occasional lifting, up to 30 pounds unassisted, frequent travel & use of computer; Includes continuous sitting & may require rare long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, bending, pulling & pushing.

Direct Healthcare & Indirect / Support Healthcare Services: must be able to:
  • Adapt to frequent interruptions, shifting priorities & stressful situations; Attend to tasks until complete, understand & relate to complex ideas & concepts & be able to remember multiple tasks & regimens extending over long periods of time & work on concurrent tasks / projects.
  • Read small print, frequent ability to hear normal sounds & voice patterns, able to give / receive instructions & other verbal communications in-person & over the phone / computer / device / equipment assigned with some background noise.
  • Perform frequent manual dexterity activities & occasional grasping/handling.
  • Continuous attention to maintain a safe working environment & use of available personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Comply with Trinity Health's policies & procedures.


KEY: Average Workday Activity: Occasional (1% - 33%), Frequent (34% - 66%), Continuous (67% - 100%)

*References OSHA 1910.502 https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.502

ADDENDUM: Functional Roles

N/A

The above statements provide a representative description of the nature & level of work being performed by persons assigned to positions within this job description. This is not an exhaustive list of essential functions, conditions, & duties; other job-related tasks may be required. Additional detail may be provided by policies, procedures, guidelines, protocols, standards, & other communications. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered in compliance with federal, state, & local law.

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