Responsible for the supervision of a staff of Case Managers
Establishes individual and team priorities
Monitors workflow and customer service efforts of staff
Works with internal departments, including Underwriting and Sales, to ensure overall customer satisfaction to meet departmental quotas and business objectives
Makes or recommends employment, termination, and performance improvement plans
Conducts performance and salary reviews
Assigns team workload and coordinates staffing needs
Prioritizes and balances on-going case management workload among staff
Provides and/or oversees case management on-boarding and training
Responsible for on-going educational and career development of existing staff
Act as key escalation point for case level concerns
Performs regular audits to ensure cases are processed effectively and service standards are met
Meet with staff regularly to review audit results and coach accordingly
Work with carriers, producers, sales staff and any other internal staff to respond and resolve escalated case management Client Services issues
Understands client contractual arrangements to best manage account relationships
Actively involved in case management responsibilities on unique, large, and/or complex cases
Manage the hiring process to include screening potential candidates and conducting interviews
Work with VP to maintain overall staffing levels
Makes or recommends termination, and performance improvement plans
Leading regularly scheduled meetings with staff to review sales goals, priority cases, provide general updates and information, and identify opportunities for improvement in process
Participate and/or facilitate regularly occurring meetings with sales counterparts to help drive business
Review weekly customer satisfaction surveys and call on any applicable cards
Provide Manager and Sales VP with a summary of calls and take-aways
Requirements
Effective interpersonal and written communication skills
Ability to provide excellent customer service to both internal and external customers
Effective time management skills
Ability to prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks simultaneously
Capable of working independently as well as in a team environment
Ability to work in a self-directed fashion
Four-year college degree in business or a related field or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
Ability to work without close supervision and to exercise independent judgment and problem solving in a professional area
Demonstrated time management and organizational skills
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to communicate precisely and professionally in both verbal and written communication with internal and external customers alike
Ability to react to change in a productive and positive manner
Ability and willingness to support team to accomplish team goals
One year of experience as Senior Case Manager
Proven leadership ability
Solid interdepartmental, carrier, and external customer relationships
High level understanding of all Crump internal departments and how they relate to case management process