Kindred Healthcare

Director, Physician Services, Lacuna Health

Posted on: 26 Feb 2021

Louisville, KY

Job Description

Description
Lacuna Health is recruiting a Director, Physician Services to join their leadership team. This role will be a work from home role.

A pivotal member of the senior leadership team that will direct the overall strategy, account growth and management of the operations of the Physician Services line of business. This includes all Medical Answering Services, Nurse Triage and Chronic Care Management activities. You are accountable for all aspects of ensuring exceptional and timely service to patients and clients. Furthermore, you are accountable for attracting, retaining and coaching talent, while maintaining daily operational supervision and employee development. Additionally, you will advance strategic workforce planning capabilities, methodologies, and tactics to enable scalability and efficiency for all of Lacuna Health.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

* Responsible for attainment of all performance measures including quality, service level and customer satisfaction
* Proactively identify, analyze, remediate, or modify operational process changes, excess capacity, defects in workforce models and forecasts to deliver best in class workforce plans in collaboration with key stakeholders
* Leverage data and financial analysis, workforce models and innovation to inform, advise, problem solve and influence decisions and outcomes that align the strategic priorities
* Plan and prioritize activities to ensure on-time, on budget, completion of projects and initiatives while meeting performance metric expectations
* Accountable for developing and meeting company goals while supplying expertise and guidance on operations, projects, and systems
* Lead and cultivate a positive team environment and provide ongoing guidance and career development opportunities to direct reports
* Develop and motivate staff driving to high levels of engagement and satisfaction
* Execute floor operations to ensure budget, KPIs and cost per contacts are met. Budget responsibilities include planning, gaining executive support, reporting, and initiating changes to meet or improve costs per contact
* Serve as a liaison with clients and develop rapport and confidence in you and our services with key personnel at the client level, solve customer complaints and ensure high levels of clients satisfaction.
* Work with Sales and Business Development to grow the business and serve as a subject matter expert on all Physician Services with client prospect calls.

Qualifications
* Bachelors Degree required
* Minimum 7 years of management experience in a call center/Answering Service environment
* Documented history of improving operational efficiency; strong measurable ability and experience using data to improve operational performance
* Experience working directly with clients problem solving and trouble shooting
* Experience ensuring optimal performance of operations through the use of technology, including workforce management, KPIs, etc.
* Excellent organizational, communication and leadership skills
* Ability to work collaboratively with other team members to achieve corporate goals
* Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel

Kindred Healthcare

Louisville, KY

At Kindred, we provide care and support in the most appropriate care setting for those recovering from illness or injury. Whether you’re receiving care in our hospital, one of our rehab facilities, or even at home, we’re here to ensure you recover to the fullest extent possible.

Our clinical care consistently exceeds national benchmarks, and addresses not only your clinical needs, but your emotional needs as well. We understand that you are more than your illness or condition—you’re a mom, a son or a grandfather. You are unique, so we provide care tailored to your specific needs.  

We offer services across the country through our network of:

Transitional Care Hospitals
Home Care
Hospice
Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals
Subacute Units
Contract Rehabilitation Services