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Catholic Health System

Vice President Revenue Cycle

Catholic Health System, Buffalo, New York, United States, 14266

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Salary:

206,349-309,543

Facility:

Administrative Regional Training Cntr

Shift:

Shift 1

Status:

Executive

FTE:

1.000000

Bargaining Unit:

ACE Associates

Exempt from Overtime:

Exempt: Yes

Work Schedule:

Days

Hours:

Summary: An integral component of our delivery system is the accurate, appropriate and timely recognition of revenue. The Vice President, Revenue Cycle participates in strategy, leads operations and optimization of revenue capture and collection across the enterprise. This role is accountable for guiding decisions around the necessary resources, systems, tools, processes, procedures, policies and investments to fully realize revenue associated with the CHS services delivered. This position has direct oversight over the following sections of the revenue cycle:

Patient Access

Health Information Management

Coding and Coding Education

Inpatient, Outpatient and Ambulatory Clinical Documentation Integrity

Tumor Registry

Birth Registry

CHS Charge Masters

Revenue Integrity

Billing, Follow Up and Collections, Denials, Cash Processing, Contract Implementation, Regulatory Compliance, Provision for Charity Care and Bad Debt Processes spanning all the entities within Catholic Health.

This role also has secondary oversight for inpatient clinical denials, Utilization Management and vendor performance of Healthcare Solutions WNY as it relates to professional revenue cycle activities for Catholic Health entities.

Revenue Cycle Operations and Performance:

Catholic Health Acute Care Facilities

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

Sisters of Charity Hospital

Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph Campus

Kenmore Mercy Hospital

Mount St. Mary's Hospital

Lockport Memorial Hospital, a campus of Mount St. Mary's Hospital

Catholic Health Employed Physician Groups

Catholic Health Home and Community Based Care

Trinity Medical, WNY

Education:

Bachelor's Degree required

Master's Degree in a Finance or related field preferred

RHIA, CCS, CPC or RHIT certification preferred

Experience:

Adept at navigating technology; experience leveraging systems to improve efficiency and maximize performance

Existing experience or a demonstrated interest in examining and re-engineering operations, processes and procedures

Demonstrated ability to make quality and metric based strategic business decisions

Knowledge of HIPAA, JCAHO and other compliance requirements for the Medical Record

Knowledge of ICD coding, working knowledge of coding for third party payers including CMS and NYS guidelines including SPARCs reporting

Knowledge and understanding of current healthcare financial challenges including the changing industry dynamic and the anticipated impact of reform; ability to connect these challenges to the revenue cycle for operational improvement opportunities

Possesses strong project, process and change management skills and is able to prioritize and adjust based on the changing needs of the organization

Demonstrated ability to express ideas logically, cogently and persuasively. Possesses exceptional communication and presentation skills

Demonstrated skill in critical thinking, diplomacy and relationship building required

Highly developed communication skills, successfully demonstrated in effectively working with a wide variety of people in both individual and group settings

Demonstrated problem solving and inductive reasoning skills, which manifest themselves in creative solutions to operational skills

Organizes and manages work to achieve results and tracks performance so that problems are detected early and prevented

Exhibits a consistent commitment to continuous improvement

Provides leadership as indicated by the ability to get individuals or groups to accomplish task and accept ideas

Demonstrates interest in employee development and ability in interpersonal communications, especially exhibiting sensitivity to employee's needs

Ability to operationalize a vision and manage change to drive success

Demonstrates skill in the use of technology and reporting software

Other competencies and characteristics

Other Competencies and Characteristics:

Has a direct, honest, open and highly professional style; is thoughtful, intentional, and collaborative; encourages input and ideas from others

A change agent, possesses vision with the ability to motivate others to execution

A visible leader who maintains equitable presence across all functional areas

Is highly organized and disciplined with a strong work ethic and sense of urgency

Is committed to high quality service approach that improves patient, resident, physician and stakeholder satisfaction

Courageous and possesses a strong ability to encourage and challenge the thinking of others in a diplomatic and constructive manner

Ability to lead through influence, achieve support for initiatives and build consensus among stakeholders. A leadership style that encourages teamwork, accountability, communication and service orientation

Is a self-starter, decisive, intuitive, and quick study - recognizes and values processes but is not constrained by them. Is a creative problem solver with a "big picture" perspective

Leader with proven ability to develop, engage, challenge, and mentor others; possesses core management skills that include the ability to interface and collaborate effectively with management, staff and senior executives

A creative, results oriented and values driven professional; highly analytical and able to make crisp decisions based on sound analysis of data

Working Conditions:

Office environment

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