PATIENT PARTNER

Montefiore Health System; City of Yonkers (NY); On-site; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Yonkers seeks a Patient Partner to enhance patient care and quality improvement efforts. This role involves collaborating with healthcare teams, providing patient-centered feedback, and participating in hospital-wide committees. Ideal candidates are patients or family members of patients who have received care at Montefiore, with strong communication skills and a commitment to confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Must be a patient or family member of a patient at Montefiore.
• No specific educational requirements but advisory experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with patient partners and healthcare providers to improve care.
• Provide feedback to shape initiatives for patient care redesign.
• Act as a liaison with community boards for health equity.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Confidentiality

Education

Participation in patient advisory roles

Job description

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The Patient Partner at Montefiore Medical Center will serve as a vital link between the hospital and its patient community, providing valuable insights and feedback to help enhance patient care and improve the hospital's quality improvement efforts. In this role, the patient partner will work with other patient partners under the Senior Director for Community Healthcare Improvement & Strategy to actively work on performance improvement projects within the portfolio of the Network Performance Group, and bring patient representation to hospital-wide quality committees. Patient partners will attend team meetings with the Senior Director for Community Healthcare Improvement & Strategy team to provide active and valuable input to make quality improvement patient-centered, help design and implement quality improvement projects, and help to interpret results and plan next steps.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work intimately on a vibrant collaborative team with other patient partners, healthcare providers, staff, and project managers to provide input on clinical projects that focus on improving care for Montefiore’s patients
• Provide active and routine feedback to help to shape the agenda for NPG initiatives that redesign patient care at Montefiore Medical Center
• Promote community members and needs in planning meetings to redesign how care is delivered
• Act as liaison with Bronx community boards to include community members in Montefiore health equity initiatives
• Sit on hospital-wide committees as a team member that can provide patient-centered input on discussions to improve care
• Ensure that feedback is constructive, respectful, and aimed at improving hospital services.
• Ensure that professionalism and confidentiality is employed in all components of this role

Requirements:

• Must be a patient or family member of a patient who has received care at Montefiore Medical Center
• Cannot be currently working at or have previously worked at Montefiore Health System or any other hospital system in the NYC Metro area and surrounding counties
• Strong oral and written e-mail communication skills
• Ability to provide honest but constructive feedback
• Willingness to collaborate with healthcare providers
• A commitment to confidentiality and the ability to handle sensitive information discreetly
• No specific educational requirements, but previous participation in patient advisory roles or community groups is a plus.

Department: Network Performance Group Bargaining Unit:Non UnionCampus:MOSES Employment Status:Per DiemAddress:6 Executive Plaza, Yonkers
Shift:DayScheduled Hours:PER DIEMReq ID:224962 Salary Range/Pay Rate: - $22.00

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Mission:
To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.

Vision:
To be a premier academic medical center that transforms health and enriches lives.

Values
Define our philosophy of care, they shape our actions and motivate and inspire us to pursue excellence and achieve the goals we have set forth for the future.Our values include:

• Humanity
• Teamwork
• Diversity
• Equity

Nearest Major Market: Yonkers
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City