Certified Diabetes Educator Manager / Nurse Manager, Virtual Contact Center – East – Remote

The Nurse Manager will have primary responsibility/accountability for the oversight of a telephonic Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) team consisting of clinical educators ensuring the team has the appropriate resources and operational support. The Manager will utilize clinical expertise and leadership skills to manage the team and collaborate with internal cross- functional partners and teams, the team lead when applicable, the program director, and the client team to facilitate successful program operation. The Manager will provide vacancy support if needed for the CDCES team, which would involve telephonic interactions with patients.

This role will oversee CDCES’s interacting with patients diagnosed with diabetes and the associated treatment. The Manager will be well versed in the Diabetes and the treatment being supported.

Job Duties:

The Nurse Manager will have a strong understanding of contact center operations supporting the CDCES team to manage their workload, maintain program metrics, and achieve high customer satisfaction. The Manager will have experience working within multiple virtual platforms including Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, telephonic systems, chat platforms, and other web applications. The Manager will have knowledge and experience with data analysis related to contact centers, contact center resource management, call quality and compliance, and adverse event and product complaint reporting.  The Manager will have experience within the pharmaceutical industry and will operate within the compliance guardrails outlined within the role. The interactions with the customers are strictly educational based, therefore the educators and/or Manager will not provide medical advice or work clinically within the role.

Job Responsibilities:

• Use leadership skills to effectively manage a telephonic team
• Provide program start up and ongoing operational oversight and direction including contact center analysis and resource management
• Support the development and monitoring of program goals, key performance indicators, and metrics analyzing data to identify performance gaps and promote continued program improvement
• Develop regular reporting provided to the program director highlighting individual and team performance
• Provide regular and timely coaching to the CDCES team through one on ones, team interactions, and performance management
• Encourage professional development of the CDCES team through training, coaching, quality monitoring, and mentoring
• Support the recruitment, hiring, and training of new nurse navigators
• Perform interaction monitoring for quality assurance and compliance
• Complete managerial administrative duties including timekeeping, attendance, expense reporting, and annual reviews
• Handle interaction escalations when appropriate
• Act as the subject matter expert for the program supported
• Work closely with the program director on team dynamics, day to day challenges, program enhancements, and process improvement
• Perform all duties of the Nurse Navigator as needed
• Demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to prioritize tasks
• Any additional duties as assigned by program director

Education/Qualifications Minimum Required:

• Bachelor degree required
• Current Healthcare Professional License
• Current CDCES Certification
• 3+ years of clinical Diabetes experience
• 3+ years of clinical educator experience and contact center experience within the healthcare/pharmaceutical industry including supervising/managing a team required
• Experienced in motivational interviewing and coaching
• Ability to work within established guardrails in support of the nurse navigator team
• Effective presentations skills using a virtual platform with the ability to motivate others
• Leadership skills including strong communication, self-motivation, team building, emotional intelligence, and goal setting
• Willingness to perform the most complex tasks and manage work utilizing critical thinking, problem solving, and superior time management
• High level of competency and comfort with technology including:
  • Ability to work independently and trouble shoot issues within a home remote work environment
  • Fully competent in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) experience required
  • Virtual technology platforms experience required
  • Telephonic platforms experience required
• Flexibility to work evenings
• Candidate must have a validated home office environment in which to work

Highly Desirable/Strongly Preferred:

• Previous experience working remotely
• Bi-lingual Spanish speaking preferred

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The potential base pay range for this role is $115,000-$130,000 annually. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.