Ambulatory Technical Communications Program Manager - Remote

*** To be considered for the role, you must permanently reside in one of the following states:
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, or West Virginia***

The Technical Communications Manager will serve as a leader of patient appointment and communication activities across Ambulatory Services.

The Technical Communications Manager will determine and oversee operational and communication strategies by conducting needs assessments and capacity management for optimization of patient access and operational efficiency, contributing information and analysis to organizational strategic plans and reviews. The position oversees the quality and accuracy of communication content and deployment.

The Technical Communications Manager will establish and manage communications operations for Ambulatory Services including design, deployment and maintenance of appointment reminders, pre-service mailings, and proactive care gap closure including but not limited to communications strategy development, implementation and execution. The position is an integrator of multimedia communications for external audiences and requires high level working knowledge of appointment systems, reminder systems and setup, and mailing distribution processes.

The position also necessitates the ability to investigate, analyze and troubleshoot, as well as recommend and implement service recovery strategies. The position will work closely with senior-level leadership, providers and business partners primarily within the health system and MCVP to determine practice/program needs and provide innovative solutions in support of patient access. As a member of the Contact Center Leadership Team, the manager helps foster a world-class customer service environment and organizational focus on consumer access & experience.

The Technical Communications Manager will direct the work of an analyst team in support of communication activities.

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: N/A

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment including CPR, etc.:
Project Management Professional or Lean Six Sigma trained, preferred.

Level and type of experience

REQUIRED:

Minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience in a healthcare environment

Level and type of experience PREFERRED:

Leadership, supervisory or project management experience
Experience in academic medicine
Experience in developing patient communications for healthcare providers as well as diverse audiences
Experience in project management, design, and coordination

Education/training

REQUIRED:

Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Education/training PREFERRED:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Business, Health Administration, Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Information Systems or related field from an accredited program.

Describe independent action(s) required:
Must be willing and able to travel (15-20%) as needed.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to implement process improvements, problem solve, and develop sound recommendations.
Maintaining confidentiality and knowledge of HIPAA, FERPA and other relevant privacy rules and policies.
Experience in managing large complex cross-functional projects including planning and organizing work to achieve project and organizational objectives.
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects or multi-track programs using project management practices and methodologies and process improvement techniques.
Strong project management and business analysis skills, including the…