Corporate Director of Patient Relations

Penn Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Penn Medicine is seeking a Senior Advisor, Patient Relations in an onsite Philadelphia role. You will serve as the bridge between executive leadership and operational departments to address complex patient concerns with empathy, urgency and decisive follow-through.

You will triage escalations from the CEO and Chief of Staff, coordinate with clinical services, revenue cycle and patient navigation teams, and provide regular executive reporting on resolution progress and root causes.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences, Nursing, Healthcare, Organizational Development, Business or Hospitality is required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of patient/guest relations experience.
• Nursing or clinical case management experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with project management for executive level initiatives.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for senior leaders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a highly matrixed healthcare environment.

Aufgaben

• Manage and triage escalated patient complaints, inquiries and access requests referred from the CEO and Chief of Staff.
• Serve as the primary communicator for high-visibility patient and family escalations, ensuring alignment with executive leadership messaging.
• Maintain tracking and documentation of escalated issues and their resolution.
• Partner with ambulatory operations, clinic managers and scheduling leadership to resolve barriers preventing timely patient access.
• Coordinate with inpatient and outpatient services, social work and nursing leadership to address navigation breakdowns during transitions of care.
• Partner with revenue cycle team including patient financial services, insurance verification and billing teams to resolve disputed charges and billing inquiries.
• Work with Patient Engagement Center and Patient Facilitated Services to leverage patient navigation for inpatient stays or coordination of ambulatory care.
• Connect patients or families with financial counseling and assistance reviews for escalated affordability concerns.
• Complete handoffs to entity-based patient and guest relations teams to resolve escalated issues.

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences, Nursing, Healthcare, Organizational Development, Business or Hospitality

Master's Degree

5+ years patient/guest relations experience

Nursing or clinical case management experience

Executive communication & senior stakeholder management

Project management for executive initiatives

Jobbeschreibung

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Penn Medicine has a unique opportunity for a talented professional to join us as Senior Advisor, Patient Relations. When patients and families face challenges that cannot be resolved through traditional channels, the Senior Advisor becomes the bridge to solutions.

Reporting to the Chief of Staff, the Senior Advisor serves as the executive point of contact for escalated patient issues originating from the Office of the CEO and other key stakeholders. In this individual contributor role, you will serve as a liaison between executive leadership and operational departments, including clinical services, hospitals, outpatient sites and revenue cycle to drive proactive resolution.

As a trusted partner to executive leadership, you will take ownership of complex, escalated patient concerns, working across various departments to ensure that issues are thoughtfully addressed, tracked and seen through to completion. By viewing each issue through the lens of the patient and family, you combine empathy with action, ensuring that concerns are addressed with the necessary urgency, compassion and follow-through required to deliver the elevated type of experience we strive for.

Executive Issue Management & Resolution

Manage and triage escalated patient complaints, inquiries and access requests referred directly from the CEO and Chief of Staff.

Serve as the primary communicator for high-visibility patient and family escalations, ensuring alignment with executive leadership messaging.

Maintain tracking and documentation of escalated issues and their resolution.

Liaison with Operational Departments

Partner with ambulatory operations, clinic managers and scheduling leadership to resolve barriers preventing timely patient access.

Coordinate with inpatient and outpatient services, social work and nursing leadership to address navigation breakdowns during transitions of care.

Partner with revenue cycle team including patient financial services, insurance verification and billing teams to resolve disputed charges and billing inquiries.

Work with both Patient Engagement Center and Patient Facilitated Services to leverage patient navigation functions for inpatient stays or coordination of ambulatory care.

Connect patients or families with financial counseling and assistance reviews for escalated patient affordability concerns.

Complete handoffs to entity-based patient and guest relations teams to resolve patient complaints that are received through executive leadership.

Executive Reporting

Prepare regular updates and qualitative summaries for the Chief of Staff and CEO regarding complaint categories, resolution times and root causes.

Facilitate continuous feedback loop with CEO and Chief of Staff to update on resolution of escalated issues.

Location

This is an onsite role in Philadelphia, PA.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences, Nursing, Healthcare, Organizational Development, Business or Hospitality (Required)

Master's Degree (Preferred)

Experience

Minimum 5 years of patient and/or guest relations experience.

Nursing or clinical case management experience strongly preferred.

Experience with project management for executive level initiatives.

Demonstrated success achieving resolution for complex patient, family or customer concerns requiring discretion, diplomacy and sound judgment.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including experience preparing concise summaries, updates and recommendations for senior leaders.

Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail, accountability and timely follow-through.

Experience working in highly matrixed healthcare environments and collaborating effectively across clinical, operational and administrative functions.

Ability to remain calm and effective when managing urgent requests or high-visibility escalations.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.