Revenue Cycle Operations Training Specialist

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists in the design, development and coordination of training sessions, programs and competency testing for Revenue Cycle Operations.
• Prepares, assembles and revises course materials annually or as requested to meet department needs.
• Achieves and maintains a solid understanding of the business environment as a whole, including business practices, processes and strategies.
• Conducts training, development, competency testing and general orientation sessions for partners in all areas of Revenue Cycle including Patient Access, Patient Financial Services, Managed Care and Coding.
• Assists in evaluation of effectiveness of training programs.
• Develops presentation materials, leads meetings and facilitates workgroups.
• Maintains master training calendar, ensure availability of equipment, space and materials.
• Prepares course advertising materials; coordinates schedule of external and internal training resources.
• Communicates all set-ups of training sessions and ensures necessary materials and supplies are available.
• Follows-up with staff in-person after completion of training to ensure competency or retraining as necessary.
• Works with management team to provide additional support including coaching and in-services.
• Facilitates, and measures regular quality audits across the Revenue Cycle areas to ensure areas meet organizational objectives;
• Conducts quality audits and provides feedback to division leadership.
• Provides analysis of the quality metrics and updates on Revenue Cycle dashboard.
• Identifies and facilitates lean initiatives for areas that fail to meet performance metrics.
• Demonstrates collaboration and flexibility to deliver education when most convenient for the department.
• Partners with information systems to test all EPIC upgrades for Revenue Cycle areas with keen understanding of changes and impacts to revenue cycle processes.
• Documents department workflows and inter-departmental impacts via Visio workflow documentation.
• Identifies opportunities for improvements during workflow documentation and notifies leadership of such opportunities.
• Creates and maintains workflow documentation and training materials in a central storage location to allow partner accessibility when needed.
• Partners with all team members to achieve goals.
• Remains receptive to others' ideas and opinions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's Degree in a related field preferred.
- Three years of experience, developing, planning and facilitating training materials, performance improvement and program management required.

Strong analytical, oral, and written communication & presentation skills required.
- Three years of revenue cycle related functions in conjunction with training preferred.

Ability to demonstrate experience in developing and conducting employee training programs required.

Experience using Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft office, Visio, and Microsoft Word Required.

Experience with software related to developing training and other virtual training materials required.

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

Healthcare revenue cycle related certification or an equivalently designated certification approved by management required within 1 year.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Passing the Driver's License Check and/or Credit Check (for those positions requiring).

Passing the WI Caregiver Background Check and/or IL Health Care Workers Background Check.

Must be able to follow written/oral instructions.

PAY RANGE:

Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• Life & Disability Insurance

• FSA/HSA Options

• Generous, accruing paid time off

• Paid Parental and caregiver leave

• Career advancement and educational opportunities

• Tuition and certification reimbursement

• Certification Reimbursement

• Well-being Programs

• Employee Discounts

• On-Demand Pay

• Financial Education

• Annual recognition/awards events

• Partner appreciation days

• Family entertainment/attractions discount

• Community service/improvement opportunities

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At Mercyhealth, we don't simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including:

• #1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50

• One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers

• A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women