Card Payment Applications Analyst

Patient Access Director

BASIC FUNCTION: Position is responsible for developing, coordinating, facilitating, and implementing policies, procedures, short-term goals, and long-term goals to ensure that financial resources are maximized and financial viability is maintained for the achievement of department and organizational objectives.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Develops, facilitates, and implements policies, procedures and programs for the most effective control and utilization of financial resources.

2. Develops a short and long term plan for operation.

3. Provides, monitors, analyzes, summarizes, and communicates financial and statistical information to management.

4. Builds, develops, educates, and motivates a qualified and competent management team and supporting staff.

5. Participates in the development and evaluation of policies and programs to manage Cash Controls, Customer Service, Imaging, Refunds and business office operations.

6. Keeps abreast of and communicates all regulations and standards to staff to assure compliance with directives issued by governmental and/or regulatory agencies or third party payors.

7. Recommends and monitors all Cash Control processes for the hospital system.

8. Participates in the development, preparation and monitoring of the department budget.
REQUIREMENTS


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare, or related field or equivalent experience.

2. Must have good experience in the revenue process, scheduling patients, billing, collections, registration, and Quality control.

3. Five years of experience in patient access, patient accounting, and/or financial services.

4. Prefer someone who has managed physician's offices and had prior management experience in a hospital business office.

5. Need a strong type A personality with good management and leadership skills.

6. Healthcare billing experience is very important.