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Sr. Director, Front End Revenue Cycle
2026-01-12 Ascension all cities,AK
Description:
Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plan
Retirement benefits including employer match plan
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community
Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.
Responsibilities
Education:
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Why Join Our Team
Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.
Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.
Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.
As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.
Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.
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Responsibilities
Education:
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- Department: Revenue Cycle
- Schedule: Full Time: Monday-Friday
- Location: Remote with Travel
- Salary: $146,000.00 - $248,200.00 per year
- Eligible for an annual bonus incentive
Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plan
Retirement benefits including employer match plan
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community
Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.
Responsibilities
- Lead regional acute care revenue cycle functions and drive operational performance in partnership with R1 RCM, Inc .
- Manage revenue cycle performance goals and metrics for the region, and provide performance updates and action plan status to ministry and regional CFOs and Finance VPs.
- Manage Service Level Agreements and vendor business partner relationships; develop and foster relationships with managed care companies to ensure successful outcomes.
- Assess impact of revenue cycle operations and develop innovative approaches to new market competition and other issues as they arise.
- Evaluate revenue cycle operations for quality, efficiency, cost effectiveness, and regulatory compliance; ensure that duplications and redundancies are eliminated.
- Provide oversight, education, and training for front end revenue cycle functions outside the R1 service area, ensuring consistent registration, authorization, and financial counseling practices across locations.
- Complete current state assessments and gap analyses, develop remediation plans, support denial mitigation for non R1 registration workflows, and partner with R1 on training and quality initiatives.
Education:
- High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.
- Bachelor's degree / Master's degree is preferred.
- Ability to work independently and manage priorities.
- Experience in patient access or front end revenue cycle operations.
- Quality assurance and audit experience is a plus.
- Experience supporting larger or multi site environments is preferred.
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Why Join Our Team
Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.
Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.
Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.
As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.
Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.
E-Verify Statement
This employer participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click the E-Verify link below for more information.
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Responsibilities
- Lead regional acute care revenue cycle functions and drive operational performance in partnership with R1 RCM, Inc .
- Manage revenue cycle performance goals and metrics for the region, and provide performance updates and action plan status to ministry and regional CFOs and Finance VPs.
- Manage Service Level Agreements and vendor business partner relationships; develop and foster relationships with managed care companies to ensure successful outcomes.
- Assess impact of revenue cycle operations and develop innovative approaches to new market competition and other issues as they arise.
- Evaluate revenue cycle operations for quality, efficiency, cost effectiveness, and regulatory compliance; ensure that duplications and redundancies are eliminated.
- Provide oversight, education, and training for front end revenue cycle functions outside the R1 service area, ensuring consistent registration, authorization, and financial counseling practices across locations.
- Complete current state assessments and gap analyses, develop remediation plans, support denial mitigation for non R1 registration workflows, and partner with R1 on training and quality initiatives.
Education:
- High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.