Executive Director Hospital Patient Accounting

Job Description Summary

The Executive Director, Hospital Patient Accounting, is responsible for leading the strategic development, implementation, management and monitoring of the accounts receivable function of the Medical University Hospital Authority.

The position is responsible for ensuring accounts receivable processes are effective, efficient and consistent with industry best practices, resulting in full, appropriate collections and excellent customer service performance for MUHA.

The Executive Director helps establish, monitor and realize key performance benchmarks, consistent with industry best practices. Key constituents include Managed Care, IT and operational leaders.

Ensures compliance with all regulatory and reimbursement requirements.

This is a Charleston, SC based position. On-site presence is mandatory.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC002309 SYS - Hospital Patient Accounting

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-38

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and guidance to Hospital Patient Accounting leaders and staff. Provide ongoing mentorship to subordinate leaders. Ensure access to relevant professional development opportunities. Develop a succession planning pipeline for revenue cycle leadership.

•  Collaborate with executive leadership to identify opportunities for improving cash flow. Develop and execute business plans to maximize revenue cycle performance utilizing information technology and innovative practices. Direct central billing office ensuring multi-entity system integration. Introduce innovations to maximize revenue cycle operations. 

• Develop strategies across all functional departments to optimize cash collections, reduce days in AR, and reduce primary and terminal denials.

• Work with executive leadership to set revenue cycle standards and develop performance goals. Establish Hospital Patient Accounting organizational structure to accomplish goals and facilitate growth.

Physical Requirements: Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing, walking and sitting. Ability to bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, possess good finger dexterity, perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders, reach in all directions. Maintain 20/40 vision corrected, see and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance, work in a latex safe environment and work indoors.  Frequently lift and/or carry objects weighing 20 lbs (+/-) unassisted. Lift from 36” to overhead 15 lbs.  Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces.

Additional Job Description

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree and fifteen (15) years of healthcare work experience in the revenue cycle, ten (10) years of experience in a progressive healthcare management role, preferably at a director level within Patient Access. 

Master’s Degree preferred.  Epic experience highly desirable.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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