Today, when you go to your doctor and get referred to a specialist, your doctor sends out a referral and tells you, “They’ll be in touch soon.” So you wait. And wait. Sometimes days, weeks, or even months. Why? Because too often providers are overwhelmed with the painstakingly tedious work required to get paid by insurance companies. Powered by proprietary models, Tennr handles the complex paperwork that gets patients through the door and providers paid, helping operators get patients the right care, at the right time, in the right setting.
Role DescriptionAs a Communication & Workflow Specialist, you will play a critical part in designing, implementing, and optimizing automated phone-based workflows that support healthcare operations. You’ll work closely with customers to translate their existing manual call processes into structured, high-quality automated workflows. This includes defining call scripts, providing best practice recommendations, ensuring compliance, and driving quality assurance before and after launch.
This role is ideal for high performing professionals who have a background in healthcare operations / communication and enjoy improving processes through technology.
Design and develop call scripts for new automated use cases
Partner directly with customers to understand and map their current phone-based workflows
Translate customer workflows into structured, compliant automated call flows
Define key inputs, outputs, escalation paths, and expected outcomes for each workflow
Recommend best practices to improve operational efficiency, outcomes, and recipient experience
Lead QA testing efforts to ensure accuracy and reliability prior to customer go-live
Support customer implementations and go-lives to ensure successful deployment
5+ years in healthcare operations or patient-facing workflows
Direct experience making or managing patient-facing phone calls. Experience with texting is strongly preferred
Strong understanding of healthcare compliance considerations, including HIPAA, patient communication boundaries, and consent requirements.
Strong process ownership and attention to detail
Hands-on experience designing or improving workflows, including breaking down real-world processes into structured steps, decision trees, and defined outcomes, translating them into clear, conversational scripts, and participating in or owning QA and/or UAT processes to validate accuracy.
Comfortable leading working sessions with customers, including gathering requirements, defining workflows, and guiding decisions while balancing best practices and customer needs.
Willingness to learn and operate within new platforms and tools
Why Tennr?
Drive Impact: one of our company values is Cowboy, meaning you set the pace. You won’t just talk about things, you’ll get them done. And feel the impact.
Innovate with Purpose: we’re not just doing this for fun (although we do have a lot of fun). At Tennr, you’ll join a high-caliber team maniacally focused on reducing patient delays across the U.S. healthcare system.
Build Relationships: collaborate and connect with like-minded, driven individuals
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