Clinical Operations and Revenue Cycle Specialist

Job Summary:

The Clinical Operations and Revenue Cycle Specialist will focus on clinical and quality initiatives, faculty experience, revenue cycle, and external engagement. This position places a central role in supporting operational and quality improvement projects, redesigning and standardizing the faculty orientation experience, formalizing Emergency Department visits with external organizations into a consulting model and partnering with department leadership to support revenue cycle optimization.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Operations and Quality Improvement (25%)

• Lead operational and quality improvement projects across Emergency Medicine clinical operations, ensuring alignment with departmental goals and mission.

• Partner with clinical leaders, faculty, and operational stakeholders to identify workflow inefficiencies, quality gaps, and operational risks, and develop data-driven solutions.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives by tracking outcomes, defining metrics, and reporting progress to leadership.

Faculty Orientation & Experience (25%)

• Revise, standardize, and maintain the faculty orientation program, ensuring consistent, high-quality onboarding experience across clinical, academic, and operational domains.

• Collaborate with departmental leaders to ensure orientation content reflects current workflows, documentation standards, quality expectations, and compliance requirements.

• Serve as a key resource for new faculty during onboarding, supporting early adoption of best practices in clinical operations, documentation, and departmental processes.

External Engagement (25%)

• Formalize ED site visits and engagements with external organizations into a structured consulting model, including standardized scopes of work, deliverables, timelines, and reporting frameworks.

• Support operational, financial, and analytical components of external engagements to ensure value delivery and alignment with departmental strategy.

• Partner with department leadership to track outcomes and assess opportunities for growth and sustainability of external consulting activities.

Revenue Cycle (25%)

• Monitor revenue cycle performance and collaborate with department leadership and CU Medicine to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.

• Maintain up to date knowledge and expertise on the evolving coding, documentation, billing and reimbursement developments pertaining to emergency medicine.

• Create reports, summarize information, and analyze billing trends including CPT code usage, payer mix, write-offs, denials, days in A/R, and date of service vs date of post.

• Interface with CU Medicine to ensure that billing and collection for the professional services of the Department achieves appropriate and optimal reimbursements

• Provide assistance in updating/educating of billing faculty to changes in CPT codes, contracted reimbursement rates, coding or compliance issues

• Assist in interpreting and integrating current compliance directives and policies to ensure that billing faculty are in compliance

• Work with compliance staff in the auditing of provider documentation and issue resolutions

Work Location:

Hybrid - this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.

Why Join Us:

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine is dedicated to delivering superlative patient care, providing an environment where training and education thrive and innovation and discovery are fostered.

The Department of Emergency Medicine is based at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora Colorado. The campus is a state of the art medical campus home to the University of Colorado Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, the Colorado School of Public Health; as well as the University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado both of which serve as major training sites for the Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options

• Dental: Multiple plan options

• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision

• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay

• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year

• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)

• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)

• Holiday Days: 15/year

• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses

• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Public Health, or a related field.

• Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in healthcare operations, clinical administration, quality improvement, revenue cycle, or healthcare analytics.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Public Health, or a related field

• Fellowship in Administration

• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting operational and quality improvement projects in a clinical environment.

• Experience working with physicians and clinical leaders, preferably within an academic medical center or Emergency Medicine setting.

• Proven ability to analyze data, prepare reports, and present findings to leadership

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate complex operational and financial concepts to clinical and executive stakeholders.

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.

• High attention to detail with strong organizational skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively across clinical, administrative, and financial teams.

Conditions of Employment:

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship. We are unable to provide work visa sponsorship or employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

How to Apply:

For full consideration, please submit the following document(s):

1. A letter of interest describing relevant job experiences as they relate to listed job qualifications and interest in the position.

2. Curriculum vitae / Resume

3. Three to five professional references, including name, address, phone number (mobile number if appropriate), and email address

Questions should be directed to: EMED Human Resources at emed.humanresources@ucdenver.edu

Screening of Applications Begins:

Immediately and continues until May 12, 2026.

Anticipated Pay Range:

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established as $67,950 - $91,054

The above salary range (or hiring range) represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. This position may be eligible for overtime compensation, depending on the level.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

ADA Statement:

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at hr.adacoordinator@cuanschutz.edu.

Background Check Statement:

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees.

Vaccination Statement:

CU Anschutz strongly encourages vaccination against the COVID-19 virus and other vaccine preventable diseases. If you work, visit, or volunteer in healthcare facilities or clinics operated by our affiliated hospital or clinical partners or by CU Anschutz, you will be required to comply with the vaccination and medical surveillance policies of the facilities or clinics where you work, visit, or volunteer, respectively. In addition, if you work in certain research areas or perform certain safety sensitive job duties, you must enroll in the occupational health medical surveillance program.