Are you a visionary, relationship-first leader who is looking to solve tough business and technical problems and drive innovation within a mission-centered health care organization? We are a growing team looking for a collaborative and results-driven individual who will lead a high-performing team of application analysts focused on standardizing and optimizing Epic and other revenue cycle applications.

The Director - Revenue Cycle Optimization, in partnership with business leadership and technical governance, will focus on delivering value, improving our speed to implement and minimizing future support requirements. A health care background and experience leading teams solving complex IT projects is a must. You would bring your demonstrated ability to develop relationships, foster a culture of innovation and creativity, identify and implement sustainable solutions and eliminate technology debt. This is a remote role and does have some state limitations to where you can reside.

Primary Responsibilities

• Demonstrates flexibility, agility and the ability to respond effectively to changing environments, expected and unexpected, while working with individuals, groups and team members and is open to new challenges.
• Demonstrates awareness of internal and external dynamics, and an acute perception of the dimensions of business issues. Conducts research and identifies, collects and analyzes information about the markets, economies, political environment, technology trends and business operation issues to make informed decisions.
• Collaborates with other members of formal and informal teams in the pursuit of common missions, vision, values and goals.
• Assesses the scope and potential impact of an issue or opportunity. Uses business criteria and values to evaluate alternative courses of action. Makes decisions as appropriate or escalates to leadership.
• Possesses the ability to take an analytic, creative and iterative process that leads to desired outcomes that benefit the end user/the customer. Searches for information and depicts ideas and creative processes visually and verbally.
• Maintains an awareness and openness to diversity as defined in a multitude of ways to include demographics, cultures and markets.
• Continues to own their growth, professionally and personally, to better the team and organization. Engages in learning from others, both within and outside the organization.
• Focuses on desired results and business outcomes. Sets and achieves challenging goals. Clearly defines mutual expectations of self and others in a team setting. Takes appropriate actions to ensure obligations are met. Defines performance standards in terms of doing what is appropriate and doing it well. Revises standards in response to changing business needs. Is resourceful and takes calculated risks to achieve results.
• Handles changes and uncertainties with ease and with the ability to move forward quickly. Identifies and acts upon opportunities for continuous improvement. Demonstrates a willingness to make high-risk decisions when necessary and with prudent judgment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent years of experience and education

Experience

• Seven years' experience, with five years' in leadership

Physical Requirement

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

SSM Health is a nationally recognized Catholic, not-for-profit integrated health system serving Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.

To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:

Jon Dirksen

Executive Talent Acquisition

jon.dirksen@ssmhealth.com