PATIENT AND FAMILY SPECIALIST

Moffitt Cancer Center; Berlin; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Moffitt Cancer Center is seeking a Patient and Family Specialist to deliver direct patient and family services, including educational, advocacy, hospitality and referrals, to reduce anxiety and improve care outcomes.

The role emphasizes excellent customer service, active listening, and knowledge of available resources to help patients navigate cancer treatment and care pathways within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal, written and listening skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office apps (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, internet navigation)
• Self-management: organization, time management, multitasking and issue resolution
• Strong communication: listening, responding, presenting, writing, teamwork
• Ability to manage workloads, make decisions, handle conflict, plan and organize

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient and family services including education, advocacy, hospitality and referrals
• Enhance patient and family experience and safety through service programs
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve accessibility to patient resources

Skills

Verbal comms

Written comms

Active listening

Multitasking

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Working at Moffitt is both a career and a mission: to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.

As the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida, Moffitt employs some of the best and brightest minds from around the world. Join a dedicated team of nearly 11,000 who are shaping the future we envision. Moffitt has been recognized as a Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation and is continually named one of the Tampa Bay Times' Top Workplaces.

Summary

Job summary: The Patient and Family Specialist provides direct patient and family services including educational, advocacy, hospitality and referral services in efforts to reduce anxiety, improve coping, maximize the utilization of health care and improve outcomes. This position requires excellent customer service and assessment and active listening skills, is knowledgeable of internal and external resources and is able to help patients and families obtain and understand credible cancer information to be able to manage the disease and treatment. All efforts are to achieve the objectives of improving the patient and family experience at Moffitt Cancer Center and improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction. This position collaborates with stakeholders to create and implement processes and programs to improve the accessibility to patient and family services, including access to patient education resources. This position involves daily direct patient and family member contact in the Patient Libraries and Welcome Centers and integrates Moffitt Cancer Center service, diversity, and patient and family centered care philosophies in all program development and implantation aimed at enhancing the patient and family experience.

Minimum Education Required: Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Experience Required: Two (2) years’ of experience in customer service, social service, or healthcare is required. In lieu of a Bachelor's Degree, a Master's Degree may be considered with zero experience.

Additional Skills/ Specialized Training Required:

• Excellent verbal, written and listening skills
• Working proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Access, and web navigation
• Managing self: personal organization, time management, multi-tasking and resolving issues.
• Communicating: listening, responding effectively, presenting orally before individuals and groups, writing informally and formally, working cooperatively with others.
• Managing workloads and processes, making sound decisions, managing conflict, planning and organizing

Salary Range

$20.14 - $30.70

Salary ranges posted for this position represent the expected base pay range for the role. Actual compensation may vary based on location and a variety of job-related factors, including experience, skills, education, and internal equity among Team Members in similar positions.

We are committed to maintaining fair and equitable pay practices and regularly review compensation to ensure alignment across our workforce.

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