About this role
Description
The Senior Financial Analyst, within the Revenue Integrity Department, performs comprehensive pricing, coding, and rate analysis for physician and hospital services. This position provides reimbursement, regulatory, and charge capture support to finance and clinical departments. This position works closely with a team and regularly engages with interdisciplinary teams. Additionally, a core component of this position involves collecting and assisting with data analysis to help identify charge trends.
Position responsibilities:
Performs chargemaster maintenance and validates entries. Conducts monthly reconciliation of the chargemaster file.
Reviews and assists with maintenance of chargemaster compliance reports. Assists with other necessary projects to maintain the chargemaster file
Ensure compliance with institutional policies to determine whether supplies are chargeable and accurately apply guidelines in billing processes.
Maintain a thorough understanding of supply manufacturer information, FDA designations, Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID) requirements, and payor guidelines to ensure accurate classification and compliance.
Lead and manage major chargemaster initiatives, including annual calendar year updates, quarterly maintenance, and pricing strategy development; ensure optimization and compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
Remains current with regulation changes and related operational processes.
Review price levels with peers to determine competitive price structure.
An integral part in the development of policies and procedures as they relate to improving processes, strengthening controls, enhancing revenue, and improving cash flow.
Maintain all assigned Revenue Integrity Epic work queues related to Chargemaster.
Assist with charge capture audits between the Hospital and physicians.
Educate clinical staff on proper billing and coding.
Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and the public.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Accounting or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
2 years of accounting, clinical or business experience is required.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Proficient in computer software applications.
Adaptability, creative problem solving, project management, and organizational skills.
Knowledge of team dynamics and skilled in building consensus. Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external partners.
Knowledge of statistical analysis and presentation is required
Desired Qualifications:
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Knowledge of medical record documentation types and concepts related to outpatient and inpatient services (e.g., outpatient and inpatient evaluation and management services, procedural/operative services, laboratory, and radiologic services).
Knowledge of computer systems such as Epic, Microsoft Office products, and Adobe.
Ability to prioritize workload based on dynamic deadlines.
Knowledge of University policies, procedures, and regulations.
Knowledge of claims billing and follow-up
Strong ability to engage interdisciplinary teams including clinical staff
Reasonable knowledge of complex financial and statistical analysis and presentation.
Experience with supply research and GUDID.
Application Process: To be considered, applicants must upload a cover letter and resume (under the submission of relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions, contact Sharon Walther at sharon-walther@uiowa.edu.
This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization now or in the future.