Team Lead, Patient Service Rep Representative

Department:

09122 AMG Aurora Sequoia Dr - Front End Staff

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

We are seeking an enthusiastic and adaptable emerging leader to join our Patient Services team as a Team Lead. The ideal candidate will be passionate about healthcare and patient services, with a strong desire to lead by example and help others develop in their roles. In this position, the Team Lead will work closely with the department Supervisor, managing staff from two distinct departments, and ensuring smooth operations across both Front-End and Disability workflows.

This is a hands-on leadership position requiring a deep understanding of the workflows and an ability to mentor others to meet performance standards. The Team Lead will play a critical role in providing training and guidance to incoming staff. 

Given the nature of this position, candidates must possess flexibility and a strong commitment to patient care. The Team Lead will be required to work various shifts across our operating hours, which include:

• Monday to Friday: 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM
• Saturday: 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Sunday: 6:45 AM - 5:00 PM
• Rotating Holidays

We are looking for a dependable candidate who can provide coverage during these hours as needed, ensuring continuous and high-quality service to our patients.

Responsible for daily team operations and works to ensure overall work standards and goals are achieved.

• Maintains productivity levels according to outlined departmental standards and goals.
• Ensures high flexibility of staff to minimize downtime and allow for job rotation while ensuring that effective work balance in the team is maintained.
• Provides direct coverage for team members when absent, in training, or when warranted to support work flow.
• Carries out process audits to confirm maintenance of standard work.
• Carries out 6S audits. Actively seeks to drive waste out of the process.
• Ensures visual management is maintained and shares with team members to support sustainment and accurate data collection. Engages and encourages associates while executing process improvement initiatives.

Under the direction of the department supervisor, performs Team Lead responsibilities which support the day-to-day operation of the department, while upholding clinic policies, acting in a manner consistent with Behavior Expectations and serving as a role model.

• Ensures associates meet daily, monthly and annual accountabilities as depicted by position job description and department procedures. • Knowledgeable of associates’ accountabilities as outlined in their job description and as they relate to position work standard. • Motivates staff, provides praise and constructive feedback to elicit high levels of productivity. • Provides direction to associates regarding accountability for their actions through verbal counseling and communicating course of action to the supervisor/manager. • Conducts or participates in annual associate performance reviews; including one-on-one associate conference to clarify results, encourage development and/or explain performance plans and compensation. • Delegates tasks as appropriate. • Acts as a resource to associates.
• Maintains general knowledge of department and clinic policies and procedures as they apply.
• Responsible for department orientation and training of new associates under their direction including ongoing assessment of program effectiveness.
• Evaluates the need for individualized training for staff to reinforce standardization of work, customer service and/or build new skill sets, etc.
• Under the direction of the department supervisor, conducts hiring, correction and termination activities of direct reports and maintains strict confidentiality standards.
• Coordinates staffing schedule and works to address staffing issues providing for coverage when warranted
• Understands and acts in support of department work standards, procedures, initiatives, and continuous process improvement to positively impact Key Result Areas and guides direct reports as appropriate.
• Consistently recognizes problem situations that require action and proceeds accordingly in a calm, professional manner; demonstrating strong customer