Director of Revenue Cycle Management

~This is an outstanding opportunity to join a well-respected and growing orthopaedic practice with multiple locations, serve as a vital member of the organization, and continually seek ways to improve and optimize the revenue cycle management process, including patient access and healthcare information systems.~

The Organization:

OrthoGeorgiais a profitable, regional network of facilities with six offices, a new state-of-the art Spine Center currently under construction, more than 70 providers including physicians, APs and therapists, three MRI scanners and CT Scanner, two urgent care centers, and a large durable medical equipment department --providing orthopaedic care for the heart of Georgia from the south Atlanta suburbs to the Florida border.  The strong foundation established over the past 55 years, positions OrthoGeorgia to continue to meet the mission of excellence and provide for its patients first rate, comprehensive orthopaedic care.  The surgeons of OrthoGeorgia are highly regarded national leaders in their field and are relied upon for skill and judgment by their medical colleagues and their patients.

The Opportunity:

This is a highly visible leadership position that works closely with the CFO, physicians, managed care payer representatives and staff to ensure the best practices, policies and procedures for revenue cycle management align with the goals of the organization.  Reporting to the CFO, this Director will ensure efficient operation of the revenue cycle for professional fee and ambulatory surgery facility billing and collections.  The RCM Director will directly manage two direct reports and a team of 52 employees who have oversight for the business office and patient access areas.  Additional oversight will include healthcare information management.

The Candidate:

The ideal candidate will have at least five years of revenue cycle management experience in a physician practice setting.  The Director must have strong knowledge of medical insurance billing and collections with CPT, ICD-10, and HCPC coding and medical terminology, as well as an overall understanding of managed care products (HMO, PPO, etc.).  The Director must be proficient in using analytical tools to effectively condense large databases into usable and meaningful reports. A bachelor’s degree is required.

The Community:

Macon, Georgia offers mouth-watering soul food and signature dishes at local in a city where a night out means fine dining, drinks or dancing, but also a moonlit walk among Old South mansions, a Broadway play or a live show at the birthplace of Southern rock.  Macon is home to 6,000 National Register historic structures in 14 historic districts, and offers a beautiful and varied landscape of rolling hills on the north side and flat plains on the south, along with five colleges and universities sharing academic and cultural wealth with the community. The Ocmulgee River runs through the city, encompassing approximately 200 miles of water known as the Ocmulgee River Water Trail.  Conveniently located, Macon is an hour commute north to Atlanta and a pleasant two-hour drive to Savannah or Valdosta.