Handle escalated patient complaints professionally, working diligently towards satisfactory resolutions that foster continued loyalty towards the practice.
Facilitate communication between patients, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare team members for coordinated care efforts.
Offer simple, clear explanations to help clients and families understand hospital policies and procedures.
Serve as a liaison between patients'' families and healthcare providers during hospital stays or outpatient visits, ensuring clear communication regarding treatment plans and progress updates.
Manage a caseload of a minimum of 20 cases per week
Patient Relations Coordinator
UW Health Patient Relations
05.2022 - 05.2024
Managed a caseload focusing on patient centered care and prepared investigations of patient/family complaints and grievances
Partnered with leadership to create action plans and related quality improvement
Coordinated and participated in patient–staff conferences to develop contracts for challenging patient behaviors
Served as the Clients Rights Specialist for Behavioral Health Psychiatry and AODA
Provided support to inpatient and outpatient staff regarding patient/family difficult events and behaviors
Probation and Parole Agent
Division of Community Corrections, Department of Corrections
01.2021 - 05.2022
Managed a caseload of at least fifty probationers and/or parolees
Assessed and prepared case plans for people in our care on both probation and parole
Prepared investigations, reports, and case records in a timely manner
Wrote Pre-Sentence Investigations - a report for the judge providing background on the ‘person in our care’
Established rapport and fostered positive behavior by utilizing evidence-based practices
Trauma Informed Care Committee
Informs the department's learning to respond appropriately to trauma in terms of clients
Enhances the department's response to trauma and how to better support victims
Security Officer
Security Services, UW Hospital and Clinics
03.2016 - 12.2020
Served and protected UW Health visitors, patients, and staff as well as monitored facilities
Interacted with law enforcement, corrections officers, and UW Health Staff on issues involving safety and security
Provided emergency assistance and appropriate response to crisis and maintained a calm presence during stressful situations
Conducted investigations, interviews, and wrote detailed reports involving serious hospital incidences
Monitored and observed over 1,300 security cameras
Provided assistance in conflict resolution and problem solving for patients and visitors
Security Partner, Exact Sciences
06.2018 - 03.2019
Assembled and documented detailed reports of security incidents on Exact Sciences properties
Executed administrative functions in a timely manner such as Incident Reports, logs, and daily activity reports
Monitored surveillance and various control systems, and responded to any suspicious activity
Facilitated drills and exercises, as well as networked with various departments to establish positive relationships with all Exact Sciences employees
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Sociology
Guilford College
Greensboro, North Carolina
05.2015
The Washington Center For Intensive And Academic Seminars
12.2013
Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Detail oriented
Healthcare systems
Patient confidentiality
Multitasking and organization
Team collaboration
Time management
Calm and effective under pressure
LANGUAGES
Conversational Spanish
Timeline
Patient Relations Coordinator
Luminis Health
05.2024 - Current
Patient Relations Coordinator
UW Health Patient Relations
05.2022 - 05.2024
Probation and Parole Agent
Division of Community Corrections, Department of Corrections
01.2021 - 05.2022
Security Partner, Exact Sciences
06.2018 - 03.2019
Security Officer
Security Services, UW Hospital and Clinics
03.2016 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Sociology
Guilford College
The Washington Center For Intensive And Academic Seminars