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Job Details

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Creating and maintaining patient appointment schedules to ensure optimal clinic and homecare efficiencies are achieved
• Ensure that all communication received by all customers (i.e. program personnel, Field Nurses, Patients) are handled within departmental Key Performance Indicators. This includes but is not limited to: scheduling initial patient appointments, rescheduling of established series of appointments, and collaboration with Nursing Services on staffing challenges
• Will report adverse events, serious adverse events, product complaints in accordance with Innomar training and policies & procedures
• Will participate in close communication through regular touchpoints with Field Nurses and on an ad-hoc basis with Business Area Managers as required under the leadership of the Associate Manager, Patient Appointment Coordination
• Will support and collaborate on new initiatives and embrace and execute on internal departmental processes, including but not limited to: database enhancements/changes, new/revised workflow/process flows
• Will identify scheduling challenges and opportunities and follow department escalation process through to resolution/solution
• Will strategize and engage with key stakeholders (e.g. pharmacy, program, nursing) to proactively mitigate risk and achieve optimal patient experiences
• Identify defects in process and communicate in a timely and responsible manner (leveraging the escalation process) to avoid delays in facilitating patient appointments; and ultimately participate in process improvement initiatives which drive efficiencies and productivity
• Manage workload (eg. Multi-tasking) as assigned by the Associate Manager which includes but is not limited to: consistently evaluate and re-prioritize daily tasks, flexibility with phone queue coverage and exercise proactive team collaboration to ensure Key Performance Indicators are achieved
• The Patient Appointment Facilitator will also be assigned other duties and tasks as required from time to time

• Post-secondary education or equivalent in a related discipline;
• Minimum of 2 years experience in the healthcare, pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry (or similar); scheduling experience an asset
• Candidate must have strong communication, critical thinking and interpersonal skills
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, PowerPoint);
• Proven ability to organize time, set priorities and multi-task in order to meet various competing work deadlines;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment with a strong attention to detail
• Flexibility to changing departmental/organizational landscape; adaptability and adoptability of new work flows to support departmental/organizational initiatives
• Bilingualism, French/English is an asset

• Critical thinking and ability to navigate complex scenarios
• Experienced and strong comfort level with receiving inbound and placing outbound calls
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Effective organizational skills with a strong level of attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent problem-solving skills; ability to resolve issues effectively and efficiently
• Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook