Project Director, Acute Care Reimbursement

MUSC Health; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Project Director of Acute Care Reimbursement responsible for managing Medicare and Medicaid cost reports to optimize hospital reimbursement levels. This role requires strong leadership and expertise in healthcare billing, with a minimum of seven years' experience in management. The ideal candidate will oversee a team to ensure compliance with federal and state audit requirements. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, the position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years of work experience in a management role with overall healthcare billing experience.
• Direct experience with reimbursement in a multi-hospital system.
• Excellent project management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate tasks associated with large programs of high complexity and risk.
• Direct program management consultation for design, development, and implementation of programs.
• Develop systems for timely documentation to meet audit requirements.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Access

Job description

Overview

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Position Details

• Entity: Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
• Worker Type: Employee
• Worker Sub-Type: Regular
• Department: CC001110 MUHA | CORP - Reimbursement Services
• Pay Rate Type: Salary
• Pay Grade: Health-34
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Job Description Summary

The Project Director of Acute Care Reimbursement is responsible for the overall strategy and management as it relates to multiple Medicare and Medicaid cost reports in order to optimize overall acute care hospital reimbursement, pass through payments, medical education payments, cost based pass through payments, wage index filings, hospital status classifications and all other related items that impact on the acute care hospitals’ reimbursement levels. The Project Director will develop systems to provide quick and timely documentation necessary to meet federal and state audit requirements, and manage a team of subject matter experts to meet these objectives. MUSC Health operates five hospitals, multiple rural health clinics and two skilled nursing facilities that require annual Medicare and Medicaid cost reports. In addition, the system is required to file a home office cost statement. The main hospital operates a medical education program including allied health programs and is a certified organ transplant center. MUSC Health’s Medicare and Medicaid cost reports support over $500 million in payments annually.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the management and coordination of all tasks associated with large programs of high complexity and risk, including enterprise or multi‑agency programs. Positions in this class assume highly complex, expert‑level program management responsibilities. Incumbents direct or provide program management consultation for all aspects of the design, development, and implementation of programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and a minimum of seven years of work experience in a management role with overall healthcare billing experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience at a senior manager or director level preferred.
• Direct experience with reimbursement in a multi‑hospital system with a variety of provider types.
• Previous experience in a multi‑hospital system including academic medical center, ASC, Imaging Center, Free Standing ER, Rehab, and SNF environment preferred.
• Strong leadership, consultative, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Advanced computer skills: MS Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel and other business intelligence and analytical tools.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent project management, communication and presentation skills.

EEO Statement

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