ScionHealth is recruiting for an AVP, Revenue Cycle Operations, to join our team.

Candidate location in the Louisville, KY or Nashville, TN area preferred.

Summary:

Under the general direction of the SVP – Revenue Cycle, the AVP – Revenue Cycle Optimization is responsible for the oversight and coordination of improvement projects and initiatives in the Business Office. Works collaboratively with senior leadership to identify and develop opportunities to transform processes, improve productivity, and reduce costs while ensuring that these changes do not have an unintended negative impact to quality outcomes, patient satisfaction or employee satisfaction. Develops effective leading and lagging indicators of performance that are clearly defined and can be relied upon to effectively track improvement while ensuring no adverse impact to operations. Responsible for developing targets and goals for achievement each fiscal year that ensure the overall success of operation. Responsible to work collaboratively with the finance planning team to ensure that the targets and goals of the Business Office are appropriately integrated into the system’s budget so that there is a clear understanding and engagement across the organization to align efforts to drive to the desired outcomes. Works effectively with the Analytics leadership and team to develop data sets needed to track and measure progress towards targets. Responsible for the development of effective and insightful dashboards and analytics that clearly show the success of initiatives and the achievement of targets and goals. Responsible to work discretely and collaboratively with a variety of leaders from different operational areas in the organization to complete these tasks in an effective, cohesive and comprehensive way. Understanding that all transactions potentially have an impact to the overall operation of the organization, this position must stay aware of changes that could impact success of Revenue Cycle initiatives and continuously adapt and work with leaders to account for any impact of these changes.

Summary of Job Duties:

· Identifies and articulates the strategic direction for Revenue Cycle performance excellence and collaborates with direct reports, peer leaders, and functional leaders to drive alignment.

· Partners with senior leaders to understand current operations and identify opportunities for improvement and transformation that should be included in the optimization initiatives to support the Revenue Cycle.

· Assists with Business Office strategic plans, process improvement, reimbursement and denial management strategies in line with system goals. Works with project teams in the analysis, design, and implementation of Revenue Cycle projects.

· Utilizes & analyzes data available in the different systems and tools to drive Revenue Cycle work to focus on high priorities.

· Provides Revenue Cycle support to the Business Office, promoting strong cooperation and alignment with Contract Management, Patient Access, Coding, HIM and other System entities.

· Identifies and implements process/workflow redesign when appropriate to increase efficiencies, reduce waste (denials and adjustments), limit variation and improve Revenue Cycle outcomes.

· Monitors industry and organizational changes for opportunities and impacts to achievement of Revenue Cycle goals.

· Collaborating with the Analytics leadership and teams creating data sets, dashboards and analytic assets that clearly communicate the success of the initiatives.

· Works discretely and collaboratively with senior leadership to perform strategic analysis of organizational opportunities as well as the development of process improvement programs that support the overall transformational goals.

· Effectively communicates, to all levels of the organization, the purpose, goals, successes and challenges.

Experience:

Minimum 8 years progressive experience in health care Revenue Cycle or Finance, including performance improvement, process improvement, change management and project management.

Education:

 Bachelor's degree preferred in one of the following fields, Business Administration, Finance or a related field or equivalent experience and education.

Depending on a candidate’s qualifications, this position may be filled at a different level.