Description
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Manager, Scheduling & Coordination Shared Services to lead our centralized scheduling and referral coordination team. This leader will oversee the day-to-day operations of our Scheduling & Referral Coordinators, ensuring rapid patient scheduling, optimal field resource utilization, problem solve, exceptional customer service, and data-driven decision-making.
If you are a strong communicator, operational problem solver, and passionate about building high-performing teams that deliver measurable results, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
What You’ll Do :
Lead the Team : Manage, mentor, and develop a team of Scheduling & Referral Coordinators to achieve performance goals.
Drive Operational Excellence : Ensure referrals are reviewed, accepted, and scheduled within strict timeframes (goal : within 1 hour ).
Accountability & Management : Head a National team Scheduling and Referral Coordinators to ensure all visits are scheduled within 24 hours of receipt, and for patients actively receiving care, their visits are scheduled within 7 days of last visit. Hold staff accountable to key Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Optimize Resources : Monitor and adjust schedules daily to maximize field staff productivity and minimize travel inefficiencies.
Problem-Solve in Real Time : Provide guidance to coordinators to resolve day-of issues, delays, or staffing shortages quickly and effectively.
Data-Driven Management : Track KPIs including referral-to-scheduling time, field staff utilization, patient acceptance rates, and scheduling accuracy. Use insights to drive process improvements. Be able to review raw data received in Excel and extract insights from the data through Pivot Tables or other means of analysis.
Customer Experience Oversight : Ensure coordinators deliver a consistent, professional, and persuasive experience to patients and referral sources. Be able to articulate status updates to internal customers and external organizations. Synthesize information in a meaningful way for our customers.
Cross-Department Collaboration : Partner with clinical leadership, operations, and supply chain teams to align scheduling with capacity, supply availability, and patient needs.
Process Improvement : Standardize scheduling workflows, implement best practices, and identify technology enhancements.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
What We’re Looking For :
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Robust health benefits package including premium health, dental and vision insurance. FSA, HSA
Company sponsored Short and Long Term disability
Company Sponsored Life Insurance
401k plan with generous company match
Generous PTO policy with paid holidays and sick leave
Ready to join a passionate team and make a difference in healthcare? We want to hear from you!
United Woundcare Institute is a pioneering provider of wound care services that has redefined the standard of care in this vital medical area. With a patient-centered approach, we have successfully healed some of the largest and most complex wounds, treating almost 10,000 wounds each month. We are dedicated to propelling wound care to a whole new level, going wherever our patients are, whether in hospitals, nursing facilities, or homes. What sets us apart is our multi-specialty physicians, multi-modality treatments, and a multi-setting approach, ensuring continuity and consistency in care. Our results speak for themselves - our healing outcomes are unparalleled, reducing hospital readmissions and boosting star ratings. Our current partners include skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, assisted living facilities, physician group practices, and hospital systems, all of whom have experienced the impact of our dedicated and relentless approach. With a focus on care coordination and evidence-based protocols, United Woundcare Institute is your trusted partner in healing. Join us and experience the difference.
Scheduling Manager • Naperville, Illinois, US