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Job Title

• Senior Manager of Patient Access Services
• South Submarket

Location

Akron

Facility

Akron General Medical Center:

Department

Patient Registration-Cleveland Clinic Akron General:

Job Code

T34065

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-5:30am

Job Summary

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Senior Manager of Patient Access Services is responsible for decision support, organizational planning and operational leadership toward revenue support with the South Submarket. Here, you will oversee five Managers of Patient Access across different hospital within the region and their teams, consisting of around 250 caregivers in total. You will participate in the application of relevant systems and software applications as well as provide operational support and assistance to the Director toward the accurate and timely resolution of RCM processes and/or patient revenue generated as a result of effective and efficient reimbursement, billing, collection and HIM/CDI processes. This role is vital to Cleveland Clinic’s mission and vision as you will provide supervisory and managerial leadership execution over a myriad of caregivers at the front line of administration and the patient access support services division.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8: 00AM – 5:30PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide management supervision and operational direction to the efforts of assigned hospital admitting departments.

• Oversee other professionals and other subordinate supervisors.

• Lead relevant software applications.

• Provide service for revenue cycle management processes.

• Participate with the Director to assume accountability for operation of the department to include budget preparation, salary administration, equipment purchases and establishment of annual goals and objectives.

• Communicate Cleveland Clinic performance expectations of Patients First and support corporate goals for revenue cycle management.

• Ensure consistent implementation of Cleveland Clinic corporate financial and Revenue Cycle Management policies and procedures.

• Participate in oversight of operations and system upgrades, integrity and/or conversion.

• Ensure compliance with all federal, state and local regulations governing rendered patient services and reimbursement.

• Ensure required communication to various CCHS and hospital leadership, clinical practices, administrators and divisional chairmen.

• Recommend, implement and monitor revenue cycle management solutions, strategies and systems.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, HIM or other applicable field of study

• Seven years of experience in a hospital or multi-hospital system that includes management experience

• OR 11 years of successful Revenue Cycle Management experience, with four or more years in a management role may substitute the degree requirement

• Knowledge of third-party hospital billing, contractual, compliance regulations, hospital billing practices and HIM processes

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Master’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, HIM or another applicable field

• HIM and Clinical Documentation Improvement areas: Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)

• Coding area: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)

• Demonstrated understanding of automated processes, electronic data interchange and associated operational processes

• EPIC scheduling experience

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.

• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods.

• Ability to work with physical records or operate a computer or other office equipment.

• In some locations, ability to travel throughout the hospital system.

• In some locations ability to move up to 25 lbs.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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