CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
The Revenue Cycle Informaticist oversees the implementation, training, evaluation, optimization and
maintenance of all assigned revenue cycle initiatives for CommonSpirit Health. The position provides
support to staff, vendor partners, and end users by facilitating collaboration between CommonSpirit
Information Technology staff, clinical and application support teams, vendors, end users and subject
matter experts, and the broader revenue cycle organization. This person is adept at connecting
operational processes with technical tools, workflows and capabilities to drive outcomes. The Revenue
Cycle Informaticist will generate documentation supporting the various initiatives, systems, and processes
in the Revenue Cycle department. The Revenue Cycle Informaticist will define, capture and facilitate
prioritization of pre- and post-implementation enhancement requests and issues. The Revenue Cycle
Informaticist will partner with Revenue Cycle Application and Operations Analysts to identify positive and
negative performance trends in CommonSpirit tools and processes and in our third-party business
partners’ performance. This role will work extensively with CommonSpirit Health market leaders,
business partners, and CommonSpirit Health System colleagues.
Responsibilities
*This is a Remote Opportunity
Job Description:
Provide subject matter expertise to create high performing revenue cycle for CommonSpirit
Health:
Health revenue cycle that promote leading practicesApply leadership and governance to EMR system optimization requests process and system
upgradesWorks directly with CommonSpirit IT, clinical, and non-clinical stakeholders on Revenue Cycle
systems and workflows issues/requests/enhancementsInfluence and support the revision to the standardized policies and procedures and institute
changes to streamline operations, improve consumer experience, and enhance revenue,
while remaining compliant with applicable regulations.
Applied Knowledge:
Applies comprehensive knowledge of revenue cycle best practices and system capabilities torefine, improve market performance, and consumer experienceStudies industry best practice to bring insight and fresh perspective to CommonSpirit Health’s
approach to revenue cycleCollaborates with IT to evaluate system upgrades and works with partners to effectively
determine impact of new functionality on workflow from the upgrade.
Influence and collaboration with stakeholders:
Collaboratively facilitate Revenue Cycle improvement strategies toward best practice basedon industry benchmarks and system capabilityImproves team performance by chairing user groups, providing feedback, and assisting in
obstacle avoidanceUtilize and make data-backed decisions to define improvement opportunitiesReports progress and evaluates results on an ongoing basis.
Third-party revenue cycle partners system optimization and integration:
Collaborate with stakeholders and vendor partners to generate ideas, document strategies,
and make recommendations for changeActively participate in the planning for vendor implementations and system enhancementsLead cross vendor revenue cycle collaborations to include account research, root cause
analysis, identifying process deficiencies, and establishing recommendations for future
optimizations.
Other duties as assigned:
Integrity, Excellence, and Collaboration with a Vision of: A healthier future for all – inspired by
faith, driven by innovation, and powered by our humanity.Ensuring the highest quality of care for those we serveWorking together as a team to achieve our goalsImproving continuously by listening, and asking for and responding to feedbackSeeking new and better ways to meet the needs of those we serveUsing our resources wiselyUnderstanding how each of our roles contributes to the success of CommonSpirit Health.
Qualifications
Experience (preferred)
Bachelors degree in business administration, economics, finance, accounting, healthcare At least 5 years directly related healthcare financial experience with a minimum of 3 years ofrevenue cycle management or support in a hospital setting.EHR technical build / administrative or operational experience in Epic with certifications as
applicable. Other EHR experience considered.Experience with root cause analysis techniques and lean processesExpert ability to connect, document, and share operational and technical requirements,
workflows and concepts with all levels/types of stakeholdersCapable meeting facilitator, both in-person and virtuallyMust be a strategic thinker and insightful decision maker with ability to analyze and solve
problems and have demonstrated leadership skills including the ability to direct changes to
existing routines or practices to meet changing organizational needs.Successful candidate will have a record of accomplishment in building durable working
relationships in a matrix organization enhancing the physician and clinical department experience
by developing and implementing streamlined, customer-friendly revenue cycle processes.Must have excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication and relationship
development skills to educate and interact with all levels of professionals.