Patient Relations Consultant

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Job summary

Indiana University Health is seeking a Patient Relations Consultant to manage patient complaints and grievances within a hybrid on-site/remote schedule at Riley Hospital for Children.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree (or within 12 months) and 0-3 years of related experience, with a focus on regulatory compliance and crisis resolution. The role supports clinical risk management and patient experience teams across IU Health.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree or completion within 12 months.
• 0-3 years of related experience is required.
• Requires the ability to align process management with policies and federal, state, or regulatory requirements.
• Requires experience involving extensive patient/public contact and crisis resolution.

Responsibilities

• The Patient Relations Consultant provides expertise and coordination in the management of patient complaints and grievances in compliance with federal, state, and regulatory agency requirements.
• Provides patients with appropriate channels for communication of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the entity's services and seeks to facilitate resolution to complaints and grievances.
• Ensures actions and documentation reflect compliance with federal and state governmental regulations.
• Works collaboratively with the facility’s Risk Management Consultant, Leadership, and Patient Family Liaisons and/or local patient experience teams to ensure all patient complaints and grievances are addressed in accordance with the IU Health values.

Education

Bachelor's degree (in progress or completed within 12 months)

Job description

Patient Relations Consultant

Job Description

Overview

Our teams shape strategic initiatives, have passion, and work to improve health outcomes. They advance our mission and exemplify excellence, compassion, teamwork and purpose in all that they do.Indiana University Health is seeking individuals who embody these values to join our Clinical Risk Management team in the role of Patient Relations Consultant. This position is full-time, hybrid role (3 days on site, 2 days remote) located at Riley Hospital for Children.

Role Responsibilities

• The Patient Relations Consultant provides expertise and coordination in the management of patient complaints and grievances in compliance with federal, state, and regulatory agency requirements.
• Provides patients with appropriate channels for communication of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the entity's services and seeks to facilitate resolution to complaints and grievances.
• Ensures actions and documentation reflect compliance with federal and state governmental regulations.
• Works collaboratively with the facility’s Risk Management Consultant, Leadership, and Patient Family Liaisons and/or local patient experience teams to ensure all patient complaints and grievances are addressed in accordance with the IU Health values.

Candidate Qualifications

Candidates for the position will be evaluated according to the following criteria and competencies.

• Requires a Bachelor's degree or completion within 12 months.
• 0-3 years of related experience is required.
• Requires the ability to align process management with policies and federal, state, or regulatory requirements.
• Requires experience involving extensive patient/public contact and crisis resolution.

Indiana University Health is unlike any other healthcare system and we're looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. IU Health leaders play a crucial role in advancing the mission of our organization and inspiring teams to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients. As one of Indiana’s largest employers and the most comprehensive medical system in the state, our vision to lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation and education, and make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.

IU Health is the largest health system in Indiana with nearly 40,000 team members, 15 hospitals, and $8.64 billion in operating revenue. The system’s programs in cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatrics and transplants have received national recognition for quality patient care. IU Health, in partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, bring together highly skilled physicians, researchers, and educators into close collaboration to provide world-class care for children and adults and improve the health of patients and communities across Indiana.

Indiana University Health is dedicated to a fair hiring process and is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination for all individuals, regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender identity, expression, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

We are an equal opportunity employer. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 15 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. Our partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine gives our team members access to the very latest science and the very best training, advancing care for all. We’re looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves.