Patient Access or Patient Business Services Supervisor

Full Job Description

• 1-2 years of current hospital supervisory experience.
• Bilingual in Spanish
• Knowledge of EMTALA and CMS regulations pertaining to ER registration practices.

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Requirements

Examples of Essential Duties (may include but not limited to)

• Supervise the activities and day-to-day operations of one or more patient access or patient business services/revenue cycle functions: admitting, insurance billing, charge description master, clinic registration and scheduling, cashiering, revenue cycle/collection, provider relations, patient eligibility, and financial counseling at RUHS; review and evaluate policies and procedures in terms of RUHS goals.

• Assist in developing, updating, and implementing policies and procedures to ensure the most efficient methods of achieving patient access or revenue/patient business services goals and objectives, including admitting patients, billing fiscal intermediaries, and maximizing collections of delinquent accounts.

• Evaluate work performance and progress of subordinate employees; develop and implement comprehensive training programs for division personnel; perform or review patient financial evaluations and recommend payment and free care arrangements as appropriate.

• Provide technical guidance to staff on the most difficult and complex work of unit; coordinate the work of units supervised with other RUHS departments, County departments, and external fiscal intermediaries to ensure the accurate flow of information and to solve mutual problems.

• May participate in contract negotiations with fiscal intermediaries; analyze and prepare a variety of detailed financial and statistical reports.

Qualifications

Recruiting Guidelines

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree, preferably with major coursework in business, public, healthcare, or hospital administration or a closely related field. (Additional journey level experience related to patient access or revenue cycle or patient business services function in a hospital or health care agency may substitute for the required education on the basis of 30 semester or 45 quarter units equaling one year of full-time experience).

Experience: One year of supervisory experience over a patient access or revenue cycle or patient business services function, including billing, collections, admissions, or financial counseling activities in a hospital or health care agency.

Knowledge of: The principles and practices involved in insurance billing, admitting and registration, provider relations, revenue cycle, and credit and collection activities; laws, rules, regulations, and policies affecting patient access and revenue cycle functions; the principles and techniques of supervision, staff utilization, and training.

Ability to: Organize, coordinate, and supervise the work of subordinate staff; develop instructional materials; analyze situations and recommend appropriate actions; establish and maintain effective working relationships with medical staff, fiscal intermediary representatives, and others; prepare clear and concise oral and written reports.

Additional Information

BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.