Req #: 233192

Department: UW MEDICINE - ENTERPRISE ACCESS & INNOVATION

Posting Date: 05/02/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $7,486 - $11,228 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/07/prostaff.pdf)

UW MEDICINE - ENTERPRISE ACCESS & INNOVATION has an outstanding opportunity for a Fixed Duration Senior Consultant of Enterprise Access and Innovation Work Schedule

• Fixed-Duration Assignment

• Expected End Date 12/31/24

• Full Time Monday - Friday DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION The UW Medicine Enterprise Access & Innovation Senior Consultant will serve in a leadership role to oversee the design, implementation, monitoring and maintenance of access improvement functions across the clinical enterprise.

The Senior Consultant will collaborate with executive leadership as well as clinical and operational leaders to identify and resolve issues that create barriers to access to care, creating a seamless experience for UW Medicine's patients and our referring provider community. They will lead business analysis and solution development efforts, application of enterprise-wide standards and implementation of complex projects and initiatives. They will be responsible for proactively sharing ideas and recommendations for access improvement, building positive relationships and buy-in, and contributing to a culture of collaboration and shared success. The leader will conduct periodic specialty-wide access reviews to ensure access performance goals are continually met.

The UW Medicine Enterprise Patient Access-focused initiatives will create and support exceptional patient access and service, provider and staff satisfaction, growth and volume management, advancement of process and technology innovation, and strong financial performance with superior efficiency and productivity.

The Senior Project Manager/Consultant will have delegated authority from the Senior Director, Enterprise Access and Innovation to plan, design, and implement actions for key enterprise transformation and innovation initiatives as they relate to a seamless UW Medicine Patient Experience.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a senior project manager/consultant for Enterprise Access and Innovation, UW Medicine

• This individual will be accountable for leading projects supporting key enterprise transformation and innovation initiatives as they relate to a seamless UW Medicine Patient Experience -- work with key internal and external staff and leaders.

• Lead implementation of new technology and tools related to patient access including design of work plans, workflows, contracts/pricing and related vendor management tools

• Project Expense Management (Budget)

• Analytics & Resource Allocation REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in Business, Communications, Healthcare Administration, or related fieldAND

• Six to eight years of demonstrated success in a consulting capacity in a related healthcare, hospital, or ambulatory setting to include:a) Five (5) years of Patient Access related experienceb) Five (5) years of supervisory experience in healthcare settingd) Five (5) years of project management and change managemente) Three (3) years of customer service managementOR

• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered ABOUT UW MEDICINE – A HIGHER DEGREE OF HEALTHCARE UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

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University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.