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Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Director – Central Business Office

Accounts Payable/ReceivableConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeStreamwood, IL, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is required; a degree in business, health care administration, or a related field is preferred.
  • A minimum of ten years of supervisory experience in accounts receivable and business office functions is preferred, including experience with insurance companies and working knowledge of insurance terms, rates, policies, and reimbursement procedures.
  • Previous work in a hospital business office or utilization review is preferred.
  • Demonstrate understanding of patient accounting principles in managing large-volume accounts receivable in a health care-related field.
  • Use presentation tools such as PowerPoint, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee business office operations across multiple facilities within the designated market, supervising Team Leads, market floaters, and other assigned staff to ensure consistency and efficiency in patient accounting, billing, collections, admissions, and data processing.
  • Serve as a liaison between facility-level operations and executive leadership, providing regular updates on performance, challenges, and strategic initiatives.
  • Manage the entire revenue cycle, including patient registration, insurance verification, billing, and collections.
  • Monitor and adjust work flow and account assignments to ensure billing, collection, and account follow-up occur on time and within company guidelines.
  • Develop plans to manage multiple tasks simultaneously across various facilities.
  • Identify areas for improvement within revenue cycle operations.
  • Monitor and analyze reports daily for business office operational success.
  • Evaluate registration, insurance verification, and cash posting to determine the integrity of data input.
  • Facilitate the reduction of bad debt.
  • Maintain understanding of third-party payer contracts, including governmental agencies.
  • Complete weekly and monthly reporting to management as required.
  • Use data analysis to identify trends and areas for improvement in revenue processes.
  • Identify opportunities to increase revenue capture and reduce operational costs.
  • Achieve the organization's cash collection goal.
  • Collaborate with individual CFOs for assigned locations to communicate needs, challenges, and accomplishments in a timely manner.
  • Conduct staff meetings at regular intervals for informative and educational purposes.
  • Provide timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen knowledge and skills needed to accomplish tasks or solve problems.
  • Conduct periodic performance appraisals in accordance with company and facility practices.
  • Follow Best Practice requirements and educate staff about those requirements.

About the Company

Universal Health Services

Manages hospitals and behavioral health facilities

Universal Health Services operates a network of acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and ambulatory centers across the United States. It generates its services by acquiring and managing healthcare facilities, then integrating them under centralized operating practices to deliver patient care. The company’s offering is the management and provision of hospital and behavioral health services, with a focus on standardized clinical operations, economies of scale, and nationwide coverage. What sets UHS apart is its long history of growth through acquisitions, its size and scale in both acute and behavioral health markets, and its ability to integrate new facilities while maintaining consistent care quality. Its goal is to provide high-quality healthcare across a broad network, improve patient outcomes, and sustain long-term value for shareholders by expanding access and efficiency in hospital and behavioral health services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Founded
1978

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