Patient Access Manager

Ensemble Health Partners; Francis (AL); On-site; USD 63,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Incentives

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Certifications

Comprehensive Benefits

Career Advancement

Job summary

Ensemble Health Partners seeks a Manager of Patient Access to lead admissions, registration and financial services at acute care locations. You will coach staff, optimize staffing, and align processes with organizational goals to improve patient access outcomes.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, AI-enabled process enhancements, and collaboration with the Director of Patient Access to meet performance targets in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–3 year’s management experience in healthcare industry.
• Patient Access experience with managed care/insurance or call center preferred
• Experience with Microsoft a must
• Ability to balance numerous priorities
• Demonstrated advanced usage of AI for process improvements

Responsibilities

• Manage admissions, registration, and financial services at acute care locations.
• Develop staffing, schedules, and goals for the department.
• Collect and interpret performance data to drive revenue cycle improvements.
• Provide training, education, goal-setting, and performance interventions.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Management

Healthcare

Microsoft Office

Prioritization

AI for process improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Management/Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Thank you for considering a career at Ensemble!

Ensemble is a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management solutions for health systems, including hospitals and affiliated physician groups. They offer end-to-end revenue cycle solutions as well as a comprehensive suite of point solutions to clients across the country.

Ensemble keeps communities healthy by keeping hospitals healthy. We recognize that healthcare requires a human touch, and we believe that every touch should be meaningful. This is why our people are the most important part of who we are. By empowering them to challenge the status quo, we know they will be the difference!

O.N.E Purpose

• Customer Obsession: Consistently provide exceptional experiences for our clients, patients, and colleagues by understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations.
• Embracing New Ideas: Continuously innovate by embracing emerging technology and fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation.
• Striving for Excellence: Execute at a high level by demonstrating our “Best in KLAS” Ensemble Difference Principles and consistently delivering outstanding results.

The Opportunity

Career Opportunity Offering

• Bonus Incentives
• Paid Certifications
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Career Advancement
• This position pays between $63,100 - $78,875 based on experience

*This position is an on-site role, and candidates must be able to work on-site at Bon Secours - St Francis - Downtown in Greenville, SC

By embodying our core purpose of customer obsession, new ideas, and driving innovation, and delivering excellence, you will help ensure that every touchpoint is meaningful and contributes to our mission of redefining the possible in healthcare.

The Manager of Patient Access is responsible for planning, developing, organizing, and managing the Patient Access department and is responsible for performance and effectiveness of these department(s). The Manager will be responsible for the coaching and development of all staff performing these functions and implementing short and long-term plans and objectives to improve customer service and collect quality information. As a subject matter expert, this person must provide leadership and contribute to the revenue cycle and organizational goals and is responsible for meeting the mission and goals of Ensemble Health Partners, as well as meeting regulatory compliance requirements. The Manager of Patient Access will work closely with the Director of Patient Access to align processes and procedures with Ensemble Health Partners policies at an assigned facility or market.

Job Competencies

Valuing Differences

Works effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities, motivations, or backgrounds; seeks out and uses unique abilities, insights, and ideas. Considers the collective.

Collaboration

Works cooperatively within teams and partners with others, both internally and externally as needed, to achieve success; focuses on the results of the team, not the achievements of one person. It’s “All for One and One for All”.

Accountability

Accepts personal responsibility and/or consequences of failure and successes, delivering on commitments and refocusing effort when needed. Someone who is willing to step up and own it.

Time Management

Effectively manages personal time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.

Developing Trust

Gains others’ confidence by acting with integrity and following through on commitments; treats others and their ideas with respect and supports them in the face of challenges.

Takes Initiative

Takes prompt action to accomplish goals and achieve results beyond what is required; is proactive and pursues relentlessly.

Essential Job Functions

• Manager is responsible for directly managing the operations for the admitting, registration, and financial services departments at the acute care locations. Admitting staff are responsible for assigning accurate MRNs, completing medical necessity / compliance checks, providing proper patient instructions, collecting insurance information, receiving and processing physician orders, and providing excellent customer service. Additionally, managing Financial Service Representatives and ensuring that proper accounting processes are followed, cash drawer is balanced, money is deposited timely and posted accurately to patient accounts, and proper logs are completed and submitted as requested by Financial oversight departments.
• Develops and manages departmental staffing needs. Prepares monthly reports as requested. Establishes departmental goals with the staff to optimize performance and meet organizational while improving operations to increase customer satisfaction and meet financial goals of the organization. Coordinates employee work schedules to provide adequate daily staffing coverage.
• Collects, interprets and communicates performance data using various tools and systems, while also using this data to make decisions on how to achieve performance goals. Works with internal and external customers to make key decisions, impacting either the whole organization or an individual patient. Works closely with ancillary departments to establish and maintain positive relations to ensure revenue cycle goals are achieved.
• Assists in the development of dyad-reporting patient access staff. Provides training, education, goal-setting, and performance interventions as necessary to ensure adequate performance.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Experience We Love

• Minimum 2 – 3 year’s management experience in healthcare industry
• Patient Access experience with managed care/insurance or call center preferred
• Experience with Microsoft a must
• Ability to balance numerous priorities, therefore requiring great skills in prioritization
• Ability to understand and master numerous computer applications, while also understanding information technology enough to work with the I.T. department to ensure the technological needs of the department are being met
• Demonstrated advanced usage of AI and the management of teams using AI to lean in to process and technological improvements, to include the exploration, experimentation, and application of AI.

Preferred Education

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Healthcare Management/Administration

Required Certifications

• Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR) certification
• Certified Healthcare Access Manager (CHAM) certification

Join an award-winning company

Five-time winner of “Best in KLAS” 2020-2022, 2024-2025

Black Book Research's Top Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing Solution 2021-2024

22 Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) MAP Awards for High Performance in Revenue Cycle 2019-2024

Leader in Everest Group's RCM Operations PEAK Matrix Assessment 2024

Clarivate Healthcare Business Insights (HBI) Revenue Cycle Awards for strong performance 2020, 2022-2023

Energage Top Workplaces USA 2022-2024

Fortune Media Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2024

Monster Top Workplace for Remote Work 2024

Great Place to Work certified 2023-2024

• Innovation
• Work-Life Flexibility
• Leadership
• Purpose + Values

Bottom line, we believe in empowering people and giving them the tools and resources needed to thrive. A few of those include:

• Associate Benefits – We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial health of you and your family, including healthcare, time off, retirement, and well-being programs.
• Our Culture – Ensemble is a place where associates can do their best work and be their best selves. We put people first, last and always. Our culture is rooted in collaboration, growth, and innovation.
• Growth – We invest in your professional development. Each associate will earn a professional certification relevant to their field and can obtain tuition reimbursement.
• Recognition – We offer quarterly and annual incentive programs for all employees who go beyond and keep raising the bar for themselves and the company.

Ensemble is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Ensemble also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

Due to business, operational, payroll, and regulatory requirements, this position is limited to individuals who reside and are authorized to work within the United States. Applications generated from outside the United States will not be considered. Individuals may reapply when located within the United States.

Ensemble provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law. If you require accommodation in the application process, please contact [e-mail].

This posting addresses state specific requirements to provide pay transparency. Compensation decisions consider many job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location; knowledge; skills; relevant experience; education; licensure; internal equity; time in position. A candidate entry rate of pay does not typically fall at the minimum or maximum of the role’s range.

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