Service Excellence Ambassador | M/T/W 2p-8p

OhioHealth; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth is seeking a Service Excellence Ambassador to provide exceptional customer service to patients, families, visitors and physicians. You will manage visitation, relay information, and advocate for timely admissions while maintaining confidentiality.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least two years in a consumer advocacy or service role, with evenings and a total of 18 hours per week. OhioHealth emphasizes care, communication and teamwork in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum two years of experience in a consumer advocacy or service role.
• Knowledge of conflict resolution, interpersonal communication, and medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Giving and collecting information to visitors/families/patients regarding the patient's location, condition and treatment progress while maintaining confidentiality.
• Communicating between patient, family and hospital staff.
• Acting as an advocate by investigating and expediting admission and other delays.
• Resolving problems and complaints and escalating when necessary.
• Responding to special needs and ensuring needs are being met.
• Greeting, giving directions to and escorting visitors/patients, assisting with wheelchairs when necessary.
• Answering multi-line phone and transferring callers to appropriate patient room or other location.
• Overseeing functions of information desks and lobbies including cleanliness and order of lobbies and surrounding work areas.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Conflict resolution

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more – in our careers and in our communities.

Job Description Summary

The Service Excellence Ambassador will provide exceptional customer service during every encounter with patients, families, visitors and OhioHealth physicians and associates. Ambassadors are responsible for visitation management, giving and collecting information for visitors/families/patients regarding patient's location, condition, and when appropriate, treatment progress, all while maintaining confidentiality; facilitating communication between patient, family and hospital staff; acting as a patient advocate by investigating concerns and expediting admission and other delays; resolving problems and complaints and escalating when necessary; responding to special needs and ensuring needs are being met; greeting, giving directions, and escorting visitors/families/patients, assisting with wheelchairs when necessary; answering multi-line phone and transferring callers to appropriate patient room or other location; overseeing functions of information desks and lobbies including but not limited to, cleanliness and order of lobbies and surrounding work areas.

Work hours: M/T/W 2p-8p

Responsibilities And Duties

• 15%
• Giving and collecting information to visitors/families/patients regarding the patient's, location, condition and treatment progress while maintaining confidentiality
• 25%
• Communicating between patient, family and hospital staff
• 10%
• Acting as an advocate by investigating and expediting admission and other delays.
• 5%
• Resolving problems and complaints and escalating when necessary
• 15%
• Responding to special needs and ensuring needs are being met
• 10%
• Greeting, giving directions to and escorting visitors/families/patients, assisting with wheelchairs when necessary
• 5%
• Answers multi-line phone and transfers callers to appropriate patient room or other location 8.
• 15%
• Overseeing functions of information desks and lobbies including but not limited to, cleanliness and order of lobbies and surrounding work areas The major duties, responsibilities and listed above are not intended to be all-inclusive of the duties, responsibilities and to be performed by employees in this job. Employee is expected to all perform other duties as requested by supervisor.
• The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Additional Job Description

Communications, Public Relations, Social Sciences, or health related field. Equivalent Experience may be considered. Knowledge of conflict resolution, interpersonal Communication, win-win negotiations, medical terminology, diversity training and working of hospital. Minimum Two Years of Experience in a consumer advocacy or service role.

Work Shift

Evening

Scheduled Weekly Hours

18

Department

Guest Services and Ambassadors

Join us!

• if your passion is to work in a caring environment
• if you believe that learning is a life-long process
• if you strive for excellence and want to be among the best in the healthcare industry

Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment