About the role
Lead healthcare collections and revenue cycle operations, driving strong financial performance, efficient processes, and high team productivity. This role oversees insurance follow-up, denial management, appeals, payment reconciliation, and accounts receivable activities while supporting continuous improvement across the organisation.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and manage healthcare collections teams, providing direction, coaching, mentoring, and performance support.
- Oversee insurance follow-up, denial management, appeals, payment reconciliation, and accounts receivable management.
- Monitor collection metrics, key performance indicators, productivity reports, and financial performance data.
- Develop and implement initiatives to improve productivity, employee engagement, collections performance, and operational efficiency.
- Guide teams through process and organisational change while maintaining service quality and compliance.
- Analyse payer performance and resolve issues involving commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Workers' Compensation, managed care, and government payer guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA, healthcare regulations, payer contractual requirements, and applicable revenue cycle policies.
- Use electronic health records, practice management systems, clearinghouses, revenue cycle software, reporting tools, and Microsoft Excel to manage and analyse operational data.
- Prepare reports and communicate performance insights, risks, and recommendations across all organisational levels.
- Prioritise multiple projects, resolve operational challenges, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
What we're looking for
- At least 5 years of progressive experience in medical billing, insurance collections, or revenue cycle management.
- At least 3 years of management or supervisory experience leading healthcare collections teams.
- Extensive knowledge of healthcare revenue cycle processes and payer requirements.
- Strong understanding of commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Workers' Compensation, managed care, and government payer guidelines.
- Demonstrated experience analysing collection metrics, KPIs, productivity reports, and financial performance data.
- Strong coaching, mentoring, conflict resolution, employee development, analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across all organisational levels.
- Experience with electronic health records, practice management systems, clearinghouses, and revenue cycle software.
- Knowledge of HIPAA, healthcare compliance regulations, and payer contractual requirements.
- Healthcare industry experience is required; home health billing experience is preferred.
- Experience with reporting tools and Microsoft Excel for data analysis is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Finance, or a related field.
- An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.