
Intake Coordinator, Patient Care Quality Office
- Vancouver, BC
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Support Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) in its focus on establishing and maintaining effective relationships with our patients/clients/residents.
- Receive all incoming complaints, concerns, inquiries and compliments both internal and external stakeholders to VCH and determines the type and urgency of complaint/inquiry received.
- Review and perform initial resolve, or may re-direct more complex complaints/concerns to a PCQO Liaison for follow up.
- Maintain the department’s system for tracking, analyzing and reporting client feedback activities in the BC Patient Safety & Learning System (PSLS).
- Provide analytics support to the Regional Manager, Regional Director and PCQO Liaisons in the tracking, management, resolution and education of patient/client/resident issues.
- Works closely with all members of the PCQO team, VCH Executive Office, Quality & Patient Safety, Risk Management, and Communications and Public Affairs, referring to them all client feedback issues with the potential for liability or other risks to VCH.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant human services discipline.
- Three to five (3 to 5) years of recent, related public and client relations experience preferably in a health care setting, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with the public and staff in a courteous, tactful and diplomatic manner.
- A high degree of discretion and maturity in handling confidential information in sensitive and potentially emotionally charged situations.
- Decision-making ability to appropriately triage all incoming complaints and inquiries from patients, families and staff.
- Demonstrated understanding of complaints management, the BC Patient Safety & Learning System (PSLS), quality improvement and clinical/medical terminology.
- Good working knowledge of software applications, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to function independently and organize work effectively.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
- Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
- Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
- Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
- Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff