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UC Health brings together the region’s top clinicians and researchers to provide world-class care to the Cincinnati community and beyond. From our centrally located UC Medical Center to our state-of-the-art West Chester Hospital, UC Health delivers the absolute best in treatment and care.

Continually recognized for excellence and backed by the academic strength of the University of Cincinnati, one of the nation’s top 25 public research universities, UC Health is revolutionizing how discovery-driven care is delivered.

It’s all part of UC Health’s mission to provide the highest quality and most compassionate healthcare through leading- edge clinical services, teaching, innovation and research across medical specialties.

UC Health is an equal opportunity M/F/Disabled/Veterans employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

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You need an associate's degree, three years of experience in healthcare customer service, and conflict resolution. A bachelor's degree and Ohio Notary Public certification are preferred.

You will improve patient experiences, address concerns, educate staff, advocate for quality care, mediate family meetings, resolve complaints, document cases, and track trends in service delivery.

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Cincinnati

Job Description Customer Service Consultant, Full-time, First Shift UC Health is hiring a full-time Customer Service Consultant for the UC Medical Center. The primary function of the Customer Service Consultant is to work in partnership with the healthcare team to enhance overall customer satisfaction for patients, visitors and staff through excellent service and quality care. This includes supporting a proactive vs. reactive approach to resolving problems and complaints with respect to care, treatment, patient rights and ability to access hospital services. About University Of Cincinnati Medical Center As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati. UC Medical Center is also home to medical breakthroughs- our physician experts conduct basic, translational and clinical research, leading to new therapies and care protocols, and connecting patients to the latest and most advanced treatments. UC Medical Center houses Greater Cincinnati’s only Level I adult trauma center, which includes the right mix of specialist and medical resources available at a moment’s notice for a wide variety of the most complex medical conditions and injuries. Location Cincinnati, OH, United States Qualifications * Minimum Required: Associates degree. * Minimum Required: Three years experience in complaint management, conflict resolution and customer service in a healthcare environment. * Preferred: Bachelor degree. * Preferred: Notary Public for the State of Ohio. Join our team to BE UC Health. Be Extraordinary. Be Supported. Be Hope. Apply Today! About UC Health UC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching—a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care, Bridgeway Pointe Assisted Living, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. Many UC Health locations have received national recognition for outstanding quality and patient satisfaction. Learn more at uchealth.com. Responsibilities Service Improvement Consultants: * Proactive consultation to managers and staff with the goal of improving patient and family experiences. * Competent to discuss the state of patient experience, complaint volumes with all levels of management. * Serves as an expert in patient satisfaction; able offer recommendations to increase patient satisfaction. * Educating staff on queues to help identify potential issues that may result in a complaint or grievance, customer service best practices and service recovery methods. * Attend and participate in unit/department staff meetings as requested. * Communicate information about the hospital's policies and procedures, informing patients, families, and visitors of hospital services available to them, i.e. parking, helping to arrange overnight stays, etc. * Listen empathetically to patient concerns and communicate special needs of patient /family/visitor with staff and administration when appropriate. * Advocate for quality care, treatment, respect and rights of all patients. * Mediation in family meetings with treatment team and families. * Maintain notary license if requested at the UC site you work at and provide notary services for patients, families and staff as requested. * Make suggestions and recommendations to improve customer service processes throughout the system. * Provide equipment for hearing impaired, i.e. TTY volume control phones, light signalers, call lights, tele sitters, etc. * Provide service recovery as appropriate based on sub-par service received. Complaint Investigation And Resolution * Work in partnership with the unit/department leaders and staff to address issues or complaints through early intervention and problem resolution. * Assess situations of risk and refer issues of malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, abuse, and missing personal property to Risk Management. * Evaluate situations requiring substitute consent, when patients have no next of kin and are physically and/or mentally unable to give informed consent and refer staff to call Ethics consult team. * Refer immediate patient and family concerns and/or compliments to appropriate department leaders in a timely manner. * Proficiency uses emotional intelligence to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of patients, family and staff around you. * Situational awareness to perceive, understand and effectively respond to one’s situation. * Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to aid in complaint resolution and education. * Make referrals to appropriate departments/services for patient assistance when appropriate. * Follow-up with those patients who have identified a concern during their hospital visit. Communication * Provide professional etiquette and empathetic service on both phone and in person meetings. * Professional de-escalation techniques both on the phone and in person with upset patients and family. * Active listening to build rapport and improve mutual understanding. * Use of appropriate questioning based on each situation to gain understanding about the concerns. * Written documentation will be timely, accurate, professional, complete and grammatically correct. * Case documentation will communicate to anyone reading the case the details of what, who, why, how as well as the outcome of the investigation into the case. * Follow up with patient or family will be documented in the case documentation. * Track problem areas and identify trends happening in specific departments/units. Quality Assurance * Identify system problems; make recommendations; and assist in resolutions and opportunities for improvement in service delivery. * Participate in the development of policies and procedures related to patient rights and satisfaction. * Provide timely, accurate and complete documentation regarding the investigation process, i.e. subjective data; objective data; assessment; and resolution as well as documented follow up to the complainant. * Attend departmental staff meetings and mandatory in-service training sessions.

