Manager Patient Experience, Hybrid - Pittsburgh, PA

Allegheny Health Network Patient Experience Improvement Specialist

This position is hybrid, with the option of working from home 2 days / week. Some weeks may require presence 5 days / week in the Pittsburgh, PA or Erie, PA hospital or organization setting.

General Overview :

Responsible for the design and implementation of the overall entity strategy for improving the Patient Experience while assuring completion of the AHN system Patient Experience Division goals and objectives. Acts in partnership with other Patient Experience Division team members as the site leaders for all Patient Experience efforts and success.

Essential Responsibilities :

Responsible for overall supervision of all aspects of the Patient Experience improvement effort at assigned site including coordination of training, development and project management related to service culture change. Design and provide all training, coaching and mentoring processes while building and maintaining strong working relationships with site leaders, physicians, clinical and non-clinical management team members and employees in all departments. Works in concert with other Patient Experience Division team members in promoting and evaluating progress within the assigned entity and with other entities as requested. (40%)

Collaborate and support the Service Experience Specialist and all efforts related to management of complaints and grievances as well as implementation of service recovery improvement efforts. (20%)

Provides leadership with monitoring and translation and / or utilization of patient satisfaction data as well as regular reporting at the entity for leadership, nursing quality teams and workgroups. (10%)

Responsible for ongoing meetings and education. (10%)

Maintains updated strategic plan for assigned facility and unit or department based improvement plans and reports progress to the patient experience team. Shares best practice tactics and tools while problem solving assistance to all team members. (20%)

Qualifications : Minimum :

Bachelor's Degree in Education, Nursing, Counseling, Social Work or related field or a combination of education and / or 10 years related experience in lieu of bachelor's degree.

5-7 years experience in a healthcare related position.

Leadership experience with proven teaching, training and program management expertise.

Clinical experience.

Demonstrated success with leading large scale projects and culture change.

Preferred : Master's degree.

Disclaimer :

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Compliance Requirement :

This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

Furthermore, it is every employee's responsibility to comply with the company's Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

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