System Patient Experience Coordinator

Samaritan Health Services; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Samaritan Health Services is seeking an administrative support professional to assist health care providers and staff. You will serve as the primary interface between patients, providers, and staff to ensure concerns are addressed promptly and professionally.

As part of the Patient Experience and Engagement team, you will contribute to initiatives that improve patient and family experiences. Strong clerical skills, confidentiality, and teamwork are essential in a dynamic health system

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree in a healthcare related field preferred.
• Two years related healthcare experience required.
• Previous customer service experience required.
• Experience with MS Office and database systems required.
• Experience in conflict resolution, mediation and negotiating issues required.
• Oregon Notary license within six months of hire.
• Certification in Patient Advocacy or Patient Experience preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative support to health care providers and staff.
• Acts as the primary interface between patients and providers, managers and staff to ensure concerns are addressed timely.
• Applies interdisciplinary team approach to develop and implement plans for improving patient and customer experiences.

Skills

Service Orientation

Clerical

Confidentiality

Time Management

Team Building

Social Perceptiveness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in a healthcare related field preferred

Tools

MS Office

Relational database inquiry systems

Job description

Summary

Provides administrative support to health care providers and staff and functions as the primary interface between the patient and the providers, department managers and their support staff. Acts as a point of contact for patients and families to ensure concerns are addressed in a timely manner. Applies an interdisciplinary team approach to the development, coordination and implementation of a long-range, integrated, systematic plan for improving patient and customer experiences throughout the system.

Occasionally

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

Provides administrative support to health care providers and staff and functions as the primary interface between the patient and the providers, department managers and their support staff. Acts as a point of contact for patients and families to ensure concerns are addressed in a timely manner. Applies an interdisciplinary team approach to the development, coordination and implementation of a long-range, integrated, systematic plan for improving patient and customer experiences throughout the system.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

The Patient Experience and Engagement team executes, manages, and advises initiatives that lead to exceptional and differentiated patient, family, and employee experience, in alignment with our operating system and system priorities. The team supports the system quality and patient safety management system policy and directs efforts through the HRO principles and evidence-based quality methodologies.

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree in a healthcare related field preferred.
• Two (2) years related work experience in a healthcare environment required.
• Previous customer service work experience required.
• Experience and/or training with MS Office and relational database inquiry systems required.
• Experience and/or training in conflict resolution, mediation, communication, negotiation and resolving issues/complaints required.
• Licensed Oregon Notary required within six (6) months of hire.
• Certification in Patient Advocacy or Patient Experience preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Service Orientation - Successfully apply knowledge of various resources/models of recovery to assist and care for others.
• Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Confidentiality - Knowledge of State and Federal (HIPAA) laws pertaining to confidentiality of protected health information. Ability to comply with laws and maintain confidentiality of patient information.
• Time Management - Ability to organize, plan and prioritize work to complete within required time frames and to follow-up on pending issues. Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in dynamic fast-paced environments and under pressure.
• Team Building - Ability to work, function and communicate on a multi-disciplinary team. Possess the knowledge and skills to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.
• Social Perceptiveness - Ability to work with a diverse population from pediatrics to geriatrics. Basic understanding of age-related differences in caring for and/or communicating with patients and caregivers. Possess personal sensitivity to the needs and experiences of others and a non-judgmental attitude towards persons of differing standards, values, lifestyles, and ages.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Rarely (1 - 10% of the time)
• (11 - 33% of the time)

Frequently

(34 - 66% of the time)

Continually

(67 - 100% of the time)

• CLIMB - LADDER
• LIFT (Overhead: 54" and above) 0 - 20 Lbs
• KNEEL (on knees)
• CRAWL (hands & knees)
• SQUAT Static (hold >30 sec)
• SQUAT Repetitive
• STAND
• CLIMB - STAIRS
• WALK - INCLINE
• LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 0 - 20 Lbs
• LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54") 0 - 20 Lbs
• LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54") 0 - 20 Lbs
• ROTATE TRUNK Standing
• REACH - Upward
• CARRY 1-handed, 0 - 20 pounds
• PUSH (40-60 pounds force)
• PULL (40 - 60 pounds force)
• BEND FORWARD at waist
• ENTER & EXIT VEHICLE/MACHINERY
• SIT
• WALK - LEVEL SURFACE
• CARRY 2-handed, 0 - 20 pounds
• ROTATE TRUNK Sitting
• REACH - Forward
• PINCH Fingers
• GRASP Hand/Fist
• MANUAL DEXTERITY Hands/wrists
• FINGER DEXTERITY