UCLA Health

Patient Access & Care Coordination Manager

UCLA Health • $88K — $190K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, health sciences, social work, business administration, public health, or related field or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in healthcare operations, patient access, care coordination, or clinic administration
  • 5+ years supervising healthcare professional and administrative staff
  • 3+ years experience with patient scheduling, referral management, insurance processes, and EMRs (Epic/CareConnect preferred)
  • Strong leadership, problem-solving, and operational improvement skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team for patient access and care coordination
  • Oversee intake processing, scheduling, referral management, and patient navigation
  • Analyze workflows to implement process improvements for patient access and efficiency
  • Collaborate with clinical and administrative leaders to optimize patient flow
  • Serve as an escalation point for complex scheduling and care coordination issues
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational policies
  • Maintain knowledge of front-line operations and provide operational support as needed

Benefits

  • Fully onsite work environment
  • Monday through Friday work schedule
  • Indefinite duration of employment
  • Opportunity to lead a multidisciplinary team in a renowned health division
  • Engagement with specialized behavioral health programs effectively enhancing patient care
Full Job Description
General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday; 8:00am- 5:00pm

Posted Date

09/24/2026

Salary Range: $42.58 - 91.14 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

33015

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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UCLA Health's Neuromodulation Division is seeking to hire a Patient Access & Care Coordination Manager to oversee patient navigation, scheduling, intake operations, and multidisciplinary care coordination services supporting our specialized behavioral health programs.

You will manage a team of clinical and administrative professionals dedicated to ensuring patients receive timely access to care and seamless coordination throughout their treatment journey. You will serve as the operational expert responsible for optimizing patient access workflows, improving service delivery, and enhancing the overall patient experience. Key responsibilities include:
  • Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team supporting patient access and care coordination services
  • Oversee intake, scheduling, referral management, and patient navigation operations
  • Analyze workflows and implement process improvements that enhance patient access and operational efficiency
  • Partner with clinical and administrative leadership to optimize patient flow across the division
  • Serve as an escalation point for complex scheduling, authorization, and care coordination challenges
  • Ensure compliance with regulator requirements and organizational policies
  • Maintain hands-on knowledge of front-line operations and provide operational support when needed

Please note: this positions is 100% on-site

Note: skills may be subject to test

Salary range: $88,900/yr - $190,300/yr

Job Qualifications

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Required:
Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, health sciences, social work, business administration, public health, or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible healthcare operations, patient access, care coordination, or clinic administration experience

Minimum 5 years experience supervising professional and administrative staff in a healthcare setting

Minimum 3 years of demonstration experience and knowledge of patient scheduling workflows, referral management, insurance processes, and electronic medical records (Epic/CareConnet preferred)

Strong leadership, problem-solving, and operational improvement skills

Preferred:

Master's degree in Social Work

Licensed in Clinical Social Work

Experience in behavioral health, ambulatory care, or specialty clinic operations

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About UCLA Health

UCLA Health is a world-renowned academic medical center located in Los Angeles, California. It comprises four hospitals, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and more than 200 primary and specialty care clinics. UCLA Health is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the United States. The health system employs over 20,000 people and serves as a major center for patient care, medical education, and research.
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