Patient Experience Specialist

JPS Health Network; Fort Worth (TX); Vor Ort; USD 48.000 - 64.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

JPS Health Network is seeking a Patient Experience Specialist II to serve as the primary liaison between patients, families, visitors and clinical staff. The role focuses on addressing concerns, improving patient experience, and providing language access services to LEP patients, with collaboration across departments.

Ideal candidates have HS diploma and interpreter training, along with experience in healthcare settings.

Qualifikationen

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.
• 2-4.99 years of relevant experience.
• Must pass language assessment proctored by an approved third party vendor, if acting as an interpreter.
• Recognized 40-hour medical interpreter training within 90 days of start date, if acting as an interpreter.
• Bachelor’s Degree Psychology, Sociology or related field of study (preferred).

Aufgaben

• Listens to patients’ and families’ feedback about level of care and/or facility conditions; communicate concerns and facilitate resolution.
• Provides immediate assistance or strategies for difficult patient/family/visitor issues.
• Monitors patient satisfaction and supports interventions to meet needs.
• Communicates policies, rights and responsibilities; coaches staff on communication and cultural perspectives.
• Interacts with diverse populations with empathy; promotes patient-centered care.

Kenntnisse

Patient interaction

Communication

Language access

Problem solving

Ausbildung

High School Diploma

Jobbeschreibung

Who We Are

JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. Licensed for 582 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Tarrant County, with John Peter Smith Hospital a Level I Trauma Center, Tarrant County's only psychiatric emergency center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation. The health network employs more than 7,200 people.

Acclaim Multispecialty Group is the medical practice group featuring over 300 providers serving JPS Health Network. Specialties range from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim Multispecialty Group formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial, and clinical performance outcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time.

Why JPS?

We're more than a hospital. We're 7,200 of the most dedicated people you could ever meet. Our goal is to make sure the people of our community get the care they need and deserve. As community stewards, we abide by three Rules of the Road:

• 1. Own it. Everyone who wears the JPS badge contributes to our journey to excellence.
• 2. Seek joy. Every day, every shift, we celebrate our patients, smile, and emphasize positivity.
• 3. Don't be a jerk. Everyone is treated with courtesy and respect. Smiling, laughter, compassion - key components of our everyday experience at JPS.

When working here, you're surrounded by passion, diversity, and dedication. We look forward to meeting you!

Job Summary:

The Patient Experience Specialist II acts as the primary representative of the Patient Experience Team and serves as a liaison between patients, family members, visitors and clinical staff. This position works to identify concerns and facilitates communication with the patient care team to improve overall patient experience. The Patient Experience Specialist also has the ability to partner with departmental unit heads to creatively solve problems and must be able to develop and maintain a very high level of expertise in the concepts, practice and evolution of service excellence. This position is also responsible for providing meaningful language access services (LAS) to Limited English Proficient (LEP) healthcare consumers from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities:

• Listens to patients’ and families’ feedback about level of care and/or facility conditions; determine appropriate health care team member or department, communicate concerns and facilitate resolution. Provide timely feedback to patient.
• Available to provide immediate assistance, interventions or strategies related to difficult patient/family/visitor issues.
• Assists in monitoring department/unit patient satisfaction and partners to create interventions to meet specific needs.
• Communicates with patients, families and other visitors regarding policies, protocols, rights and responsibilities; coach staff and providers on communication styles and cultural perspectives for best patient interaction.
• Interacts effectively with peers, medical staff, patients and their family members, community groups, and other healthcare consumers in a manner that positively promotes patient centered care values.
• Acknowledges and supports the information desks and volunteers when patient and/or family members have concerns.
• Interacts sensitively with diverse populations and exhibit empathy toward individuals in all situations.
• Promotes and make recommendations for process changes to improve overall patient and family experience in JPS system.
• Acts as patient liaison and/or patient navigators assisting all patients, including LEP persons with linguistic, safety, medication, and/or systemic concerns that may impact care. Attempt to resolve patient complaints immediately by referring complaints to the appropriate resource.
• Ensures patient’s questions and concerns related to the treatment plan are appropriately addressed and documented. Communicates adverse trends or adverse conditions to the provider.
• Transcribes complex medical reports educational material, and instructions for patients or providers as requested, District policy and procedures, and IRB program research study survey tools as requested, as appropriate.
• Adheres to the National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare (NCIHC) Interpreters Code of Ethics and Interpreter Standards of Practice, Cultural and Linguistic Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards, and TJC language access standards, as appropriate.
• Job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and may be subject to change with or without notice. Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.
• Must be able to complete all job duties and functions of the role with or without assistive/adaptive devices, and/or reasonable accommodations.
• Work environments may differ based on job functions and location. Work is subject to schedule changes and/or variable work hours.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.
• 2-4.99 years of relevant experience.
• Must pass language assessment proctored by an approved third party vendor, if acting as an interpreter.
• Recognized 40-hour medical interpreter training (e.g. Bridging the Gap, Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators Association, or community college medical interpreter training certificate, or other approved training) within 90 days of start date, if acting as an interpreter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree Psychology, Sociology or related field of study.

Location Address:

1500 S. Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
United States