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Posted: 07-Jan-25
Location: Durham, North Carolina
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Internal Number: 247918
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.
About Duke Health's Patient Revenue Management Organization
Pursue your passion for caring with the Patient Revenue Management Organization, which is Duke Health's fully integrated, centralized revenue cycle organization that supports the entire health system in streamlining the revenue cycle. This includes scheduling, registration, coding, billing, and other essential revenue functions.
Duke University Health System - Patient Revenue Management Office (PRMO) seeks to hire a Service Access Manager who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.
The Service Access Manager will manage service access activities and staff to achieve continuous and optimal patient care.
This Position will be split between three clinics located at the Brier Creek and Duke Raleigh Campus; travel between these clinics is required
Job Summary
- Supervise and coordinate activities of a clinic/department to include establishing and maintaining systems for patient flow through the clinic/department and the utilization of clinic and ancillary facilities and manpower.
- Direct and coordinate all scheduling, check-in, check-out, and financial services activities within the clinic/department.
- Actively participate on committees to achieve desired outcomes and ensure follow-up on action plans (operating processes, policies and procedures, utilization of space, increase revenue, supply utilization, personnel, etc).
- Serve as a representative for the clinic/department to both internal and externa l groups.
- Plan and schedule work for the front-end staff, ensuring proper distribution of assignments and adequate manning, space and facilities for subsequent performance of duties. Train new personnel.
- Communicate and model the values of DUHS through orientation, development, mentoring, performance counseling and evaluation of staff. Plan and implement strategies to promote effective recruitment, retention and development of diverse work teams.
- Directly responsible for all personnel actions including, but not limited to, hiring, performance appraisals, promotions, vacation schedules, and maintaining payroll records and time reports.
- Coordinate diagnostic and treatment activities of the clinic/department with services of other departments to ensure effective patient care and efficient service.
- Greet and provide assistance to visitors and patients. Explains policies and procedures, and resolves problems.
- Maintain liaison with professional medical staff and other personnel in administrating policies and procedures regarding patient flow and utilization of space, time, supplies, and equipment.
- Develop policies and procedures to improve patient care and utilization of clinic/department resources.
- Maintain interface with physicians, patients and administrative staff to provide information and to resolve problems relating to clinic services. Collect and analyze data for the preparation of composite reports and special projects. Generate, analyze and/or interpret entity-specific reports relating to department performance, staff performance, financial performance. Independently execute appropriate action plans based o n findings.
- Enforces regulatory and compliance requirements (HIP PA, JCAHO, etc). Accountable for understanding, enforcing and following all internal controls, particularly as they relate to cash management policies and procedures.
- Directly involved in the preparation of department budget. Make budgetary recommendations and projections. Monitor, verify and reconcile expenditures of budgeted funds, compiling information reflecting expenditures, and develop cost-comparisons. Identify cost savings within the operation.
- Coordinate and supervise activities performed in determining sponsorship eligibility, making financial arrangements, and establishing fees.
- Generally reports to a Health Center Administrator/department head with responsibility for multiple sites.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
High school diploma required. A Bachelor's degree in a related field is strongly preferred.
Experience
- Requires six years of experience of a progressive nature in a healthcare setting to become knowledgeable of the complex activities associated with healthcare services.
- An Associate's degree in healthcare or business may substitute for two years of experience.
- A Bachelor's degree in healthcare or business may substitute for four years of experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Data entry experience
- Skilled in working with spreadsheets, databases and power point presentations
- Medical terminology knowledge
- Ability to organize and prioritize
- Strong customer service background and experience
- Ability create and apply specific departmental policies, rules and regulations relating to verifying patient information, collecting payments and maintaining records and forms
- Knowledge and ability to apply situational leadership skills
- Ability to effectively lead teams and establish and maintain effective relationships with other personnel
- Knowledge of general accounting principles
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