Patient Account Team Lead - DRAH Admissions and Same Day Surgery

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

Pursue your passion for caring with the Patient Revenue Management Organization, which is Duke Health's fully integrated, centralized revenue cycle organization that supports the entire health system in streamlining the revenue cycle. This includes scheduling, registration, coding, billing, and other essential revenue functions.

The Patient Account Team Lead is an integral part of the patient care team in the hospital locations. The Patient Account Team Lead in coordination with the Service Access Manager, ensures the work is accomplished effectively in adherence to all policy and procedures. The Patient Account Team Lead is the first line support for the Financial Care Counselors (FCC) within the hospital locations.

The Patient Account Team Lead provides support for the hospital locations when the Service Access Manager is unavailable, escalating any urgent issues to the Department Manager. The Patient Account Team Lead should be fully competent and able to perform the duties of the FCC. In addition to the daily FCC activities, the Patient Account Team Lead will be responsible for providing support and oversight of the daily registration and financial counseling activities to ensure adherence to these processes.

The Patient Account Team Lead collaborates with the Service Access Manager to provide real-time coaching and feedback for the FCCs and the Patient Account Team Lead will provide support to the Service Access Manager in the oversight of revenue cycle front-end related activities. These activities include but are not limited to; patient registration, scheduling, arrival, point of service collections; cash management, work queue management, financial counselling, and training as well as patient and workflow coordination.

The Patient Account Team Lead is expected to follow all regulatory and compliance policies. The Service Access Team Lead is also responsible for modeling and living Duke’s values and demonstrating expected behaviors while contributing to creating a positive patient experience and building a positive work environment. The Hospital Service Access Team lead will model professional behaviors at all times. The Patient Account Team Lead contributes to ensuring the registration desk and waiting areas safeguard patient privacy, confidentiality and safety and ensures that work areas are well maintained and clean.

Maintaining an open and accepting character that allows others to express their views. Recognizes the unique contributions of each team member and respond positively and respectfully. Consistently models professional behaviors that inspire others. Creates relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities as they arise, identifies the constraints and risks associated with those options, acts decisively by committing to the option chosen, follows though and debriefs with Service Access Manager and/or Department Manager to evaluate overall effectiveness.

The Patient Account Team Lead should be confident in decision making skills.

Duties and responsibilities include all those required of the Financial Care Counselor as well as: