Enterprise Director, Group and Service Line Support

Department:

10351 Revenue Cycle - Professional Production Coding Admin

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Remote

Major Responsibilities:

• Works closely with Mid-Revenue Cycle AVP to develop a pipeline of coders and HIM professionals for employment in the Mid-Revenue Cycle.
• Develops and maintains relationships with community colleges and coding and HIM programs in all regions.
• Oversees development, presentation, and maintenance of basic coding education academies for Advocate Health teammates.
• Oversees development, presentation, and maintenance of advanced CEU-approved coding education academies on a variety of specialty-specific coding topics as needed.    
• Oversees development and maintenance of platform for tracking all students and interns including assessments of their participation at Advocate Health.
• Conducts trend analysis to identify areas where coding education academies are needed.
• Oversees development and maintenance of tracking and monitoring process for certifications and licensures of all Mid-Revenue Cycle teammates.
• Identifies, assesses, and resolves problems. Prepares administrative reports.
• Identifies and evaluates external education opportunities.
• Role model, embodying the best of AAH Health's culture by demonstrating personal accountability and understanding the value of diversity in teams and seeks to get the best out of all people. Gets the right people in the right roles, then aligns and energizes them to achieve excellence. Establishing trust and create a culture of psychological safety to enable candid debate.
• Engages actively with colleagues in assessing and developing talent, focusing both on competencies and character. Identifies future skillset needs, then recruits and develops people to meet those needs. Invests time in coaching and mentoring high-potential team members for success.
• Partners with system leaders and peers in the design and implementation of education opportunities. Collaborates on departmental strategic plans and goals ensuring accurate and consistent communication.
• Develops functional requirements, requests for proposals, product evaluation, contract negotiation and selection for key software tools that will provide high-quality, cost-effective tools to support the coding education functions.
• Develops a cohesive team of education teammates t to ensure that all locations are meeting expectations, to achieve established long-range strategies, and to accomplish goals of health information management and Advocate Health enterprise.
• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.
• Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations, and laws applicable to the organization's business.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• A Coding Certification from American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) or American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Health Care Administration, or
• Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Management.
• Or equivalent knowledge.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 7 years of experience in coding and health information management for a large complex health care system. Includes 3 years of management experience in leading coding, health information management and/or auditing functions.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Demonstrated knowledge of coding guidelines.
• Demonstrated skills in financial and statistical analysis necessary to examine revenue cycle/reimbursement activities and detect/resolve any related issues.