Patient Access Supervisor | Avera McKennan

Avera; Sioux Falls (SD); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

PTO available day 1 for eligible hires

5% employer matching retirement plan

Career development and mentorship

Résumé du poste

Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD is seeking a Revenue Cycle Supervisor to oversee front end operations. The role ensures compliance with policies, coordinates projects, trains staff, and maintains scheduling systems to support accurate patient access and financial clearance.

You will partner with clinical departments and leadership to optimize workflow, improve denial avoidance, and deliver effective solutions while maintaining compassionate patient service in a busy hospital

Qualifications

• Associate’s or equivalent experience in Business, Health Information Management, or related field.
• 1-3 years front-end revenue cycle supervisory/leadership experience in a large healthcare setting.
• 1-3 years proven experience managing multiple projects and personnel effectively.

Responsabilités

• Provide daily tracking of workflow and optimize turnaround times.
• Ensure up-to-date policies and assist in development of new policies and procedures.
• Evaluate staff productivity to ensure efficiency and compliance.
• Coordinate pre-registration, pre-certification, pre-authorization, payer notification, insurance verification, financial counseling, referrals, and denial avoidance.
• Coordinate staff onboarding and in services, and assist with computer software/process projects.
• Create and maintain staff schedules in line with budget and reimbursement guidelines.
• Foster cooperation with physician offices and hospital departments to ensure efficient patient access areas.
• Provide leadership updates on Patient Access processes and staffing issues to leadership.
• Interview, hire, develop, train, and coach staff; plan, assign and lead work.

Connaissances

Staff supervision

Project management

Healthcare revenue cycle

Formation

Associate’s degree or equivalent (Business/HIM)

Description du poste

Sioux Falls, SD

Full time

R-260030762

Location:

Avera McKennan Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends (United States of America)

Position Highlights

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM core hours with occasional mornings, nights and weekends

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for overall operations and processes within the front end Revenue Cycle coordination. Success in this role ensures compliance with established policies and procedures, project coordination, staff training and scheduling software maintenance, patient estimates, denial avoidance and upholding the financial clearance policy. The Supervisor works with stakeholders to understand complex issues, recognize decision points and deliver creative solutions while partnering with a wide variety of clinical settings and personnel.

What you will do

• Provide daily tracking of workflow functions and suggests/implements solutions to assure turnaround times are met. Prioritizes workflow and staffing assignments. Maintains statistical information to ensure appropriate staff scheduling for optimum customer service. Reports all operating process issues in a timely and accurate manner to the Patient Access Manager.

• Ensures up-to-date policy and procedures and assists in development of new policies and procedures. Plans, develop, implement and evaluate goals and objectives, policies and procedures in conjunction with leadership and peers.

• Evaluate daily performance of the staff via productivity to ensure optimal efficiency and compliance, detects unsatisfactory trends/performance deficiencies; reports these to the Patient Access Manager and institutes appropriate actions.

• Effectively coordinate pre-registration, pre-certification, pre-authorization, payer notification, insurance verification, financial counseling, referrals, point of care collections, patient access training and denial avoidance.

• Coordinate staff onboarding and in services, validate to ensure competencies are obtained. Assist employees with implementations in all aspects of computer software and process projects.

• Create and maintain staff schedule in accordance with budget. Assist in meeting guidelines for reimbursement from government and private providers.

• Demonstrate good rapport, continual education updates and cooperative working relationships with physician office staff, all hospital departments, physicians and co-workers to ensure that all patient access areas operate efficiently in a positive and professional manner.

• Provide timely information to leadership team regarding Patient Access processes, staffing and customer service (patients, physician office staff, all hospital departments, physicians and co-workers) issues.

• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Associate's or equivalent experience in areas of Business, Health Information Management, or a related field.

• 1-3 years of front-end revenue cycle supervisory/leadership experience in a large healthcare setting

• 1-3 years Proven experience managing multiple projects and personnel management effectively

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.

• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.

• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.

• Maintain confidentiality.

• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.

• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].

At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members. Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.

The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444.

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