Patient Advocate Experience- Full-Time- Jacksonville

UF Health • Jacksonville, FL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Experience Advocate supports and enhances the patient experience by proactively advocating on the behalf of the patient and their family. The Patient Experience Advocate ensures that concerns or perceptions about quality of care and/or service are heard in a timely fashion and addressed appropriately. The Patient Experience Advocate will achieve this by investigating, resolving, documenting, and reporting organizational-specific patient, family, and visitor compliments, complaints and grievances. The Patient Experience Advocate will develop, implement, and participate in patient experience initiatives related to the hospital. The Patient Experience Advocate will serve as a trusted and informal information resource, communication channel facilitator, consultant, and practitioner for dispute resolution. The Patient Experience Advocate will seek fair and equitable solutions to patient or caregiver problems; will suggest dispute resolution processes for addressing and managing conflicts; and provide input to unit and departmental managers on policy, procedural and practice changes to maintain patient rights.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Ability to make judgments, exercise diplomacy and tact and to understand the complexities of the institution.
• Conflict resolution
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Problem solving ability.
• Ability to keep accurate records.
• Ability to cope with pressures and stress.
• Positive mental outlook.
• Three to five (3-5) years professional experience in human services.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's or Bachelor's Degree
• Knowledge of CMS CoP regulations and The Joint Commission standards for patient complaints and grievances, medical terminology, and knowledge of service improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Investigating, resolving, documenting, and reporting organizational-specific patient, family, and visitor compliments, complaints and grievances.
• Developing, implementing, and participating in patient experience initiatives related to the hospital.
• Serving as a trusted and informal information resource, communication channel facilitator, consultant, and practitioner for dispute resolution.
• Seeking fair and equitable solutions to patient or caregiver problems.
• Suggesting dispute resolution processes for addressing and managing conflicts.
• Providing input to unit and departmental managers on policy, procedural and practice changes to maintain patient rights.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED