Executive Director, Revenue Cycle - Finance & Value Transformation

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center , a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center , high-risk perinatal / neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center , gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center . UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary :

This position serves as the Executive Director of Revenue Cycle is responsible for directing and leading the operational, financial, and personnel activities of organization's Revenue Cycle. The Executive Director collaborates with various stakeholders to coordinate Revenue Cycle activities across the enterprise, supporting organizational projects and initiatives. Reporting to the Vice President of Enterprise Revenue Cycle, this role ensures compliance with healthcare legislation, drives system redesign, and aims to improve revenue and reduce costs. Additionally, the Executive Director assesses the personnel and revenue implications of organizational changes, assists in implementing these changes, and monitors their impact. Position requires outcomes focus to continuously monitor and drive improvement of key performance indicators and the overall success of strategic Revenue Cycle initiatives. The ability to partner with hospital and physician leaders in a large academic center setting will be critical to incumbent's success.

What It Takes to be Successful

Total Compensation

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits .

Required Qualifications :

• Significant understanding of healthcare business and finance principles, with special emphasis on comprehensive management of all hospital billing, collections, and coding
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Minimum ten (10) years in in a hospital or academic setting as a Director of Revenue Cycle or comparable position
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent customer service and public relations skills
• Effective report writing, presentation skills, and written and verbal communication skills in English to a broad audience of executives, management, faculty, staff, and patients
• Detailed understanding of federal rules and regulations regarding revenue cycle
• Detailed understanding of California state rules and regulations regarding revenue cycle, compliance, and patient friendly billing
• Demonstrated knowledge of strategic planning and change management principles
• Demonstrated experience with project management
• Broad knowledge of healthcare within a multisystem or academic medical center
• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications :

Conditions of Employment :

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment :

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page : https : / / hr.uci.edu / new-hire / conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement :

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy .

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at eec@uci.edu or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8 : 30 a.m. - 5 : 00 p.m.

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization