Ambulatory Access Manager - Specialty Departments - Remote

To be considered for the role, you must permanently reside in one of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, or West Virginia*

The Ambulatory Access Manager Specialty Departments provides strategic and operational leadership for the Specialty Access function, supporting consistent, data-driven improvements in scheduling and Epic-enabled workflows. This role oversees staff performance, drives workflow standardization, and partners with specialty and enterprise leaders to strengthen patient access across the organization.

Essential Job StatementsLeads and supervises Access Optimization Specialists and Design Specialists, providing coaching, performance management, workloadassignment, and professional development.Drives workflow optimization for specialty departments, including scheduling design,electronic health recordconfiguration, and operational standardization to improve patient access.Collaborates with specialty department leaders, clinical leadership, and Ambulatory Operations to assess needs, remove barriers, and support access strategies tailored to each specialty.Monitors service level achievement, workload distribution, and operational performance metrics, ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with enterprise access standards.Participates in system and process design reviews,identifyingimprovement opportunities,initiatingredesign efforts, and ensuring change adoption across stakeholder groups.Supports expansion and optimizationofelectronic health recordscheduling functionality,including self-scheduling, ticket scheduling, decision-tree logic, appointment request workflows, and provider templating.

Provides specialty-specific consultations and subject-matter guidance,ensuring departments align to access standards while addressing unique clinical and operational complexities.

Maintains documentation,standards of practice (SOPs), role guides, andknowledgeresourcesto support continuity, onboarding, and organizational learning within the access function.Drives strategic alignment of specialty access initiatives with enterprise access goals, ensuring work supports standardization and long-term sustainability.Leads organizational change efforts for access initiatives, ensuring stakeholder engagement, adoption of standardized workflows, and reinforcement of enterprise access practices across specialties.Patient Population: N/A

Employment QualificationsRequiredEducation:Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Health InformationManagementor related field.Preferred Education: Master’s Degree preferred (e.g., MBA, MHA, MPH).

Licensing/ Certification

Licensure/Certification Required: N/A

Licensure/CertificationPreferred: N/A

Minimum QualificationsYearsand TypeofRequiredExperience: • Minimum of five (5) years of experience in healthcare operations with familiarity in Epic scheduling workflows and access tools.• Minimum of three (3) years of direct management experience in an operational or technical environment.Other Knowledge,Skillsand Abilities Required: Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and guide workflow and process improvement initiatives.Strong communicationand facilitation skills, withabilityto drive alignment across departments.Ability to lead organizational change and ensure compliance with access standards.Other Knowledge,Skillsand Abilities Preferred: N/ACombinationof educationand experience in lieu of a degree.Working Conditions: Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur. May be exposed to high noise levels and bright lights.May have periods of constant interruptions.Prolonged periods of working alone.

Physical RequirementsPhysical Demands: Lifting/ Carrying(0-50 lbs.), Push/ Pull(0-50 lbs.)Work Position: Sitting, Walking, Standing

Additional Physical Requirements/ HazardsPhysical Requirements: Manual dexterity (eye/hand coordination)

Hazards: N/A Mental/Sensory – Emotional  

Mental/Sensory: Strong Recall, Reasoning, Problem Solving, Hearing, Speak Clearly, Write Legibly, Reading, Logical Thinking
Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady Pace, Able to Handle Multiple Priorities, Frequent and Intense Customer Interactions, Noisy Environment, Able to Adapt to Frequent Change

Compensation Range$83,096.00 - $128,772.80Actual salary offers will be based on several key factors to include relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications.

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