About City of Hope
City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 6,000 employees, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases and guided by a compassionate, patient-centered philosophy.
Founded in 1913 and headquartered in Duarte, California, City of Hope is a remarkable non-profit institution, where compassion and advanced care go hand-in-hand with excellence in clinical and scientific research. City of Hope is a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation's leading cancer centers that develops and institutes standards of care for cancer treatment.
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Position Summary
Under the general direction of the Contact Center Director, the Contact Center Manager will oversee the centralized phone tree model including the screening and routing of calls various teams, among them New Patient Services, Scheduling, Triage Nursing, Physician Offices and network sites. . Manages the day-to-day operations and ensures a high level of customer satisfaction. Acts as the primary user liaison for the organization's Cisco phone system and Scheduling processes. Independently exercises discretionary powers to solve operational problems by using continuously improvement processes.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Personnel Management- Accomplishes contact center human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning work, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; administering timekeeping system; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
- Customer Service Ensure a high level of customer service by conducting weekly quality monitoring of calls; motivating and encourage agents through positive feedback; taking difficult calls when an agent needs assistance; working to resolve patient and provider complaints; establish regular meetings with providers and other departments to review call center performance.
- Operational Management Continuously assess and streamline processes, establishing and implementing standard work, maintaining performance boards, monitoring metrics, coordinating meetings and facilitating workgroups. Prepares performance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends. Maintains equipment by evaluating and installing equipment; developing preventive maintenance programs; calling for repairs; evaluating and implementing upgrades.
- Special Projects Handle special projects involve supporting work related to various strategic initiatives such as improving patient access, improving patient satisfaction, and implementing new systems.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by tracking emerging trends in call center operations management; attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
- Other duties as assigned
- Bachelor's Degree. Experience may substitute for educational requirements.
- At least 5 years call or contact center experience as a manager/supervisor. One year work experience scheduling and taking complex scheduling calls within a healthcare environment.
Preferred education experience and skills:
- Six Sigma Certification
- Medical Terminology
- Knowledge of Medical Insurances
- Quantitative skills for statistical analysis and budget assessment.
Additional Information:
We currently have 3 openings for this role.
City of Hope is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
- Posting Date: Nov 9, 2021
- Job Field: Support Services
- Employee Status: Regular
- Shift: Day Job