Alumni Career Snapshots

Jim Bohnsack

Employer

Encore Capital Group, Inc.

Employer  Website

http://www.encorecapitalgroup.com

Job Title  

Vice President, Healthcare Revenue Solutions

Class Year and Major

 Business Administration (Management)-1997

Additional education

BS Healthcare Admin - Trinity University - Dec. 1999

Briefly describe what you do   

Executive for a healthcare finance company working with CFO's and other Revenue Cycle leadership at hospitals to develop unique solutions to financial problems.

What other jobs have you had?

  • Senior Manager - Deloitte Consulting
  • Manager - Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
  • Experienced Consultant - Arthur Andersen

What are the key skills, abilities, and personal qualities necessary to succeed in this type of work?  

  • Understanding of the healthcare revenue cycle
  • Problem solving
  • Client management

What do you enjoy most about your current position?  

Working in the healthcare industry with C-suite executives on challenging issues.

Most important/valuable lesson or activity in college that impacted your career ?

 Ability to network developed through fraternity activities.

What advice for someone entering this field?

Identify a mentor/mentors, assess their most valuable skills that make them successful and meld all of those skills as you develop your approach to your career.

Questions?

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