The Intake Coordinator serves as a key entry point to the Office for Faculty Relations’ (OFR) framework, supporting a learning-centered, trust-based approach to professional excellence within the School of Medicine. This role ensures that faculty concerns related to professional conduct are received with care, assessed consistently, and addressed through aligned institutional processes that emphasize accountability, humanism, and continuous improvement.
The Intake Coordinator balances operational rigor with human-centered engagement, supporting both individual faculty experiences and broader organizational learning. With guidance by OFR leadership and in close collaboration with campus partners, as guided by accepted reporting procedures (e.g., Central Human Resources Employee Relations and Performance, Office of Equity, clinical affiliates medical staff offices, including UCH, NJH, VA, DH, CHCO, and other campus offices), the role contributes to a transparent, equitable, and systems-aligned approach to faculty professionalism that reflects collaborative responsibility across the academic community.
The Intake Coordinator coordinates the intake, documentation, and early assessment of reports related to faculty conduct and professional excellence within the School of Medicine. This role supports timely and compassionate engagement with reporting and impacted parties, facilitates appropriate referrals and next steps to institutional partners, and ensures accurate, private documentation in alignment with university policy and OFR processes.
The position plays a critical role within the School of Medicine by reinforcing trust in institutional processes, supporting leadership decision-making, and contributing to data-informed improvement of faculty relations systems.
At the senior level, this role will provide intake coordination completely independently.
Key Responsibilities:
Intake Coordination & Case Management (30%)
Serve as an initial point of contact for SOM reports related to faculty conduct and professional excellence, responding with professionalism, clarity, and empathy. Reports are received from various clinical partners and affiliates and may touch on a wide scope of concerns that can be addressed by the OFR or successfully referred to campus partners.
Conduct intake meetings to gather relevant information and documentation sufficient to determine appropriate next steps.
Create, maintain, and organize accurate case files within the OFR case management system.
Collaborate with OFR leadership to triage reports in alignment with institutional policies, faculty governance structures, and the OFR framework.
Responsible for understanding and interpreting all relevant CU Anschutz Administrative Policy Statements (APS) and affiliate operational processes and policies to ensure proper intake and triage.
Escalate immediate safety risks to the appropriate campus resources.
Conduct intake meetings and gather detailed information and documentary evidence that is sufficient to determine appropriate next steps.
Uses information gathered to inform broader organizational systems, policies, and structures.
The Office for Faculty Relations applies a structured triage approach to assess severity, frequency, and risk, aligning concerns with the Professional Development Conversation to the Level 1–4 framework. Matters involving safety, patient care, trainee welfare, protected class discrimination or harassment, retaliation, or other mandatory reporting obligations are prioritized for immediate escalation to the appropriate SOM and campus office (e.g. Graduate Medical Education, clinical affiliate patient safety office, Office of Equity, Office of Regulatory Compliance).
Collaboration & Institutional Alignment (25%)
Partner with CU Anschutz School of Medicine offices such as Faculty Affairs, Faculty Development, and CU Anschutz campus partners such as Employee Relations & Performance, Office of Equity to ensure coordinated, role-appropriate responses and reports will be triaged to the most appropriate resource as determined through the intake process.
Cultivate strong, productive working relationships with key affiliate organizations, including UC Hospital and Children’s Hospital Colorado, to support shared problem-solving across multiple entities and support clinical, operational, and strategic goals.
Understands the services and resources provided by CU Anschutz Centralized Services and facilitates clear handoffs and information-sharing while maintaining appropriate privacy, discretion, and role clarity.
Support alignment between individual cases and broader institutional systems, policies, and educational efforts that reinforce professional excellence.
Recognize and respect the shared responsibility of faculty, departments, and leadership in upholding professional standards.
Data Stewardship & Organizational Learning (20%)
Ensure accurate, timely, and private data entry and documentation within OFR tracking systems.
Assist OFR leadership in identifying trends and themes to inform educational programming, policy refinement, and preventive strategies.
Contribute to annual reports and assessments that support transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement. Accountability and continuous improvement encompasses the process of professionalism review (e.g., how cases are reported, evaluated, managed, and remediate), enhancing organizational culture, and system & operational changes to minimize risk.
Committee & Program Support (15%)
Support the Professional Excellence Committee (PEC) through preparation of materials, documentation, and follow-up actions.
Assist with coordination of meetings, note-taking, and documentation as requested.
Compile materials related to Conduct & Values Contracts, Letters of Expectation, and related OFR processes.
Provide operational support for OFR initiatives that promote learning, recognition, and accountability. Operational support includes troubleshooting office and affiliate processes & systems, ensuring compliance (e.g., tracking) for reporting and addressing professionalism concerns, monitoring KPI for office (e.g., including time to claim resolution, efficacy of intervention efforts, recurrence rate) as well as broader outcomes (e.g., number of claims, sensitivity and specificity of reporting system) and efforts such as collaboration with Risk/Patient Safety/Quality partners, visibility of services and processes, improving workflows related to service delivery and quality.
Communications & Operational Support (10%)
Draft professional correspondence and materials that reflect OFR values and institutional standards.
Coordinate communication logistics with internal partners to ensure consistency across faculty-facing initiatives.
Provide cross-coverage support for OFR operations, including scheduling and shared inbox management.
Support onboarding and orientation of OFR staff as directed.