Patient Family Relations Specialist, Float

You may choose to display a cookie banner on the external site. You must specify the message in the cookie banner and may add a link to a relevant policy. If you are unfamiliar with these requirements, please seek the advice of legal counsel. )* ## Manages a timely investigation and response to all patient concerns/complaints/grievances for clinical service areas including interviewing staff and reviewing medical records. Facilitates effective communication between patients, families, and providers to enhance patient/family-centered care and ensure common goals. Negotiate and mitigate expectations to promote satisfaction, ensure quality and safety, and minimize the risk of adversarial outcomes.* ## Provide consultation for professional staff and hospital regarding disclosure in collaboration with Risk Management.* ## Responds to requests for intervention to assist in managing difficult patient/family situations. Collaborates with clinical service area management and administrative leadership, frontline staff, or other hospital services to provide real-time support and/or improvement strategies to reach effective resolution. Accessible by pager during Family Center’s hours of operation.* ## Documents information regarding patient and/or staff concerns and requests in the department database and disseminates data to appropriate leadership staff for quality assurance purposes. Generates specific reports to highlight clinical service areas’ opportunities for improvement efforts, including progress, obstacles, and trends in compliment/complaint data. Review data to identify trends in collaboration with clinical and administrative leadership to develop strategies to improve quality and satisfaction and reduce risk and liability. Utilizes data management system to meet regulatory requirements for CMS, DPH, and JCAH for complaint management and resolution process.* ## Drafts formal responses on behalf of senior clinical and administrative leadership (including the CEO, COO, CM,O and CNO) in writing to patients and families to compassionately relay regret for their perceived poor experience and inform them of how their feedback is being utilized to implement beneficial practice changes. Meet regulatory compliance requirements for CMS 42 CFR 482.13 for investigating and responding to most informal grievances in 7 days.* ## Conducts rounds with patients/families in assigned clinical areas to obtain preemptive feedback regarding the inpatient hospital experience.* ## Proactively monitors trends in patient/family concerns/complaints to identify systematic, process, or cultural barriers to the delivery of patient/family-centered care. Seeks opportunities for appropriate patient participation in the development of institutional improvement strategies.* ## Assists with the development and implementation of service improvement initiatives (organizational and area-specific) within clinical service areas.* ## Develops appropriate resolutions with Risk Management staff to effectively manage patient incidents and prevent adversarial outcomes.* ## Provides training/education in clinical service areas and throughout the institution on effective tools for establishing interpersonal connections with patients and families. Identifies opportunities for staff education and facilitates competency learning of clinicians, administrative management, and staff in customer service improvement. Connects patients and families with appropriate hospital services and resources (i.e., social work, interpreter services, chaplaincy, library services, etc.).* ## Educates and markets the Center for Patients and Families services to leadership and frontline staff, including patient consultation and intervention, compliment/complaint facilitation, written responses, amenity services, staff training, and patient satisfaction and project improvement support.* ## Provides coverage for other service lines as needed to cover vacations, evening, and weekend shifts.* ## Maintains department service standards with attention to staff teamwork, communication, cultural respect, and time/priority management.* ## All other duties as assigned.Combat disease. Hold a hand. Help people. Impact the world.Mass General Brigham is a passionate, welcoming community where minds meet caring hearts.Our history includes New England hospitals founded over 200 years ago, some of the first and most prestigious hospitals in the world.Built on the legacy of two leading academic medical centers, we’re more than a system—we’re leaders in the practice of medicine. Mass General Brigham is committed to serving the community.We are dedicated to enhancing patient care, teaching and research, and taking a leadership role as an integrated health care system.We recognize that increasing value and continuously improving quality are essential to maintaining excellence. #J-18808-Ljbffr