Facility: Grossmont Hospital

City La Mesa

Department

Job Status

Regular

Shift

Day

FTE

1

Shift Start Time

Shift End Time

Bachelor's Degree

Hours :

Shift Start Time:

Not Specified

Shift End Time:

Not Specified

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

Not Specified

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$31.495 - $40.639 - $49.783

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

The Patient Experience Navigator provides support for the implementation of programs and process designed to build patient and customer relationships for the hospital. The role supports operations for service and engagement trainings, interpretations of data and research, patient satisfaction improvement initiatives, reward and recognition and works collaboratively with executives, managers, physician leaders and all staff to assure effective implementing of tactics and strategies around patient experience.

Required Qualifications

• 2 Years in a healthcare setting, preferably in a hospital or ambulatory setting.

• Experience interpreting quantitative and qualitative patient experience data. Preferably Press Ganey and HCAHPS data sets.

• Experience coaching and mentoring executive, manager, physician and executive staff in patient experience tactics and strategies.

• Previous experience creating a patient experience strategy, at minimum at a department level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Behavioral Science or Hospitality.

• 2 Years patient experience role.

Other Qualification Requirements

• Lean Certification preferred.

Essential Functions

• Patient/Customer SatisfactionListen to and review patient and family concerns for designated entity. Must be able to respond verbally and in written form to the patient and family.Coordinate with Patient Relations department when concerns progress to grievances.Utilizes tools and worklists, if working in The Sharp Experience Center worklist, to identify patients to round on.

• Project ManagementAssists with projects to improve the patient experience. Assists with implementation of tactics around short and long-range improvement strategies and objectives with organizational and department goals.Provides support to all team members, leadership, providers and key stakeholders in patient improvement strategies.Create, present and teach strategies to improve the patient experience, to all team members.Stays abreast of trends and best practices in the field. Researching literature, attending seminars, training programs or related conferences.

• PeopleMaintain familiarity with the work of staff to successfully identify appropriate contacts for project monitoring, data collection and sensing.Promotes a positive work environment and contributes to a dynamic, team focused work unit that actively helps one another to achieve optimal department results.

• ServiceParticipates on committees and task forces as assigned, ensuring that critical objectives are clearly explained and action items are appropriately delegated. Follows-up on action items as necessary to ensure completion of assignment.Partners with clinical and non-clinical areas to develop department specific patient experience programs.Provides consultative and process support in the planning, defining and validating of patient experience best practices.Participates and supports patient experience committees and initiatives. Leads unit specific patient experience education and supports new hire on-boarding.Acts as point of contact for designated unit/nursing department and responds to patient experience inquiries related to measures, analysis, support and interventions.Ability to handle potentially adversarial situations with composure and diplomacy; good follow-through ability.

• EducationEnsure Sharp HealthCare team members know and/or display Sharp Pillars, Behavior Standards, Core Values, Five Fundamentals of Service are displayed consistently throughout the entity.Provides coaching and training on best practices consistent with handling of patients concerns; coordinates improvement initiatives resulting in enhanced organization/system’s image.Identify areas and ways in which work methods can be improved to enhance the patient experience. Develop and recommend improvements or redesigns in processes.Focuses staff on continuously building customer satisfaction for patients, physicians, colleagues, the community and other departments served. Engages staff in continually raising the bar in service excellence.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Requires strong dynamic speaking experience

• Significant skill in developing and presenting educational curriculum and training materials using a variety of methodologies, techniques, concepts, learning tools, and practices.

• Strong computer skills.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class