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The essential job functions of this position require you to: provide visionary and strategic leadership and fiscal and resource management; communicate and build strategic working relationships with staff, faculty, and other individuals from various backgrounds; abide by University guidelines; maintain confidentiality; prioritize and manage work effectively; positively represent UK HealthCare; and report to meetings at different locations both on campus and off campus.

Primarily 8am 5pm; however, as an exempt level position, additional hours will be required as needed to perform job duties.

Join UK HealthCare as a dynamic leader in Enterprise Patient Access Services, where you'll drive high-impact strategies across centralized scheduling, financial clearance and insurance authorization, financial counseling, customer service, and access optimization. In this executive-level role, you'll lead performance-focused teams, reduce revenue leakage, and improve the patient experience through operational excellence and system innovation.

We're looking for a strategic thinker with strong analytic skills, proven success in healthcare access and revenue cycle operations, and the ability to partner effectively with physicians, clinical leaders, and senior executives. If you're passionate about transforming patient access while improving outcomes and financial performance, this is your opportunity to lead at an enterprise level.

Why Lexington?
Nestled in the internationally renowned Bluegrass region of Kentucky, Lexington is a city of nearly 300,000 residents offering a perfect balance of opportunity and quality of life. Known for its dynamic economy, Lexington has been recognized by Money magazine and U.S. News as one of the Best Places to Live and ranks among the top cities in the Southeast for small business start-ups. Enjoy vibrant cultural events, world-class dining, and endless recreation, all in a temperate climate and relaxed atmosphere.

The executive search firm, InTrust Partners, has been retained to recruit for this role. To be considered, applicants must complete the University of Kentucky application for the specific requisition AND contact Amanda Hargrove of InTrust Partners at ahargrove@intrustpartners.com.

This role demands exceptional leadership and communication skills, fiscal and resource management expertise, and the ability to foster strategic relationships with various stakeholders. The successful candidate will uphold University guidelines, maintain confidentiality, and represent UK HealthCare positively while managing multiple priorities in various on-campus and off-campus settings.

This is a hybrid position.

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The ideal candidate will possess progressive leadership experience across revenue cycle operations; with specific areas of focus on patient financial services or patient access functions.

Preferred education and/or experience in an area of Business Administration, Accounting, Healthcare Administration and/or Public Health highly preferred.

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.