Job opening: Patient Advocate Specialist
Salary: $60 823 - 79 070 per year
Published at: Mar 01 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is located at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.
Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
Duties
Receive and listen to concerns and grievances from patients or individuals on behalf of patients.
Work with health care providers and administrative support staff throughout BAMC to resolve and minimize customer complaints and to enhance the patient experience.
Enter data into automated systems and databases, including the Patient Representative Application and Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) databases.
Interpret the BAMC mission, policies, procedures and available resources to the patient and present the patient’s problems, opinions and needs to appropriate staff and management.
Develop and conduct briefings/orientations for various patients, staff, and community groups.
Plan, schedule, and direct the work of volunteers; explain work requirements, methods and procedures as needed; review work upon completion.
Assist MTF professional staff with personal requests for notary services required to complete their credentialing.
Serve as the proponent for the customer service and hospitality training program. Ensure training is current and relevant to the target audience.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: In order to qualify, your resume must demonstrate that you possess at least one year of specialized experience which includes: identifying problem areas based on patient complaints, initiating action or changes necessary to resolve patient complaints, and utilizing automated systems to report on corrective actions taken. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
OR
Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Computer SkillsCustomer ServiceOral CommunicationProblem Solving
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address JT-DHA-DD83DB DHA SAN ANTONIO MKT-BROOKE AMC
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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