Patient Advocate (Full-Time Day Shift)

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital; Town of Southampton (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital is seeking a Patient Advocate to serve as a dedicated liaison for patients and families. You will listen to concerns, address grievances, and facilitate clear communication between patients and the care team to resolve issues promptly.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years in a hospital/healthcare setting, with proficiency in Microsoft tools and a collaborative, team-based approach. This position is full-time and located at the hospital.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of hospital/healthcare experience.
• Proven success applying a team approach to resolving issues or achieving goals.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications (Microsoft Office, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Facilitates resolution to expressed concerns, answer questions, and honor requests or commendations.
• Responds to patient suggestions and compliments; provides positive reinforcement to involved staff.
• Serves as liaison between patients, families, hospital and medical staff.
• Advocates for patients' rights.
• Promotes patient satisfaction.
• Provides information about organizational services and resources to patients.
• Fosters collaboration with the healthcare team, patient, and family.
• Uses interpersonal and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve concerns.
• Documents concerns and escalates appropriately to expedite resolution.
• Maintains database tracking of complaints, grievances, and compliments.
• Participates in committees or process-improvement teams to improve patient experience.

Skills

Team collaboration

Bilingual

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary

The Patient Advocate serves as a dedicated liaison and champion for patients and their families at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. In this role, you will provide compassionate support by actively listening to concerns, addressing complaints and grievances, facilitating clear communication between patients and the care team, and helping to resolve issues in a timely and effective manner. You will play a key part in enhancing the overall patient experience, promoting patient rights, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that align with our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care.

Job Duties & Essential Functions

• Facilitates resolution to expressed concerns, answer questions, and honor requests or commendations.
• Responds to suggestions and compliments submitted by patients and provide positive reinforcement to involved staff.
• Serves as liaison between patients, families, hospital and medical staff.
• Advocates for Patient’s Rights.
• Promotes patient satisfaction.
• Serves as a resource by providing information for the patient regarding organizational services and resources.
• Fosters a collaborative relationship with the healthcare team, the patient and the family.
• Utilizes a variety of interpersonal, communication, problem solving and negotiation skills to identify, validate, and resolve patient’s concerns.
• Initiates appropriate documentation to address the concerns of the patient and provides critical assistance and consultation to ensure issues are elevated to appropriate channels to expedite resolution when needed.
• Maintains database tracking all complaints, grievances, compliments.
• Participates on committees, work groups, and/or process improvement teams that improve the patient experience by providing feedback from the patient to the organization.

Required Experience And Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of hospital and/or healthcare environment experience with demonstrated history of working with patients.
• Proven success applying a team approach to resolving issues or accomplishing goals.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous patient advocacy type experience.
• Social work education and/or experience.
• Bilingual.

Physical Demands

• Frequent walking throughout the hospital to visit patients and respond to concerns on the nursing units.
• Occasional lifting up to 20lbs.

Special Notes

• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions may be subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• This function/position may be designated as "essential." This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Anticipated Pay Range

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established based on relevant experience. The above salary range (or hiring range) represents SBSH’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Your total compensation goes beyond the number in your paycheck!

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre-employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

• The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

Company Overview

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital as part of Stony Brook Medicine provides direct access to the highest level of academic-based medical care. Located in the heart of the village of Southampton, two hours from New York City, the hospital provides healthcare services to a diverse community of year-round residents, second homeowners and vacationers. The population, about 75,000 in the winter months, increases sharply to more than 300,000 in the summer. Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has been recognized as a Long Island Top Workplace by Newsday among large employers (defined as having 500+ employees).

StaffCo is a Professional Employer Organization, commonly referred to as a PEO, duty organized and registered under the New York Professional Employer Organization Law. StaffCo and SUNY have entered into a professional employer agreement under which StaffCo is the employer of Stony Brook Southampton employees and responsible for employment, including, promotions, disciplines, terminations, t he day-to-day direction and supervision of work, as well as labor relations and collective bargaining. StaffCo is fully responsible for providing all payroll and human resource services, including the payment of wages, collecting and reporting payroll taxes and maintaining any and all employee benefits. SUNY Stony Brook Hospital is responsible for the operation of the hospital and provision of health care and is the co-employer as is necessary to conduct its responsibilities and for related licensure, regulatory or statutory requirements and obligations.

Given StaffCo’s employment responsibilities, it is deemed the “employer” for employment and labor law purposes. Thus, the employees are private sector employees of StaffCo, not public sector employees of SUNY. The private sector nature of the StaffCo employees has been approved by NYS Civil Service and upheld in a decision by the US National Labor Relations Board.

Stony Brook Medicine is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, consistent with our shared core values and our intent to achieve excellence, remains dedicated to supporting healthier and more resilient communities, both locally and globally.

Job Field

Other

Primary Location

US-NY-Southampton

Department/Hiring Area

Patient Experience, Volunteer & Guest Services

Schedule

Full-time

Posting Start Date

Oct 20, 2026

Posting End Date

Ongoing

Salary

$65,000 - $78,000 / Year