Director, Revenue Cycle & Cash Flow Optimization

FastMed Urgent Care; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

FastMed Urgent Care is seeking a Director of Revenue Cycle Management in Durham, NC to lead day-to-day revenue cycle operations and drive policies, objectives, and initiatives for improved financial performance.

The role requires leadership, analytics, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to optimize patient access, billing, coding, collections, and denials management while ensuring regulatory compliance and high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Managing Processes, Financial Software, Developing Standards, Audit, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Tracking Budget Expenses, Financial Skills, Analyzing Information, Developing Budgets, Performance Management

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for the revenue cycle function of the organization. Communicate organizational priorities, monitor and adjust work assignments, recommend and implement process changes that lead to successful revenue cycle outcomes.
• Oversee and manage entire revenue cycle including patient access, billing, coding, collections, and denial management; develop and implement strategies to optimize revenue cycle performance, reduce denials, and improve cash flow.
• Recommend and implement operational changes that will improve service, productivity, quality and/or financial performance of the organization.
• Develop, track and analyze performance metrics related to provider revenue cycle and shares data with ELT to drive improvement.
• Ensure compliance with relevant billing and coding regulations set by federal and state governmental agencies and industry standards. Stay updated with changes in regulations and implement necessary modifications to billing practice.
• Monitors and analyzes revenue cycle metrics to identify trends and opportunities. Initiates and implements processes and training to reduce denials and monitors performance to ensure complete resolution.
• Spearhead contract negotiations with payor sources (i.e. federal health care programs and Third-Party).
• Responsible for the effective management and leadership of a team. This includes, but is not limited to: hiring, training, coaching, evaluating and managing performance, allocating compensation, effectively handling employee relations issues, managing terminations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed Strive to embody Fastmed's core values of STAT (Service, Teamwork, Accountability, Transparency) and embrace Fastmed's philosophy of Compassionate Hospitality.

Skills

Managing Processes

Financial Software

Developing Standards

Audit

Accounting

Corporate Finance

Tracking Budget Expenses

Financial Skills

Analyzing Information

Developing Budgets

Performance Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, Finance and/or Accounting

Master's degree preferred (MHA or MBA)

Job description

FastMed Urgent Care is seeking a Director of Revenue Cycle Management in Durham, NC to lead day-to-day revenue cycle operations and drive policies, objectives, and initiatives for improved financial performance.

The role requires leadership, analytics, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to optimize patient access, billing, coding, collections, and denials management while ensuring regulatory compliance and high-quality outcomes.