***This position is an on-site role, and candidates must be able to work on-site at the hospital.

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 thecollective.

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. Its All for One and One forAll

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 ownit.

TimeManagement - Effectively manages personal time and resources to ensure that work is completedefficiently.

DevelopingTrust - 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 ofchallenges.

TakesInitiative - 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 years 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

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

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