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AVP- Middle Revenue Cycle
- Ascension Health (St. Louis, MO)
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Details
Join Ascension as an AVP of Middle Revenue Cycle, where you’ll lead strategy and performance in documentation, coding, and charge capture to support quality outcomes and financial success
+ **Department:** Revenue Cycle
+ **Location:** Remote
Benefits
Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community
_Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer._
Responsibilities
The Associate Vice President (AVP) of Middle Revenue Cycle provides strategic and operational leadership for all functions within the middle revenue cycle, including health information management (HIM), coding, charge capture, and revenue integrity. This leader ensures that documentation, coding, and charge processes are accurate, compliant, and optimized to support appropriate reimbursement, quality outcomes, and regulatory standards.
+ Provide leadership and oversight for middle revenue cycle operations, including HIM, coding, charge capture, and revenue integrity.
+ Develop and execute strategies to improve coding accuracy, charge integrity, and compliance in alignment with organizational goals.
+ Partner with clinical, operational, and finance leaders to ensure accurate documentation and data integrity that support case mix, quality, and reimbursement.
+ Oversee performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting to track departmental outcomes, ensuring accountability and continuous improvement.
+ Lead efforts to optimize technology solutions, workflows, and automation within middle revenue cycle functions.
+ Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and payer regulations related to coding, documentation, and revenue integrity.
+ Manage departmental budgets, staffing models, and resource allocation to support efficiency and effectiveness.
+ Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and professional development across the middle revenue cycle teams.
+ Serve as a subject matter expert and advisor to executive leadership on middle revenue cycle strategy, performance, and emerging trends.
Requirements
Licensure / Certification / Registration:
+ Finance Professional specializing in Revenue Cycle preferred.
+ Licensed Reimbursement Spclst credentialed from the Healthcare Financial Management Association preferred.
Education:
+ Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 4 of those years being in leadership/management.
Additional Preferences
+ Master’s degree in Health Administration, Business, or related field preferred; Bachelor’s degree required.
+ RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CHRI, or related credential strongly preferred.
+ Minimum 8–10 years of progressive leadership experience in revenue cycle management, with significant experience in middle revenue cycle functions.
+ Demonstrated expertise in HIM, coding, charge capture, and revenue integrity operations.
+ Strong knowledge of healthcare reimbursement methodologies, regulatory requirements, and compliance standards.
+ Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive performance improvement, and manage large-scale initiatives.
+ Exceptional communication, analytical, and strategic leadership skills.
Why Join Our Team
Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.
Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.
Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp\_10\_20.pdf) poster.
As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.
Pay Non-Discrimination Notice (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf)
Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.
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