About this role
The UVMH System Director of Professional Billing (PB) is responsible for the general management of the System's insurance billing and collections of professional services. This includes all day-to-day operations, quality and performance improvement planning and project execution. The System Director PB also acts as a key resource for the University of Vermont Health Medical Group’s (UVMHMG) leadership and actively participates in management activities. The PB Department provides professional billing office services to UVMHMG including charge processing, accounts receivable management, system support and analytics, with strict adherence to regulatory requirements. The System Director of UVMH PB is a member of the System’s finance team and represents the professional revenue cycle across a broad array of constituents. This position is also the primary administrative liaison for UVMHMG with external payers, managed care and insurance companies regarding operational issues. Within the organization, this individual works actively with Accounting, Compliance, Revenue Management, Health Information, Coding, Patient Access Services, Hospital Billing and Information Services on revenue cycle issues. This position oversees the PB teams across UVMH, including sites in Vermont and New York.
EDUCATION:
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or a related field. The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree with an emphasis in health care, business or finance.
EXPERIENCE:
The incumbent should have at least seven years of progressive experience in managing the revenue cycle for a multi-specialty physician group. Experience with Provider Based/Article 28 (NY) billing and associated organizational revenue implications is strongly desired. Epic experience is required.
Other facts
About University of Vermont Health Network
Working together to better serve our communities makes us stronger, focused on collaboration instead of competition. As a team, The University of Vermont Health Network improves the lives of our patients by delivering outstanding care cost-effectively, as close to patients' homes as possible.
Our hospitals and physicians are bringing the best of community and academic medicine together, sharing their knowledge and resources to give patients access to leading-edge technology, advanced treatment options and the highest level of compassionate care are the heart and science of medicine.
The University of Vermont Health Network cares for communities on both sides of Lake Champlain, from the Adirondacks to the Green Mountains and beyond. Members include:
The University of Vermont Medical Center, formerly known as Fletcher Allen Health Care, and affiliated with the University of Vermont Colleges of Medicine and Nursing and Health Sciences
Alice Hyde Medical Center
Central Vermont Medical Center
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Our network was created in October 2011 when Fletcher Allen in Burlington, Vermont, and Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont, signed an affiliation agreement. In January 2013, New York partners Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh and Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Elizabethtown joined the affiliation. In 2016, Alice Hyde Medical Center joined. The network was originally called Fletcher Allen Partners.
What you'll do
- The System Director of Professional Billing is responsible for managing the insurance billing and collections of professional services, overseeing day-to-day operations and performance improvement. This role also acts as a key resource for leadership and collaborates with various departments on revenue cycle issues.
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