apree health brings together a best-in-class engagement platform with an advanced primary care model to provide a vastly better health and care experience, improve outcomes, and significantly lower the total cost of care for a population.
Director, Care Guide Customer Support
apree health is hiring a Care Guide Customer Support Director full-time to join our Customer Support team. We seek smart and motivated individuals with experience in the rapidly growing healthcare & technology industry. This job is vital to the success of our products, and it demands a relentless customer focus, strong teamwork capabilities, and a keen interest in the intricacies of technology products.
apree health is on a mission to build the first integrated health network that combines data-driven personalization, a coordinated care model, and aligned incentives to unlock value and make life better for those we serve. Our health navigation platform connects with hundreds of health vendors, benefits resources, and plan designs, giving rise to the world’s first comprehensive app for all health needs.
The Role:
apree health is seeking an experienced, driven, and results-oriented Customer Support leader to join our remarkable Customer Support team in our Sandy, UT office to lead our team of Customer Support Department as the Support Director. The director will report to the AVP of Support and will oversee the work of 90+ Care Guide Support Specialists, Supervisors and Operations Managers. The successful candidate will have a depth of experience supporting health plan clients and members and will be responsible for ensuring success of outcomes, results, and client SLAs. This individual will be responsible for strategy, operational oversight, and employee engagement of the Support department.
The position will report to the AVP of Support and work in the Sandy, Utah location.
A successful candidate for this role has in-depth contact center leadership experience. The candidate will oversee support for Castlight Health’s applications, 3rd party health plan support, and support of the apree Care Centers. The right candidate will be a strategic and analytical thought leader, who leads through others and thrives in a dynamic and evolving environment.
Responsibilities:
Oversee member/patient facing operations for the apree support contact center for a health plan and for apree clients
Collaborate with the health plan leaders to coordinate care according to health plan’s needs
Oversee, coordinate, and collaborate with others to hire and train all staff
Manage to all the SLAs as outlined by apree and the health plans we support
Hold regular meetings with health plan and internal business partners to review and discuss support results and opportunities
Proactively identify opportunities for improvement through reporting, analytics and observing the service provided
Collaborate closely with the Care Center Regional Directors of Operations and Practice Managers to ensure high quality patient service is provided
Develop and lead managers as they oversee the support team supervisors
Ensure the contact center meets or exceeds quality goals, CSAT goals, and operational efficiency goals
Analyze performance metrics to drive continuous improvement and efficacy in member and patient service delivery
Develop and lead cross-functional initiatives to improve user experience
Collaborate with internal and external business partners to ensure quality service is delivered
Handle issue escalations with members, patients, and clients
Prioritize projects with leadership based on strategic priorities and ensure the completion of projects on an ongoing basis
Partner with senior management to develop and adapt service models with the growth of the business
Ensure strict compliance with HIPAA and maintain the highest standards of patient confidentiality and trust
Be an example in living the apree values and foster an engaging culture that is open, progressive, and supportive, so that Support employees want to work at apree
Highly engaged and customer-focused with a strong demonstration of customer service techniques and excellent interpersonal skills
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Management, or a closely related field is required
Minimum 10 years of management experience working through other leaders
Minimum of 5 years of customer service management experience within a contact center in the healthcare field, with management experience working with health plans
Strong proactive work ethic and unwavering commitment to high-quality work
Excellent interpersonal skills, and exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Ability to lead through other leaders through collaboration and influence
Ability to build and motivate leaders and teams
Ability to collaborate with other leaders effectively, even when objectives are different
Must have strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and flexibility as well as the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
Experience viewing and manipulating data, experience creating and delivering presentations, and experience writing policy and regular communications to staff
Travel: Limited travel, less than 25%
Compensation: $131,243K – $164,054K & bonus eligible
