What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Vice President of Patient Access position at Prime Healthcare Management Inc?
The Corporate Vice President of Patient Access is responsible for the enterprise-wide strategic leadership, operational performance, and standardization of all Patient Access functions across the health system. This role provides executive oversight for front-end revenue cycle operations, including but not limited to registration, scheduling, insurance verification, authorization, financial counseling, cashiering, and related patient-facing access services.
The Corporate Vice President drives system-wide strategy, policy development, performance management, and transformation initiatives to ensure Patient Access operations support optimal patient experience, regulatory compliance, revenue integrity, and financial sustainability. This leader partners closely with Revenue Cycle, Operations, Clinical Leadership, IT, Compliance, and Executive Teams to align Patient Access strategy with organizational goals.
This role has accountability for Patient Access performance across a multi-hospital, multi-state health system, requiring advanced change leadership, operational governance, and technology enablement to ensure consistency and scalability across diverse markets.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business, Finance, or related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in Patient Access, Revenue Cycle, or healthcare operations.
- Minimum of 5–7 years at enterprise, corporate, or system-level oversight within a complex, multi-state, multi-hospital acute care healthcare systems.
- Demonstrated experience leading multi-hospital or multi-region Patient Access operations.
- Strong working knowledge of front-end revenue cycle operations and their downstream financial impact.
- Hands-on experience with Epic, including implementation and conversion
- Experience working with insurance eligibility systems and optimizing front-end revenue cycle processes
- Proven ability to lead large-scale process improvement and standardization initiatives.
- Ability to standardize workflows and drive performance across diverse markets
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field.
- Revenue Cycle or Patient Access certifications (HFMA, NAHAM, etc.).
- Experience supporting EMR implementations and enterprise technology optimization.
Employment Status: Full Time Shift: Days Equal Employment Opportunity:
Salary : $220,000 - $230,000