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Patient & Family Concierge - Senior- Post Anesthesia Care Unit

UPMC · Pittsburgh, PA · 2 days ago
OTHRFull-time

About the role

Join our team as a Patient & Family Concierge, Senior, where you'll play a vital role in delivering compassionate service and ensuring patients feel supported every step of the way. This is more than a customer service role. You'll serve as a key resource within the hospital, helping patients, visitors, and staff navigate their healthcare journey while providing critical operational support behind the scenes. Every day brings new opportunities to make a difference.

Why you'll love this role

  • Work a 4-day workweek with 10-hour shifts
  • No nights, weekends, or holidays required
  • Make a direct impact on the patient and family experience
  • Enjoy a dynamic role with variety and opportunities to learn
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams
  • Join a mission-driven organization dedicated to excellence in patient care

What you'll do

As a Patient & Family Concierge, Senior, you'll support patients, families, visitors, and hospital staff through a variety of responsibilities, including:

Provide Outstanding Patient & Guest Service

  • Welcome patients and visitors with warmth and professionalism
  • Assist with wayfinding, escorting patients and guests throughout the hospital
  • Serve as a trusted resource for hospital information, policies, and visitor needs
  • Help ensure every patient and family receives an exceptional experience from arrival through discharge

Support Patient Care Operations

  • Coordinate patient transports, tests, procedures, and admissions/discharges
  • Manage patient tracking, assignment support, and communication with clinical teams
  • Assist with patient documentation, chart management, and administrative functions
  • Support telehealth consultations by coordinating and facilitating virtual specialty visits

Manage Supplies & Equipment

  • Maintain unit inventory and organize supply areas
  • Ensure critical supplies and equipment are stocked, available, and functioning properly
  • Monitor inventory levels and expiration dates to support efficient patient care

Contribute to a Safe and Clean Environment

  • Support environmental services, room readiness, and infection prevention practices
  • Follow safety, sanitation, and quality standards to help maintain a welcoming environment for patients and visitors

Assist with Food & Nutrition Services

  • Deliver meals and nourishments while ensuring patient safety and satisfaction
  • Maintain food quality and sanitation standards

Primary role focus

This position primarily functions as a Surgical Secretary in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), partnering closely with the charge nurse and clinical team to provide essential operational support. Responsibilities include:

  • Patient tracking and flow coordination
  • Patient assignments and communication support
  • Billing and documentation assistance
  • Supply management and ordering
  • Coordinating ordered testing and procedures
  • Serving as a central point of communication for the PACU team

What makes you successful

  • Passion for providing exceptional customer service
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to multitask in a fast-paced healthcare environment
  • Team-oriented mindset with a commitment to patient-centered care
  • Focus on professionalism, compassion, and attention to detail

Qualifications

  • Must have the desire, drive, and compassion needed to provide an exceptional patient and family experience at all times
  • 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
  • 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

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the career ladder, based on their individual experience and education.

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