Manager, Financial Clearance

Job Description

Summary

The Manager of Patient Financial Clearance is responsible for managing the patient financial clearance and patient registration functions across The Guthrie Clinic. This role leads the central authorization team and corporate Medicaid enrollment team. This role ensures that patients are financially cleared for services in a timely, compliant, and patient-centered manner while supporting front-end revenue cycle goals. The Manager develops and leads initiatives to improve pre-service accuracy, reduce denials, streamline workflows, and enhance the patient experience across all points of access. This role reports to the Director Patient Financial Clearance.

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, health or public administration or a related field

Experience

Bachelor's degree or 3 years of progressively responsible and related work experience. This requirement may be satisfied through an equivalent combination of education and 7 years prior experience in healthcare, insurance or retail businesses with responsibility and management of billing and patient collection. Epic experience in a health system or integrated delivery network (IDN). Progressive hospital and physician revenue cycle management experience within high-performing revenue cycle teams

Essential Functions

Leadership & Oversight

• Provides operational management of : - Centralized prior authorization and financial clearance units
• Medicaid eligibility and enrollment assistance teams
• Ensure consistent processes and performance across all facilities and centralized departments

Operational Excellence

Patient Access & Experience

Regulatory Compliance & Quality

Technology & Innovation

Financial Impact & Strategy

Team Development

Key Performance Metrics include :

Other Duties

1. Travel for this position is sometimes required.

2. Participation in community and employee engagement activities is required.

3. It is understood that this description is not intended to be all-inclusive and that other duties may be assigned as necessary in the performance of this position.

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