Manager Patient Access at Avera

Location:Avera Medical Group Dell RapidsWorker Type:RegularWork Shift:Day Shift (United States of America)Position HighlightsThis position will oversee the Dell Rapids and Flandreau Avera Patient Access Department.You Belong at AveraBe 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 OverviewResponsibility at the system level for all functions related to Patient Access for the Avera acute entities. The manager must possess knowledge of federal state and local programs when conducting acute site visits. The manager develops and implements departmental procedures tools and techniques to effectively provide quality registrations. The manager directs the training and monitoring of registration while incorporating the financial clearance processes to ensure optimal outcomes against appropriate benchmarks while maximizing point of service cash collections and denial reduction. The Manager will work with stakeholders to understand complex issues recognize decision points and design and deliver creative solutions while partnering with a wide variety of clinical settings.What you will doCoordinates all patient access functions including financial clearance prearrival collections no surprise billing uninsured/underinsured processes and pre arrival financial assistance practices.Assist in the development of the budget for Patient Access departments allocating funds within budget limits to accomplish departmental and system objectives and goals.Interacts with Revenue Cycle Health Informatics and IT to consistently optimize evaluate modify and maintain software systems for registration eligibility and financial clearance to provide peak performance and reporting.Accountable for accurate daily/monthly statistical financial reports and budget spend for department.Integrates the patient access department into the primary functions of the hospitals overall systems for delivering care as evidenced by participation in teams or groups focused on improving the patient experience.Interfaces and collaborates with other departments including Social Work Case Management Compliance as well as all Avera Revenue Cycle Departments to ensure compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.Oversees the accuracy and quality of work; accountable to monitor and recommend workflow process modification to ensure goals are met for both customer service and reimbursement requirements.Work close with the Regional Directors Health Informatics clinical and financial leadership.Communication transparency from Director and Executive Leadership throughout the team proactively engages feedback and provides feedback to leadership.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 QualificationsThe 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.Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:1-3 years experience in the hospital revenue cycle process required Knowledge of patient access and front-end revenue cycle coordination. Experience developing training content Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:Bachelors Business Health Information Management Nursing or related field Expectations and StandardsCommitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.Uphold Averas 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 SomeAvera 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 retirementCareer development guided by hands-on training and mentorshipAvera 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- or send an email to .Required Experience:Manager Key Skills Active Directory,Identity & Access Management,LDAP,SAFe,Assistive Technologies,Authentication,Pediatrics Experience,NVDA,Sailpoint,SSH,SSO,Oracle Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1