Patient Experience Organizational Consultant - Patient Experience Irvine - FT Days
UCI Health
Date: 10 hours ago
City: Orange, California
Contract type: Full time
Who We Are
UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.
To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.
Your Role on the Team
Position Summary
The Patient Experience Consultant with the Department of UCI Experience plays a pivotal role in the development and rollout of initiatives and programs designed to improve patient experience and enhance the quality of patient care in healthcare. Utilizes survey data, engagement tools, and other resources to effectively conduct needs assessments and drive decisions and priorities. Analyzes and interprets complex, high-level data, identifying trends and patient experience strategy, design, planning, and development for use in decision making. Provides consultative support and facilitates assessments and process-oriented approaches to enhance the experience of patients, staff, physicians, and visitors at UCI Health. Participates in establishing goals, development of action plans, identifying opportunities for improvement, and providing oversight to development of charters, working groups, and steering committees. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to execute strategic initiatives that positively impact patient experience scores and unit performance. Works with physician leadership on implementation strategies and tactics related to star rating performance and physician engagement surveying.
Required Qualifications
What It Takes to be Successful
We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.
Conditions Of Employment
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:
Closing Statement
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.
We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at [email protected] or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization
UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.
To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.
Your Role on the Team
Position Summary
The Patient Experience Consultant with the Department of UCI Experience plays a pivotal role in the development and rollout of initiatives and programs designed to improve patient experience and enhance the quality of patient care in healthcare. Utilizes survey data, engagement tools, and other resources to effectively conduct needs assessments and drive decisions and priorities. Analyzes and interprets complex, high-level data, identifying trends and patient experience strategy, design, planning, and development for use in decision making. Provides consultative support and facilitates assessments and process-oriented approaches to enhance the experience of patients, staff, physicians, and visitors at UCI Health. Participates in establishing goals, development of action plans, identifying opportunities for improvement, and providing oversight to development of charters, working groups, and steering committees. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to execute strategic initiatives that positively impact patient experience scores and unit performance. Works with physician leadership on implementation strategies and tactics related to star rating performance and physician engagement surveying.
Required Qualifications
What It Takes to be Successful
- Strong communication and presentation skills and proven history of positive interpersonal relations across all levels of leadership
- Minimum of three years (3) experience managing patient experience, operational-based projects, or other related project experience that impact healthcare metrics
- Experience using Voice of the Customer data and feedback to drive improved processes, including patient satisfaction, complaint data, and social media to create action plans for improving patient experience
- Experience or training in the use of statistical techniques
- Demonstrated knowledge of strategic planning and change management principles
- Demonstrated experience in process design and improvement
- Demonstrated experience assessing and interpreting data to develop interventions that yield improved operational excellence and employee/patient experiences
- Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent education and experience
- Ability to travel to various campus locations to interact with staff and patients
- Ability to lead both large and small groups for training/education/meetings
- Ability to independently problem solve and apply sound reasoning to new and/or non-routine situations
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the organization
- Ability to effectively communicate in English in a clear and concise manner, both verbally and in writing
- Working knowledge of HCAHPS and other patient experience surveys/metrics highly preferred
- Prior experience working in a hospital setting
- Experience in Project Management and Lean Six Sigma as improvement tools
We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.
Conditions Of Employment
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:
- Background Check and Live Scan
- Employment Misconduct*
- Legal Right to Work in the United States
- Vaccination Policies
- Smoking and Tobacco Policy
- Drug Free Environment
- Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.
- California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
- E-Verify
- Pre-Placement Health Evaluation
Closing Statement
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.
We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at [email protected] or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization
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