Manager Patient Access

McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan and Indiana. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company.

McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.

Under the direction of the Regional Director, Patient Access, the manager directs, evaluates, controls, and organizes the staff and functions of the assigned Patient Access Department.

This position manages the oversight and implementation of the patient access programs by identifying, planning, implementing and monitoring initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and drive towards best practice. This position will focus on improving business processes within their functional area and the overall patient accounting areas with goals of adding revenue, reducing costs, increasing efficiency, eliminating waste, defects, and other non-value added or duplicate efforts, with a continuous focus on improved customer experience.

• Manages the daily function through both direct supervision of staff, as well as managing Supervisors who have responsibility for many aspects of daily operations.
• Implement standardized processes to Best Practice, responsible for setting and tracking metrics for quality and productivity.
• Responds promptly, professionally and courteously to all customers’ needs.
• Cooperates and communicates effectively with all McLaren Health Care team members.
• Contributes to continuous quality improvement efforts and practices cost effective measures.

• Bachelor’s Degree in business management, accounting or related field
• Four years in Patient Access or a related department.
• Two years’ experience in a leadership role leading or assisting in all phases of effective supervision (ie. Recruitment, performance management, training)
• Working knowledge of medical terminology and billing systems/software.

• Seven years in Patient Access or relevant department
• Two years’ experience in a leadership role leading or assisting in all phases of effective supervision (ie. Recruitment, performance management, training)
• Working knowledge of medical terminology and billing systems/software.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

• Schedule:
  
  Full-time
• Requisition :
• Daily Work Times: 8am-4pm
• On Call:
  Yes