Associate Director of Professional Billing
Listed on 2026-02-07
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Healthcare
Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Management
Associate Director of Professional Billing
University Health KC
Location:
101 Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Position Type:
Full time
Work Schedule:
8:00AM - 5:00PM, 40 hours per week
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Job DescriptionThe Associate Director of Corporate Professional Billing is responsible for managing the daily operations which includes oversight of patient billing, follow up, payment processing/posting, OMFS prior‑authorization, denials management, and underpayment recoveries. This role will develop best practices and ensure department standards are being met and develop policies and procedures to improve services and operations. Works with Information Technology to enhance and implement new automated processes within the patient accounting system.
Monitors, trains and evaluates the performance of staff members.
- Bachelor’s degree in business management or hospital administration or equivalent through a combination of education and work experience.
- Five years of experience in a hospital, including at least three years supervisory above the first supervisory level.
- Awareness of trends in utilization review and governmental third‑party payer reimbursement policies, standards and procedures.
- Knowledge of standard problem solving, management information systems and governmental and third‑party payer billing information requirements.
- Written and verbal communication skills to maintain effective working relationships with patients and the hospital staff. Ability to communicate effectively with individuals of all age groups.
- Knowledge and ability to create Excel and Word documents, as well as skill in using such documents to analyze patient accounting data and manage projects.
- History working with Cerner clinical and financial systems.
- History working in a safety‑net organization.
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