Patient Advocate, Greenville, FT, Day, Hybrid

Prisma Health • Greenville, SC

59d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Patient Advocate represents Prisma Health with patients, families, and visitors in responding to concerns and providing service recovery. Partners with patient safety, quality and risk management to address more clinically focused concerns. Coordinates the resolution of complaints and grievances with leaders and physicians across the continuum of care including acute, post-acute, and ambulatory care settings in compliance with CMS guidelines and other regulating bodies. Partnering with Patient Experience, uses continuous improvement methodologies to support leaders in proactively addressing performance gaps in an effort to improve care delivery. At all times, models exemplary patient experience and professionalism. This role will require strong written and verbal communication skills. All team members are always expected to be an example of Prisma Health values.

Requirements

• Education - Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work or other related field of study.
• Experience - Three (3) years of Customer Service, Patient Advocacy, Conflict Management, and/or Healthcare Experience
• In lieu of a bachelor's degree equivalent combination of work and academic experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Responds to concerns received via phone, in person and in writing. Coordinates prompt, sensitive, and professional resolution to each concern, tracking and monitoring actions taken by those involved in investigating the complaint. Partners with patient safety, quality and risk management to address more clinically focused complaints and grievances. Ensures all regulatory guidelines are followed. Appropriately tracks concerns in the electronic event reporting system. Produces applicable reports to track progress
• Serves as a liaison between providers, team members and patients/families to facilitate two-way communication, support, and information. Responds to difficult situations with patients/families across the continuum of care using service recovery methodologies such as de-escalation to resolve concerns. Effectively coach leaders and team members in service recovery methodologies to reinforce the importance of resolving concerns at the point of care.
• Keeps assigned meeting times with teams and leaders on a regular cadence.
• Models' exemplary patient experience and professionalism at all times. Effectively teams across the organization, while demonstrating characteristics that support a psychologically safe environment. Participates in Patient Family Advisory Councils and organizational committees as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees