What Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) contributes to Cardinal Health
Practice Operations Management oversees the business and administrative operations of a medical practice.
Revenue Cycle Management manages a team focused on a series of clinical and administrative processes that healthcare providers utilize to capture, bill, and collect patient service revenue. The revenue cycle shadows the entire patient care journey and begins with patient appointment scheduling and ends when the patient’s account balance is zero.
Responsibilities
Patient & Care Team Support
- Lead a team of financial counselors providing real‑time support to patients, physicians, nurses, and care coordinators throughout the oncology care continuum
- Serve as an escalation point for complex or urgent patient financial issues that could delay or disrupt care
- Ensure financial counseling services are embedded into clinical workflows to support same‑day decisions and treatment starts
- Promote a patient‑centered approach that balances financial clarity, empathy, and access to care
Revenue Cycle Leadership
- Oversee front‑end revenue cycle functions, including insurance verification, benefits interpretation, prior authorization support, and patient cost estimation
- Ensure timely identification and resolution of coverage issues prior to treatment initiation
- Collaborate with downstream RCM teams (coding, billing, collections, denial management) to ensure continuity and accuracy across the revenue cycle
- Monitor KPIs related to access, counseling timeliness, authorization turnaround, point‑of‑service collections, and financial clearance rates
Financial Assistance & Access Programs
- Manage processes for screening and enrolling patients into financial assistance programs, including manufacturer assistance, charity care, grants, and foundation support
- Maintain expertise in oncology‑specific reimbursement, benefit designs, and emerging payer policies
- Ensure compliant and consistent application of financial assistance guidelines and documentation
Team Leadership & Development
- Recruit, train, mentor, and evaluate financial counseling staff across multiple sites or service lines
- Establish standard operating procedures and best practices for immediate patient and provider support
- Foster strong communication, accountability, and service excellence within the team
Provider & Operational Partnership
- Act as a trusted operational partner to physicians, APPs, nursing leaders, and practice administrators
- Translate financial and coverage information into clear, actionable guidance for care teams
- Participate in clinic leadership meetings and cross‑functional initiatives focused on access, growth, and patient experience
Compliance & Quality
- Ensure all financial counseling activities comply with regulatory, payer, and organizational requirements
- Support internal and external audits related to financial clearance, authorizations, and assistance programs
- Continuously improve processes to reduce administrative burden on clinical teams and patients
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business, finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of progressive experience in healthcare revenue cycle or financial counseling, preferably in oncology
- 3+ years of people management or team leadership experience
- Strong knowledge of insurance plans, oncology benefits, prior authorizations, and patient financial responsibility
- Demonstrated ability to work directly with clinical teams in fast‑paced care environments
- Experience in a large MSO, multi‑site oncology practice, or complex specialty setting
- Familiarity with EHR and RCM systems (e.g., Epic, Aria/Mosaiq, OncoEMR, or similar)
- Deep understanding of oncology drug reimbursement models, including buy‑and‑bill, specialty pharmacy carve‑outs, and alternate funding pathways
- Knowledge of ASP, WAC, AWP, and other drug pricing methodologies and their impact on charge capture and margin
- Familiarity with Medicare Part B vs. Part D, commercial payer variations, and site‑of‑care reimbursement differences
What is expected of you and others at this level
- Manages department operations and supervises professional employees, front line supervisors and/or business support staff
- Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
- Ensures employees operate within guidelines
- Decisions have a short term impact on work processes, outcomes and customers
- Interacts with subordinates, peers, customers, and suppliers at various management levels; may interact with senior management
- Interactions normally involve resolution of issues related to operations and/or projects
- Gains consensus from various parties involved
Anticipated salary range: $98,200.00 - $126,270.00
Bonus Eligible: No
Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Paid time off plan
- Health savings account (HSA)
- 401k savings plan
- Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Work-Life resources
- Paid parental leave
- Healthy lifestyle programs
Application window anticipated to close: 10/4/26 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business, finance, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of progressive experience in healthcare revenue cycle or financial counseling
- Preferably experience in oncology
- 3+ years of people management or team leadership experience
- Strong knowledge of insurance plans, oncology benefits, prior authorizations, and patient financial responsibility
- Demonstrated ability to work directly with clinical teams in fast-paced care environments
- Experience in a large MSO, multi-site oncology practice, or complex specialty setting
- Familiarity with EHR and RCM systems (e.g., Epic, Aria/Mosaiq, OncoEMR, or similar)
- Deep understanding of oncology drug reimbursement models including buy-and-bill, specialty pharmacy carve-outs, and alternate funding pathways
- Knowledge of ASP, WAC, AWP and other drug pricing methodologies and their impact on charge capture and margin
- Familiarity with Medicare Part B vs. Part D, commercial payer variations, and site-of-care reimbursement differences
Cardinal Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cardinal Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Cardinal Health.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is frequently described as generous, including examples like multiple weeks of vacation, additional sick days, and in some roles even “unlimited” or untracked time off. Parental leave, paid holidays, and volunteer time further broaden the overall leave offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is positioned as comprehensive, with added supports such as preventive care, telehealth/clinic access, mental health resources, and EAP counseling. Wellness programs and incentives (e.g., premium discounts tied to checkups or healthy lifestyle actions) add to the perceived breadth of healthcare-related support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match, along with programs like stock purchase/equity participation and charitable matching, contribute to a stronger total rewards picture beyond base pay. Additional financial supports such as disability coverage and early wage access also enhance the overall package.
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Cardinal Health is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities. With 50 years in business, operations in more than 35 countries and approximately 44,000 employees globally, Cardinal Health is essential to care. We are navigating the complexities of healthcare and providing scaled solutions to help our customers thrive in a changing world. We strive to be a trusted healthcare partner by driving growth in evolving areas of healthcare, while building upon our distribution, products, and solutions to meet customer needs.







