Job Description
JOB SUMMARY:
This position is a key role in executing SCH patient access strategies to achieve organizational goals for access to care at Seattle Children's, overseeing and directly managing more than one functional area of the patient access value stream (Referrals, scheduling, registration), is a subject matter expert of those functions for the enterprise, and serves a multitude of specialty service lines across the care continuum. Responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating all aspects of daily operations of assigned areas in a manner that aligns with Seattle Childrens core values, ensuring efficiency, high quality outcomes as well as internal and external customer satisfaction. Maintains patient access technologies, access channels and service targets in collaboration with IT partners, capacity and access management teams, clinical intake/referrals, revenue cycle and other key stakeholders. Analyzes data, establishes performance metrics, and reports results with a focus on improving performance and processes to better support access to care. Continuously builds and maintains relationships with service line, clinic and ambulatory leadership, and other key stakeholders, to effectively manage external and internal referrals, scheduling, registration and other access related procedures. Responsible for execution of the tactics to achieve strategic initiatives aimed at supporting access to care goals. Provides consultation and business expertise to leadership. This role develops best practices for areas of accountability, role models best practices for the system, and provides oversight in access management (contact centers, scheduling centers, registration and check-in functions) across the enterprise to ensure KPI's are met for direct areas of authority, and guidance provided for similar functions for all other areas across the enterprise. This role is a subject matter expert.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in health services, business administration or related or equivalent experience.
Minimum three (3) years of management experience in health care setting or related field.
Experience working in a contact center or other production-type environment (front desk/check-in) with thorough knowledge of access functions systems and processes.
Demonstrated experience in managing resources and managing to KPIs.
Complete EPIC training and obtain a passing score on the End User Proficiency Assessment (EUPA) test within 2 months of start date. This test can be taken a maximum of three times after completion of EPIC training.
Experience in a healthcare environment
Required Credentials
N/A.
Preferred
Five years progressive supervisory/management experience in a hospital or complex health care or contact center environment. Master's degree preferred.
Experience with Epic cadence/prelude and ambulatory scheduling.
Experience working in a hospital or medical center.
Experience working in a pediatric or an academic medical setting.
Experience working with performance improvement initiatives/projects and knowledge of improvement methodology, such as lean
Experience managing culturally diverse groups of staff.
Experience managing budgets.
Compensation Range
$97,665.00 - $146,497.00 per year
Salary Information
This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.
Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants
This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.
Benefits Information
Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.
About Us
Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE
Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.
Our Commitment
Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), ****** orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.
Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.
This position is a key role in executing SCH patient access strategies to achieve organizational goals for access to care at Seattle Children's, overseeing and directly managing more than one functional area of the patient access value stream (Referrals, scheduling, registration), is a subject matter expert of those functions for the enterprise, and serves a multitude of specialty service lines across the care continuum. Responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating all aspects of daily operations of assigned areas in a manner that aligns with Seattle Childrens core values, ensuring efficiency, high quality outcomes as well as internal and external customer satisfaction. Maintains patient access technologies, access channels and service targets in collaboration with IT partners, capacity and access management teams, clinical intake/referrals, revenue cycle and other key stakeholders. Analyzes data, establishes performance metrics, and reports results with a focus on improving performance and processes to better support access to care. Continuously builds and maintains relationships with service line, clinic and ambulatory leadership, and other key stakeholders, to effectively manage external and internal referrals, scheduling, registration and other access related procedures. Responsible for execution of the tactics to achieve strategic initiatives aimed at supporting access to care goals. Provides consultation and business expertise to leadership. This role develops best practices for areas of accountability, role models best practices for the system, and provides oversight in access management (contact centers, scheduling centers, registration and check-in functions) across the enterprise to ensure KPI's are met for direct areas of authority, and guidance provided for similar functions for all other areas across the enterprise. This role is a subject matter expert.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in health services, business administration or related or equivalent experience.
Minimum three (3) years of management experience in health care setting or related field.
Experience working in a contact center or other production-type environment (front desk/check-in) with thorough knowledge of access functions systems and processes.
Demonstrated experience in managing resources and managing to KPIs.
Complete EPIC training and obtain a passing score on the End User Proficiency Assessment (EUPA) test within 2 months of start date. This test can be taken a maximum of three times after completion of EPIC training.
Experience in a healthcare environment
Required Credentials
N/A.
Preferred
Five years progressive supervisory/management experience in a hospital or complex health care or contact center environment. Master's degree preferred.
Experience with Epic cadence/prelude and ambulatory scheduling.
Experience working in a hospital or medical center.
Experience working in a pediatric or an academic medical setting.
Experience working with performance improvement initiatives/projects and knowledge of improvement methodology, such as lean
Experience managing culturally diverse groups of staff.
Experience managing budgets.
Compensation Range
$97,665.00 - $146,497.00 per year
Salary Information
This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.
Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants
This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.
Benefits Information
Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.
About Us
Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE
Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.
Our Commitment
Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), ****** orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.
Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Manager, Access Operations - Evenings and Overnights position is now open for candidates interested in the Operations Executive Jobs sector. This role in Seattle offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Operations Executive Jobs is a plus.
