Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management

Position: Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management

South Carolina Pediatrics Alliance

About South Carolina Pediatrics Alliance

Palmetto Pediatrics is a leading pediatric clinic dedicated to providing exceptional care to children and their families. Our team of experienced pediatricians and healthcare professionals is committed to ensuring the health and well-being of our young patients.

Position Overview

South Carolina Pediatrics Alliance is looking for an experiences Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management to join our esteemed team of professionals. The Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management plans, leads, and directs all functions that contribute to the capture, management, and collection of patient service revenue for the Physician Enterprise across the South Carolina Pediatrics Alliance network. The VP of Revenue Cycle Management also provides leadership, strategic direction, oversight, coordination, and standardization of the physician revenue cycle. In collaboration with the clinical departments and the Billing Systems Administrator to ensure accurate and timely charge capture and maximizing net cash collected by the physician division. The VP of Revenue Cycle Management oversees third party outsource relationships through effective communication, ensuring clear accountability and consistent results. Fosters a team-based approach to successfully lead the team through timely project completion achieving high quality results.

Key Responsibilities

• In-depth knowledge of pediatric healthcare revenue cycle processes and best practices, including billing, coding, reimbursement, and denials management.
• Proven experience in successfully leading revenue cycle teams and implementing strategic initiatives to optimize financial performance and maximize revenue.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify trends, drive process improvements, and achieve key performance indicators (KPIs) related to cash collections, days in accounts receivable, and revenue cycle efficiency.
• Excellent communication and people skills to collaborate with internal stakeholders, including CFOs, finance teams, and senior executives, as well as external partners such as payers and vendors.

· Provides ongoing support to professional staff to meet the expectations established for high-quality billing, coding and regulatory compliance and other established guidelines.

· Establish, document, and implement appropriate financial policies, controls, and procedures; maintain up-to-date expertise and knowledge of healthcare billing laws, rules, regulations, and developments necessary for the organization to make informed business decisions.

· Partner with clinical operations and CEO, Owners, and Board Members to drive shared revenue cycle improvement initiatives that continually reduce days in accounts receivable, increase cash collections, reduce bad debt write-offs, and minimize denials and write-offs due to revenue cycle process issues.

· Monitor revenue cycle operations for compliance with established policies, regulations, procedures, and standards.

· Develop and implement recommendations that will increase the efficiency and productivity of revenue cycle processes and enhance the patient financial experience.

· Oversee activity relating to delinquent accounts, collection agencies, special adjustments, and/or write-offs and identify opportunities to partner with and improve processes related to bad debt and adjustments.

· Direct the preparation and maintenance of reports on revenue cycle activities; maintain statistics from the units' work activities and provide regular productivity reporting and feedback to management and staff.

Experience

• In-depth knowledge of healthcare revenue cycle processes and best practices, including billing, coding, reimbursement, and denials management.
• Proven experience in successfully leading revenue cycle teams and implementing strategic initiatives to optimize financial performance and maximize revenue.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify trends, drive process improvements, and achieve key performance indicators (KPIs) related to cash collections, days in accounts receivable, and revenue cycle efficiency.
• Excellent communication and people skills to collaborate with internal stakeholders, including CFOs, finance teams, and senior executives, as well as external partners such as payers and vendors.

Education

• Master’s degree in accounting, business administration, or healthcare administration.
• 5 years of management experience.
• 5 years of experience in healthcare finance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office and Google Suite platforms.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Record of success managing complex projects with multiple, diverse stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven approach.
• Strong data management capabilities, including the ability to acquire, transform, and summarize data to create operational insights.
• Experience working in an organization of size and complexity comparable to South Carolina Pediatric Alliance.

Key Leadership Competencies

• History of successful team development, empowering high performance through visionary leadership, delegation, and operational excellence.
• Demonstrates poise and self-control, establishes credibility, addresses conflict diplomatically and instills a sense of trust and confidence in others.
• A mentor and leader of people who motivates others toward team orientation, open communication, and trust, drives accountability while supporting staff.
• A role model of personal and professional integrity and a visible leader.
• Demonstrates aptitude for resolving conflict and problem solving.
• A strong communicator and diplomat who is able to inspire and effectively communicate with wide and diverse audiences at all levels of the organization and externally.
• An ability to inspire and align staff, both those within the department and those with whom the department interacts.

Why Join Us?

South Carolina Pediatric Alliance offers a dynamic and supportive work environment where you can make a significant impact on the lives of our patients and their families. We provide competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development and growth.

Equal Opportunity Employer

South Carolina Pediatric Alliance is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional pediatric care. We look forward to welcoming a dedicated and passionate Vice President of Revenue Cycle to our team.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Columbia, SC 29229 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Columbia, SC 29229: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person