About The Position

The Director of Access Operations Performance provides strategic and operational leadership for the core enablement functions that sustain a high-performing, patient-centered access ecosystem across an academic health system. This role oversees workforce management, quality assurance, training and onboarding, telephony architecture, and access service standards, —ensuring access operations are scalable, reliable, and consistently executed across centralized and decentralized teams. This role partners closely with the Director, Strategic Access Programs to translate enterprise access strategy, transformation initiatives, and new operating models into sustainable operational capabilities. To establish enterprise standards that are consistently achievable across diverse clinical and operational needs also requires robust and creative collaboration with Access Operations leaders, Clinical and Ambulatory Leadership, IT, HR, and Quality. This role plays a critical leadership function in advancing access strategy, improving patient experience, supporting staff performance, and ensuring readiness for growth, change, and innovation. Together, these roles ensure that access innovations are designed with operational feasibility in mind and are implemented with the infrastructure, standards, and support required for long-term success.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 7 years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare access, contact center operations, ambulatory operations, or related support functions is required.
  • Demonstrated experience leading workforce management, quality, training, and/or technology enablement functions at scale.
  • A minimum of 5 years leadership experience, with at least three years experience leading healthcare scheduling operations or call centers.
  • Experience leading leaders required.
  • A Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business, operations, or related field is required.
  • Systems thinking and strategic ability to lead others through change and execution. Knowledge of technical, business, consultation, project management, and cultural awareness.
  • Customer focus, building trust, communication, critical thinking, and influencing skills.
  • Expert communication skills, oral and written required.
  • Proven ability to multi-task.
  • Proven ability to mentor other managerial leadership.
  • Strong proactive organizational skills.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Outlook , Word and Excel.
  • Prior experience utilizing and interpreting data.

Nice To Haves

  • A minimum of 7 years of multi-channel contact center management or healthcare/medical office management strongly preferred.
  • Experience within an academic health system or large integrated delivery system is preferred.
  • Familiarity with telephony platforms, access analytics, and performance management tools, preferred.
  • Proven ability to lead through influence, standardize where appropriate, and navigate decentralized environments is preferred.
  • A Master's Degree in business or a healthcare related field is preferred.
  • Patient Access Collaborative certification in Access Center Management, preferred.
  • Call Center governing body credentials is preferred.
  • Proven coaching skills that can impact and influence various levels of leadership is preferred.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology and Epic, preferred.

Benefits

  • Paid time off
  • Growth opportunity- Career Pathways & Career Tuition Assistance, CEU opportunities
  • Academic Partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Referral bonuses
  • Retirement plan - 403b
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Free Workplace Clinics
  • Employee Assistance Programs, Adoption Assistance, Healthy Contributions, Care@Work, Moving Assistance, Discounts on gym memberships, travel and other work life benefits available
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