Associate Director, Revenue Cycle & Coding Leadership

Cooper University Health Care; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 62,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Cooper University Health Care in Camden, NJ seeks an Associate Director of Revenue Cycle to lead professional revenue cycle initiatives across the Surgical Services Institute. You will collaborate with physicians, administrators, and finance to maximize revenue integrity and improve access, while ensuring regulatory compliance and strong patient experiences.

The role requires 7–10 years in healthcare revenue cycle and at least 5 years in leadership, with a Bachelor's degree in a related field; a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Finance, or related field required.
• Master's degree (MHA, MBA, MPH, or related discipline) preferred.
• Certified coder certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for all professional revenue cycle functions across the Surgical Services Institute.
• Develop and implement revenue cycle strategies that improve collections, reduce denials, optimize reimbursement, and strengthen financial performance.
• Monitor and improve key performance metrics including charge capture, coding accuracy, accounts receivable, denial rates, clean claim rate, reimbursement, lag days, and cash collections.
• Partner with Practice Administrators, Division Chiefs, physicians, and Revenue Cycle leadership to identify opportunities for operational improvement.
• Collaborate with Coding, Patient Access, Patient Financial Services, Managed Care, Compliance, Clinical Documentation Integrity, and Finance to improve revenue integrity.
• Lead denial prevention and appeals strategies through root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
• Oversee revenue cycle dashboards and reporting, providing actionable recommendations to executive leadership.
• Ensure timely and accurate charge capture and documentation processes across all surgical specialties.
• Identify opportunities to optimize scheduling, registration, authorizations, referrals, and front-end workflows that impact reimbursement.
• Lead multidisciplinary performance improvement initiatives utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
• Maintain compliance with federal and state regulations, payer requirements, CMS guidelines, and organizational policies.
• Support physician onboarding, education, and ongoing training related to documentation, coding, and revenue optimization.
• Develop business cases and financial analyses supporting new clinical programs and growth initiatives.
• Foster strong relationships across clinical, operational, and financial teams to drive accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Analytics

Process Improvement

Communication

Relationship Management

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration/Business/Finance

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Epic

Job description

Cooper University Health Care in Camden, NJ seeks an Associate Director of Revenue Cycle to lead professional revenue cycle initiatives across the Surgical Services Institute. You will collaborate with physicians, administrators, and finance to maximize revenue integrity and improve access, while ensuring regulatory compliance and strong patient experiences.

The role requires 7–10 years in healthcare revenue cycle and at least 5 years in leadership, with a Bachelor's degree in a related field; a