Vice President, Revenue Cycle

Witt/Kieffer, Inc.; Albany (GA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoebe Putney Health System in Albany, GA seeks an accomplished executive to serve as Vice President, Revenue Cycle. This role leads all revenue cycle operations—patient access, financial clearance, HIM, coding, billing, denials management, and collections—across the organization to improve financial performance and patient experience.

The successful candidate will drive strategic initiatives, optimize cash flow, enhance payer responsiveness, and advance automation while aligning revenue cycle

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership across hospital and physician revenue-cycle operations.
• Strong track record in reimbursement optimization, denial management, and payer relations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise-wide leadership for all revenue cycle operations (patient access, financial clearance, HIM, coding, billing, denials, collections).
• Lead initiatives to improve cash flow, accuracy of billing, and denial reduction across the system.
• Oversee budgeting, staffing, and performance analytics to optimize financial performance.
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and service excellence across the revenue cycle continuum.

Job description

Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc. (PPHS) seeks an accomplished, forward-thinking, and relationship-oriented executive to serve as its next Vice President, Revenue Cycle. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead the strategic evolution of a critical enterprise function within one of the Southeast's most respected regional health systems. The Vice President will provide enterprise-wide leadership for all revenue cycle operations, including patient access, financial clearance, health information management, revenue integrity, coding, billing, denials management, reimbursement, patient financial services, and collections, while advancing financial performance, operational efficiency, and an exceptional patient experience across the organization.

As the healthcare leader for Southwest Georgia, PPHS serves more than 600,000 residents through four acute care hospitals, 44 clinics, and a workforce of over 6,000 physicians, employees, and volunteers. The System generates more than $1.2 billion in net revenue and is recognized for excellence in cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, women's services, trauma care, and neonatal medicine. Its flagship facility, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, is the region's only Level II Trauma Center, and the organization contributes more than $2.5 billion annually to the regional economy.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer, the Vice President will lead a function responsible for approximately $1.2 billion in annual reimbursement collections and oversee an operating budget of approximately $23.5 million, providing significant opportunity to influence the organization's financial performance and long-term sustainability. Significant opportunities exist to reduce denials and accounts receivable, improve reimbursement performance, strengthen front-end access and financial clearance processes, enhance charge capture, coding, billing, and collections operations, and establish greater accountability throughout the revenue cycle continuum. These efforts represent meaningful opportunities to improve cash flow, optimize revenue capture, and position revenue cycle as a strategic contributor to organizational success.

This work will occur alongside a period of continued growth and investment, including expanded trauma services, a new Surgical Trauma ICU, expansion of the ambulatory network, a $5 million Simulation & Innovation Center, and a $40 million Living & Learning Center. Supported by an engaged executive team and experienced operational leaders, the next Vice President will be well positioned to translate opportunity into measurable results. The role will also lead efforts to leverage Phoebe's Meditech platform, strengthen reporting and analytics capabilities, improve payer responsiveness, advance automation initiatives, and create a more integrated and sustainable revenue cycle operating model aligned with the system's long-term strategic and financial objectives.

The successful candidate will bring demonstrated expertise across the full spectrum of healthcare revenue cycle leadership, including hospital and physician practice operations, reimbursement optimization, denial management, revenue integrity, payer relations, and process improvement. Equally important will be the executive presence and relationship-building skills necessary to influence diverse stakeholders, navigate complex clinical and operational environments, and drive change through collaboration, credibility, and data-informed decision-making. The ideal leader will balance strategic vision with disciplined execution while fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, continuous improvement, and service excellence.

Albany, Georgia and its surrounding areas offer an attractive quality of life, combining affordability, accessibility, and a strong sense of community. For a leader seeking to make a lasting organizational impact while contributing to the growth of a vibrant region, Phoebe offers a compelling platform for both professional and personal fulfillment.