Patient Relations Specialist
Jacksonville, Florida
• Advocated for patients, investigating their complaints and concerns. Collaborated with other disciplines at all leadership levels to ensure all concerns were addressed in a timely and professional manner. • Served as the liaison between patients and hospital in order to provide and collect information, educated patients on their rights and responsibilities, enforced and interpreted policies and procedures, investigated and resolved patient complaints and offered services to improve patient satisfaction. • Collected data, channeled information to appropriate staff, and developed training materials for staff with an emphasis on techniques to work through difficult/challenging patient and family interactions. • Spearheaded organizational response to Total Care Clinic medical home establishment challenges working with Hospital Administration and Management to identify solution-oriented initiatives that enabled staff to effectively address patient concerns in compliance with hospital policies and procedures.• Assessed, documented, evaluated, and made recommendations concerning hospital services to make maximum use of institutional resources.