Revenue Cycle Informaticist

OrthoNebraska; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

OrthoNebraska in Omaha, Nebraska, seeks a Revenue Cycle Informaticist to support Patient Financial Services, Health Information Management, and Patient Access. You will optimize and standardize business processes, work with information systems, and improve user experience.

This role requires 3+ years in healthcare revenue cycle, an associate degree (bachelors preferred), and familiarity with EMR and revenue cycle software like Cerner and ProVation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years healthcare revenue cycle experience.
• Expert understanding of Revenue Cycle Systems and EMR.
• Experience with Cerner, Oracle or similar systems.
• Ability to lead projects and train end users.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, implement and maintain Revenue Cycle systems.
• Troubleshoot issues and collaborate with users, vendors and IT staff.
• Maintain knowledge of Cerner, Nuance/Dragon, ProVation, Flywire and others.
• Coordinate and evaluate clinician testing before/after upgrades.
• Prepare documentation, charts, graphs and training materials.
• Ensure standardized order sets and effective end-user training.
• Work independently to meet deadlines and support departments.

Skills

Revenue Cycle

EMR Knowledge

Healthcare Billing

Training Docs

Project Management

Communication

Team Leadership

Vendor Liaison

Education

Associate Degree in Informatics

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Cerner

Nuance/Dragon

ProVation

Flywire

Luma

TheraOffice

Oracle Revenue Cycle

Job description

OrthoNebraska creates the inspired healthcare experience all people deserve by giving people a direct path to personalized care and life-enhancing outcomes. With a focus on safety and people, we set the bar high in providing high-quality care with an unmatched experience. Our team members are critical to our success and growth and are rewarded for their dedication and hard work.

Position Summary

The Revenue Cycle Informaticist will focus on supporting OrthoNebraska’s Patient Financial Services, Health Information Management & Patient Access departments to optimize, standardize and support business operational needs. They will work with information & systems technology to provide continuous support, optimization opportunities, troubleshooting to enhance user experience and reduce friction.

Hours/Schedule: 40 / Mon - Fri 8a - 5p

Education: Associate degree in business, Informatics or a Healthcare related field required. Bachelor’s preferred.

License/Certification

• RN, Radiology Tech, PT, CMA, or AT licensure preferred.
• Certification in Electronic Medical Record or professional Revenue Cycle Certificate(s) is preferred.

Experience: 3+ years healthcare revenue cycle experience required

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Experience as subject matter expert in one or more of the following areas ideal: Patient Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Transcription/Dictation, Medical Records, Pre-Certification, and Patient Access.
• Oracle/Cerner Revenue Cycle & Revenue Manager experience is helpful but not required.
• Possess an excellent understanding of healthcare related workflows and terminology along with a deep understanding of the Revenue Cycle Systems, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and related healthcare, clinical and business informatics systems.
• An ability to demonstrate knowledge of current clinical technologies with experience supporting the aspects of the system lifecycle Has the ability to establish, plan, prioritize and implement strategies to achieve goals.
• Ability to work as part of a team or independently as project dictates.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Extensive experience managing projects.
• May lead and direct the work of others.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Experience creating training documentation required.

Essential Job Functions

• Design, test, implement and maintain the assigned Revenue Cycle systems across the organization to support patients and health care professionals.
• Problem solves application and workflow issues and works through barriers to achieve results by collaborating effectively with users, vendors, and Information Technology staff.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of revenue cycle, clinical and business applications utilized at OrthoNebraska, e.g., Cerner, Nuance/Dragon, ProVation, Flywire, Luma and TheraOffice, Establish and maintain subject matter expertise in Revenue Cycle information systems for departments including but not limited to Patient Financial Services (Patient Billing, Charges, Payors, & Statements), Health Information Management (Medical Coders, Medical Records, Dictation, and Transcription), and Patient Access.
• Follow project management principles and practices including project planning, organization, scheduling, allocation and management of resources, budgeting and reporting.
• Prepare documentation, charts, graphs, project plans, training materials and other written communication.
• Ensure order sets are standardized and integrated as appropriate.
• Work independently and methodically to meet deadlines and meet the needs of the department and/or team.
• Monitor applications use, system performance, hardware and software reliability Demonstrate behaviors which support excellence in customer service, patient safety and professionalism.
• Develops and maintains a positive working relationship with end user departments to ensure optimal utilization of the Revenue Cycle and clinical applications, while providing appropriate levels of end user training and education Coordinate, facilitate, and evaluate clinician functional testing for human factors issues before and after system upgrades and improvements Maintain current knowledge of healthcare & medical billing and coding practices, regulatory standards, management and healthcare advances and trends, and the legal implications of the revenue cycle & clinical information systems.
• Work primarily days but however may require flexible hours based on department needs.
• Cover call as outlined by department needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical requirements

This position is classified as Sedentary Work in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, requiringthe exertion of up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (up to 33% of the time) and/or a negligible amount of forcefrequently (33%-66% of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time

Must be able to pass background check. We also conduct pre-employment physical and drug testing. Any job offer will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment physical with a drug screen, background check and obtaining active licensures per job requirements.