Job DescriptionCustomer Service Consultant, Full-time, First ShiftUC Health is hiring a full-time Customer Service Consultant for the UC Medical Center.The primary function of the Customer Service Consultant is to work in partnership with the healthcare team to enhance overall customer satisfaction for patients, visitors and staff through excellent service and quality care. This includes supporting a proactive vs. reactive approach to resolving problems and complaints with respect to care, treatment, patient rights and ability to access hospital services.About University Of Cincinnati Medical CenterAs part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.UC Medical Center is also home to medical breakthroughs- our physician experts conduct basic, translational and clinical research, leading to new therapies and care protocols, and connecting patients to the latest and most advanced treatments. UC Medical Center houses Greater Cincinnati’s only Level I adult trauma center, which includes the right mix of specialist and medical resources available at a moment’s notice for a wide variety of the most complex medical conditions and injuries.LocationCincinnati, OH, United StatesQualifications * Minimum Required: Associates degree. * Minimum Required: Three years experience in complaint management, conflict resolution and customer service in a healthcare environment. * Preferred: Bachelor degree. * Preferred: Notary Public for the State of Ohio.      Join our team to BE UC Health. Be Extraordinary. Be Supported. Be Hope. Apply Today!About UC HealthUC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching—a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care, Bridgeway Pointe Assisted Living, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. Many UC Health locations have received national recognition for outstanding quality and patient satisfaction. Learn more at uchealth.com.ResponsibilitiesService Improvement Consultants: * Proactive consultation to managers and staff with the goal of improving patient and family experiences. * Competent to discuss the state of patient experience, complaint volumes with all levels of management. * Serves as an expert in patient satisfaction; able offer recommendations to increase patient satisfaction. * Educating staff on queues to help identify potential issues that may result in a complaint or grievance, customer service best practices and service recovery methods. * Attend and participate in unit/department staff meetings as requested. * Communicate information about the hospital's policies and procedures, informing patients, families, and visitors of hospital services available to them, i.e. parking, helping to arrange overnight stays, etc. * Listen empathetically to patient concerns and communicate special needs of patient /family/visitor with staff and administration when appropriate. * Advocate for quality care, treatment, respect and rights of all patients. * Mediation in family meetings with treatment team and families. * Maintain notary license if requested at the UC site you work at and provide notary services for patients, families and staff as requested. * Make suggestions and recommendations to improve customer service processes throughout the system. * Provide equipment for hearing impaired, i.e. TTY volume control phones, light signalers, call lights, tele sitters, etc. * Provide service recovery as appropriate based on sub-par service received.      Complaint Investigation And Resolution * Work in partnership with the unit/department leaders and staff to address issues or complaints through early intervention and problem resolution. * Assess situations of risk and refer issues of malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, abuse, and missing personal property to Risk Management. * Evaluate situations requiring substitute consent, when patients have no next of kin and are physically and/or mentally unable to give informed consent and refer staff to call Ethics consult team. * Refer immediate patient and family concerns and/or compliments to appropriate department leaders in a timely manner. * Proficiency uses emotional intelligence to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of patients, family and staff around you. * Situational awareness to perceive, understand and effectively respond to one’s situation. * Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to aid in complaint resolution and education. * Make referrals to appropriate departments/services for patient assistance when appropriate. * Follow-up with those patients who have identified a concern during their hospital visit.      Communication * Provide professional etiquette and empathetic service on both phone and in person meetings. * Professional de-escalation techniques both on the phone and in person with upset patients and family. * Active listening to build rapport and improve mutual understanding. * Use of appropriate questioning based on each situation to gain understanding about the concerns. * Written documentation will be timely, accurate, professional, complete and grammatically correct. * Case documentation will communicate to anyone reading the case the details of what, who, why, how as well as the outcome of the investigation into the case. * Follow up with patient or family will be documented in the case documentation.    * Track problem areas and identify trends happening in specific departments/units.      Quality Assurance * Identify system problems; make recommendations; and assist in resolutions and opportunities for improvement in service delivery. * Participate in the development of policies and procedures related to patient rights and satisfaction. * Provide timely, accurate and complete documentation regarding the investigation process, i.e. subjective data; objective data; assessment; and resolution as well as documented follow up to the complainant. * Attend departmental staff meetings and mandatory in-service training sessions.

