Advocate Health Care

Director Patient Accounting

Advocate Health Care$90K — $110K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in healthcare revenue cycle management.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to direct and administer ongoing operations.
  • Analytical mindset for data analysis and reporting on financial performance.
  • Knowledge of billing, collections, and cash management practices.
  • Familiarity with regulatory compliance in healthcare finance.

Responsibilities

  • Direct and oversee policies for Patient Financial Services operations.
  • Ensure timely completion of billing, collections, and accounts receivable tasks.
  • Investigate and resolve inefficiencies in business office functions.
  • Collaborate with other departments for accurate billing processes.
  • Manage cash areas to reflect financial health through accurate reports.
  • Analyze data to prepare performance reports and manage financial write-offs.
  • Promote continuous improvement in the revenue cycle management.

Benefits

  • Full-time position with Monday to Friday schedule.
  • Onsite work environment provides direct team collaboration.
  • Opportunities for continuous improvement and professional growth.
  • Contribute to the hospital's mission of patient-centered care.
Full Job Description
Department:
Scotland Memorial Hospital - Patient Financial Services

Status:
Full time

Shift:
1st (United States of America)

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

M-F 9-5 onsite

Job Description:
1.Directs, administers and sets policies for all operations, programs and activities related to PFS.
2.Oversees the timely completion of all essential business office function, including billing, collections, cash posting, scheduling, registrations, and accounts receivable management.
3.Investigates and addresses inefficiencies.
4.Coordinates with leaders in other departments, such as medical records, coding, CDI and clinical staff to ensure timely and accurate billing.
5.Oversees cash management areas to ensure the organization financial health is accurately reflected in reconciliation, cash flow and cash posting reports.
6.Analyzes data and prepare reports on collections performance, payer reimbursement, and preventable write offs.
7.Ensures timely Charity Care and Bad Debt Processing.
8.Drives continuous improvement in Revenue Cycle by identifying and implementing strategic goals within PFS.
9.Maintains in-depth knowledge of and ensures compliance with regulations and standards issued by applicable governmental/regulatory agencies or third parties
10.Executes excellent customer service and professionalism when interacting with staff, vendor, payers, patients and their families to ensure all are treated with kindness and respect.
11.Contributes to the success of the organization by complying with all standards, expectations and core values.
12.Ensures timely Charity Care and Bad Debt processing.
13.Performs other duties as assigned.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
Learn more about Advocate Health Care
Size
75,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1976

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