Director of Revenue Cycle Management

Director of Revenue Cycle Management Warren Averett Executive Search & Recruiting - 4.4 Birmingham, AL Job Details Full-time $150,000 - $200,000 a year 2 days ago Qualifications Streamlining administrative processes as a healthcare practice manager Cash flow planning Collaborate with healthcare professionals Staff supervision Accounts receivable optimization Healthcare staff management Medicare Accounts receivable management Health information process improvement Team leadership CMS Regulatory compliance in claims processing Operations transformation HIPAA Patient management software Metrics Reporting CMS regulatory compliance Medicare regulations Clinical performance metrics Electronic health record (EHR) management for billing and coding Payment posting in medical billing systems Leading team collaboration initiatives Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) billing regulations Medicaid regulations Medicaid Operational excellence initiatives Clinical documentation standards Healthcare performance metrics analysis Medical debt collection accounts Patient collections management Full Job Description Warren Averett CPAs & Advisors is seeking a Director of Revenue Cycle Management for a large, healthcare client of our firm. The Director of Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) provides enterprise-level leadership and strategic direction for all revenue cycle operations. This position is accountable for the performance, integrity, and continuous improvement of the full revenue cycle—from charge capture and coding through billing, collections, and reimbursement—ensuring alignment with organizational financial goals, regulatory requirements, and best practices in healthcare revenue operations. Unlike a managerial role focused primarily on daily workflows, the Director establishes revenue cycle strategy, performance standards, monthly reporting, and long-term optimization initiatives across all entities and service lines. The Director partners closely with executive leadership, physicians, clinical operations, compliance, IT, and finance to drive sustainable revenue growth, mitigate compliance risk, and enhance operational efficiency. Key responsibilities include oversight of the entire revenue cycle process including: front desk collections, prior authorization, benefits verification, coding accuracy, denial management, payment posting, payer contract performance, reimbursement optimization, and EMR revenue integrity auditing. The Director develops and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs), leads system and process transformation initiatives, and provides executive-level reporting and analysis to the CFO and senior leadership team. Minimum Qualifications 1. 7-10 years of progressive healthcare revenue cycle experience in a large-scale corporation (>$100M) and has oversight of multiple ancillary revenue streams. 2. Minimum of 5-10 years in a leadership role. 3. Demonstrated expertise in revenue cycle performance metrics, including AR days, denial rates, net collection rate, cash acceleration, and reimbursement optimization. 4. Strong knowledge of payer contracts, reimbursement methodologies, and regulatory requirements (CMS, HIPAA, OIG, Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers). 5. Proven ability to lead enterprise-wide initiatives, drive process improvement, and implement system or workflow transformations. 6. Experience partnering with physicians, clinical leadership, finance, compliance, and IT in a complex healthcare organization. 7. High level of proficiency with electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management systems and related revenue cycle technology. 8. Excellent analytical, communication, and executive-level reporting skills. 9. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly regulated healthcare environment. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business, Finance, or related Licensure, Certification, Registration Requirements CPC, CCS, CPMA, or similar coding/compliance certification Supervisory Requirements This position will supervise the RCM Managers and subordinate staff. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 45 pounds. Essential Functions Strategic Revenue Cycle Leadership 1. Provide enterprise-level strategic leadership and oversight for all revenue cycle operations, including registration, charge capture, coding, billing, claims submission, payment posting, denials management, and collections. 2. Develop and execute revenue cycle strategies to maximize reimbursement, reduce revenue leakage, and improve cash flow 3. Establish, monitor, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) such as days in A/R, clean claim rate, denial rate, net collection rate, and reimbursement variance EMR & Documentation Auditing 4. Lead ongoing audits of the EMR to ensure clinical documentation supports billed services, medical necessity, and compliance with payer and regulatory requirements 5. Partner with physicians and clinical leadership to address documentation gaps, coding accuracy, and workflow inefficiencies identified through EMR audits 6. Oversee pre- and post-billing audits to validate charge capture accuracy for specific services, including office visits, procedures, diagnostics, surgeries, and ancillary services 7. Ensure EMR templates, order sets, and workflows support compliant, efficient, and standardized revenue cycle processes across all locations Reimbursement & Compliance Oversight 8. Audit reimbursements to ensure payments align with payer contracts, fee schedules, and applicable regulations 9. Identify underpayments and overpayments and lead recovery, appeal, and refund processes as required 10. Monitor payer trends, reimbursement changes, and regulatory updates impacting services 11. Collaborate with Compliance and Legal teams to mitigate financial and regulatory risk related to coding, billing, and reimbursement practices Denials Management & Financial Performance 12. Oversee denial prevention and appeals strategies, including root-cause analysis and implementation of corrective action plans 13. Analyze denial trends and implement system, documentation, and workflow improvements to reduce recurrence 14. Ensure timely follow-up and resolution of denied, delayed, or unpaid claims Leadership & Collaboration 15. Lead, mentor, and develop revenue cycle leadership and staff, fostering accountability, compliance, and continuous improvement 16. Collaborate with physicians, clinical teams, IT, and Finance to align documentation, coding, and billing practices 17. Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on revenue integrity, reimbursement risk, and performance improvement opportunities Reporting & Analytics 18. Prepare and present comprehensive revenue cycle performance and audit reports to executive leadership 19. Provide actionable insights related to reimbursement variances, audit findings, and revenue optimization opportunities 20. Support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning initiatives related to revenue cycle operations Warren Averett is an equal opportunity employer. We hire, promote and make all other employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, military service, disability, age, or any other unlawful basis.

Pay:

$150,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Work Location:

In person