Casual Patient & Family Concierge, Senior

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Join Our Community! Are you a healthcare professional interested in a career that provides plenty of opportunity for growth and development? If you're passionate about patient care and looking for a career that offers great benefits and plenty of room for growth, we invite you to explore this opportunity today! UPMC is dedicated to providing each patient with the right care, in the right way, at the right time, every time. Our Patient and Family Concierge, Seniors are essential partners in that mission, enhancing the patient experience at UPMC with positivity and integrity. Join us as we provide Life Changing Medicine to our community. ANCC Magnet designated UPMC Passavant is currently hiring a Casual Patient and Family Concierge, Senior to support our Inpatient Rehab Unit at the McCandless location. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience. Our casual PFCs typically work 8 hours each week to cover daylight, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts. Hours may vary by unit. Candidates with prior patient care experience are highly preferred and encouraged to apply. Responsibilities: The primary function of the Patient & Family Concierge, Senior is administrative. Duties will include the following: Completes department administrative functions. Answers unit phones and transfers to appropriate staff. Prints report sheets. Enters and communicates physician orders timely and accurately. Distributes patient and unit mail. Checks crash carts including fire equipment and defibrillators as appropriate. Coordinates patient tests and procedures, scheduling patient transports, and completing errands. Orders and maintains CyraCom equipment. Assign Responder 5 and phones. Build and maintains patient charts. Files papers to patient chart. Manages auto-print reports, including OR schedule. Prints chart copy upon request. Completes patient admissions, discharges, and transfers through electronic health record. Updates Bedboards per unit standards and communicates changes to appropriate staff as needed. Places work order or otherwise contacts Biotronics for malfunctioning equipment. The secondary function of the Patient & Family Concierge, Senior is as a Patient & Family Concierge, which may include the following duties: Destination Coordinator: o Greet Hospital guests positively, and provide appropriate verbal assistance, guidance and direction to visitors and patients as needed. Serve as a reference source regarding visiting hours, directions, package delivery, general admitting and Hospital policies. o Use the personal computer and CRT for dissemination of patient information. Respect patient confidentiality. EVS Associate Responsibilities: o Clean all assigned areas, following established procedures. Remove trash from all assigned areas/replenish supplies as needed. o Make beds, following established cleaning procedures in all patient discharge rooms and on-call rooms as assigned. o Inspect and ensure that all assigned areas are properly cleaned and in good repair, report problems to the supervisor. Transporter Responsibilities: o Transport patients and adjunct equipment via prescribed vehicles between patient units, treatment centers, and their designated areas in a safe, timely, and accurate manner. Deliver supplies, equipment, and other materials to the patient units, and other designated areas in a safe, timely, and accurate manner. o Record transportation data electronically in the Transport Tracking System and/or manually on appropriate forms and logs utilized by the department. Report the status of transportation activities and abnormal activities to the manager in charge. Supply & Equipment Management Responsibilities:

Responds to call lights under Nursing Assistant/PCT direction. Rounds hourly to ensure all areas of responsibility are met satisfactorily. Prints and distributes daily plans of care. Interacts and socializes with patients and assesses patient needs. Prompts patient mobility as appropriate, involving the appropriate clinical staff as needed Depending upon unit, may complete DOH POC audits, hand hygiene audits, TJC environment tracers, and updating both patient & non-patient facing department bulletin boards. Responsible for following mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could have affected the care of any patient. Exhibits UPMC Values and practices UPMC Experience key behaviors (AIDET + The Promise, 10-5 Rule, Escort Don't Direct, Own Your Zone) when performing all job responsibilities. Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: High School diploma OR one year of previous job experience required in lieu of HS Diploma/GED. 6 months of experience as a Patient & Family Concierge or equivalent Demonstrated competency in all responsibilities of Patient & Family Concierge role Internal promotions to this level are based on the discretion of the business unit's assessment of employee performance Must have the desire, drive, and compassion needed to provide an exceptional patient and family experience at all times Completion of 1 annual contribution from these options: hospital/department committee participation, participation in departmental project, peer interviewer, onboarding/precepting of other Experience Concierges Ability to follow written and verbal instructions Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: Act 34 UPMC is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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