Customer Service Consultant - UC Health

&lt;strong&gt;Job Description&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Customer Service Consultant, Full-time, First Shift&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;UC Health is hiring a full-time Customer Service Consultant for the UC Medical Center.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The primary function of the Customer Service Consultant is to work in partnership with the healthcare team to enhance overall customer satisfaction for patients, visitors and staff through excellent service and quality care. This includes supporting a proactive vs. reactive approach to resolving problems and complaints with respect to care, treatment, patient rights and ability to access hospital services.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About University Of Cincinnati Medical Center&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;UC Medical Center is also home to medical breakthroughs- our physician experts conduct basic, translational and clinical research, leading to new therapies and care protocols, and connecting patients to the latest and most advanced treatments. UC Medical Center houses Greater Cincinnati’s only Level I adult trauma center, which includes the right mix of specialist and medical resources available at a moment’s notice for a wide variety of the most complex medical conditions and injuries.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Location &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Cincinnati, OH, United States&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Qualifications&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Minimum Required: Associates degree. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Minimum Required: Three years experience in complaint management, conflict resolution and customer service in a healthcare environment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Preferred: Bachelor degree. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Preferred: Notary Public for the State of Ohio. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join our team to BE UC Health. Be Extraordinary. Be Supported. Be Hope. Apply Today! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About UC Health&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;UC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching—a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care, Bridgeway Pointe Assisted Living, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. Many UC Health locations have received national recognition for outstanding quality and patient satisfaction. Learn more at uchealth.com.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Responsibilities&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Service Improvement Consultants:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Proactive consultation to managers and staff with the goal of improving patient and family experiences.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Competent to discuss the state of patient experience, complaint volumes with all levels of management.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Serves as an expert in patient satisfaction; able offer recommendations to increase patient satisfaction.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Educating staff on queues to help identify potential issues that may result in a complaint or grievance, customer service best practices and service recovery methods.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Attend and participate in unit/department staff meetings as requested.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Communicate information about the hospital's policies and procedures, informing patients, families, and visitors of hospital services available to them, i.e. parking, helping to arrange overnight stays, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Listen empathetically to patient concerns and communicate special needs of patient /family/visitor with staff and administration when appropriate.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Advocate for quality care, treatment, respect and rights of all patients.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mediation in family meetings with treatment team and families.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Maintain notary license if requested at the UC site you work at and provide notary services for patients, families and staff as requested.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Make suggestions and recommendations to improve customer service processes throughout the system.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Provide equipment for hearing impaired, i.e. TTY volume control phones, light signalers, call lights, tele sitters, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Provide service recovery as appropriate based on sub-par service received.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Complaint Investigation And Resolution&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Work in partnership with the unit/department leaders and staff to address issues or complaints through early intervention and problem resolution.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Assess situations of risk and refer issues of malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, abuse, and missing personal property to Risk Management.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Evaluate situations requiring substitute consent, when patients have no next of kin and are physically and/or mentally unable to give informed consent and refer staff to call Ethics consult team.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Refer immediate patient and family concerns and/or compliments to appropriate department leaders in a timely manner.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Proficiency uses emotional intelligence to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of patients, family and staff around you.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Situational awareness to perceive, understand and effectively respond to one’s situation.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to aid in complaint resolution and education. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Make referrals to appropriate departments/services for patient assistance when appropriate.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow-up with those patients who have identified a concern during their hospital visit.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Communication&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Provide professional etiquette and empathetic service on both phone and in person meetings.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Professional de-escalation techniques both on the phone and in person with upset patients and family.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Active listening to build rapport and improve mutual understanding.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use of appropriate questioning based on each situation to gain understanding about the concerns.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Written documentation will be timely, accurate, professional, complete and grammatically correct.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Case documentation will communicate to anyone reading the case the details of what, who, why, how as well as the outcome of the investigation into the case.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow up with patient or family will be documented in the case documentation.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Track problem areas and identify trends happening in specific departments/units.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quality Assurance&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify system problems; make recommendations; and assist in resolutions and opportunities for improvement in service delivery.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Participate in the development of policies and procedures related to patient rights and satisfaction.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Provide timely, accurate and complete documentation regarding the investigation process, i.e. subjective data; objective data; assessment; and resolution as well as documented follow up to the complainant.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Attend departmental staff meetings and mandatory in-service training sessions.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

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