Vice President, Revenue Cycle

UCSF•Emeryville, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President Revenue Cycle is a core member of the UCSF Health leadership team, responsible for the strategic revenue cycle management to drive optimal performance and support finance objectives. Accountable for the management and operation of the revenue cycle for UCSF Health which includes UCSF Health Enterprise including the Adult Academic Medical Centers, Benioff Children’s Hospitals, the Ambulatory Business Unit including Provider Practices, The Community Hospitals, and Affiliate Networks. Responsible and accountable for all aspects of UCSF Health revenue cycle including compliance with UCSF standards and outside regulatory and accreditation agencies. Scope of oversight includes Patient Financial Services, Medical Group Business Services, Patient Access, Inpatient and Outpatient Facility and Professional Coding, Revenue Cycle Quality, Education, and Performance Improvement, and Research Revenue Cycle. As a member of the senior management team, the VP leads executives in establishing strategy and objectives for improving health system financial performance. Plays a key role in the strategic direction, goal setting and performance management of the revenue cycle. Builds consensus and engages with a broad stakeholder group including medical staff, hospital leadership, and medical group leadership to design, implement, and maintain a high performing and metric driven institutional revenue cycle. Directs large, multi-dimensional initiatives collaborating across entities and departments. Accountable for aligning revenue cycle operations across UCSF and reporting on key metrics. Takes responsibility for the accuracy and underlying drivers of revenue cycle information and reports. Serves as a senior advisor to leaders, providing financial information for decision-making. Reports to UCSF Health’s Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer. The VP Revenue Cycle ensures a high level of financial coordination between the UCSF Health Leadership, and other joint ventures and affiliates. Works in close collaboration with Business Unit Chief Financial Officers and Controllers as well as leaders in Government Reimbursement, Health Information Management, Revenue Integrity, Managed Care Contracting, Compliance, Information Technology Case Management, and others. This position presents and interprets financial information on a regular basis to Senior Management, UCSF Health Committees, and Governance Boards. Responsibilities of the Vice President Revenue Cycle span the enterprise and require constructive relationships with all UCSF leadership, affiliate partners and outside agencies. This is a senior leadership position that requires a proven background leading healthcare revenue cycle functions, with a strong understanding of hospital operations. Expected to successfully interact, negotiate and build UCSF Health relationships, programs and partnerships with an extremely high degree of autonomy. Recognized as an influential leader that strategically manages change through business planning and program execution to achieve broad initiatives. The UCSF Health System brings clinical service capabilities into a unified management structure under 4 Business Units, achieving strategic, operational and financial alignment between the School of Medicine, and UCSF Health as well as affiliates and joint ventures. Its structure streamlines decision-making, strengthens the ability to act with one voice, and ensures accountability at every point to execute collectively agreed upon commitment to excellence and efficiency. The UCSF Health System’s vision is to provide innovative, high quality, cost-competitive clinical services, and deliver an unparalleled patient experience across the entire care continuum. The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells. UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence – also known as our PRIDE values. In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity – both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available here. Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide. The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement. To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html The VP Revenue Cycle Department is responsible for overseeing UCSF’s revenue cycle operations, which include patient access, billing, collections, and financial reporting processes. This department plays a strategic leadership role in optimizing UCSF’s revenue cycle, ensuring financial sustainability and supporting the institution’s mission to deliver world-class healthcare, research, and education.

Requirements

Proven background leading healthcare revenue cycle functions.
Strong understanding of hospital operations.
Ability to interact, negotiate and build UCSF Health relationships, programs and partnerships with an extremely high degree of autonomy.
Recognized as an influential leader that strategically manages change through business planning and program execution to achieve broad initiatives.
Experience in managing and operating the revenue cycle for a large health system.
Knowledge of compliance with UCSF standards and outside regulatory and accreditation agencies.
Experience in Patient Financial Services, Medical Group Business Services, Patient Access, Inpatient and Outpatient Facility and Professional Coding, Revenue Cycle Quality, Education, and Performance Improvement, and Research Revenue Cycle.
Experience in establishing strategy and objectives for improving health system financial performance.
Experience in strategic direction, goal setting and performance management of the revenue cycle.
Experience in building consensus and engaging with a broad stakeholder group including medical staff, hospital leadership, and medical group leadership.
Experience in directing large, multi-dimensional initiatives collaborating across entities and departments.
Experience in aligning revenue cycle operations and reporting on key metrics.
Experience in ensuring accuracy and underlying drivers of revenue cycle information and reports.
Experience serving as a senior advisor to leaders, providing financial information for decision-making.
Experience ensuring financial coordination between health leadership, joint ventures, and affiliates.
Experience presenting and interpreting financial information to Senior Management, Committees, and Governance Boards.
Experience working in close collaboration with Business Unit Chief Financial Officers and Controllers, and leaders in Government Reimbursement, Health Information Management, Revenue Integrity, Managed Care Contracting, Compliance, Information Technology Case Management, and others.

Responsibilities

Strategic revenue cycle management to drive optimal performance and support finance objectives.
Management and operation of the revenue cycle for UCSF Health Enterprise, including Adult Academic Medical Centers, Benioff Children’s Hospitals, Ambulatory Business Unit, Community Hospitals, and Affiliate Networks.
Oversight of Patient Financial Services, Medical Group Business Services, Patient Access, Inpatient and Outpatient Facility and Professional Coding, Revenue Cycle Quality, Education, and Performance Improvement, and Research Revenue Cycle.
Leading executives in establishing strategy and objectives for improving health system financial performance.
Playing a key role in the strategic direction, goal setting, and performance management of the revenue cycle.
Building consensus and engaging with a broad stakeholder group to design, implement, and maintain a high performing and metric driven institutional revenue cycle.
Directing large, multi-dimensional initiatives collaborating across entities and departments.
Aligning revenue cycle operations across UCSF and reporting on key metrics.
Ensuring accuracy and underlying drivers of revenue cycle information and reports.
Serving as a senior advisor to leaders, providing financial information for decision-making.
Ensuring a high level of financial coordination between UCSF Health Leadership, joint ventures, and affiliates.
Presenting and interpreting financial information on a regular basis to Senior Management, UCSF Health Committees, and Governance Boards.
Successfully interacting, negotiating, and building UCSF Health relationships, programs, and partnerships with a high degree of autonomy.
Strategically managing change through business planning and program execution to achieve broad initiatives.
Overseeing UCSF’s revenue cycle operations, including patient access, billing, collections, and financial reporting processes.
Optimizing UCSF’s revenue cycle to ensure financial sustainability and support the institution’s mission.