About this role
Baptist Health is the region’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 28,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 25 years, we’ve been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 45 high-performing honors.
What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients’ shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels out commitment to compassion and quality. Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact – because when it comes to caring for people, we’re all in.
Description:
Responsible for building trusting relationships with patient/families. Manages patient/family compliments, complaints & concerns. Is a facilitator between patient/family, administration, staff, and physicians. Responsible for the collaboration with stakeholders across the organization to work towards an appropriate resolution. Servers as a link for process improvement through investigation findings. Provides professional and empathetic advocacy for patients/families. Accountable for accurate/detailed documentation. Investigates, provides feedback to appropriate leadership and ensures complex issues are resolved within established time frames. Responsible for communicating with all parties involved keeping patients/families informed. Projects a positive and helpful demeanor while advocating on behalf of the patient. Responsible for maintaining patient/family confidentiality. Presents and communicates with all levels of the organization. Navigate seamlessly between departments and divisions. Requires a self-directed individual with the ability to exercise independent critical/strategic judgment & thinking, and master problem-solving skills. An exceptional communicator who maintains a professional, calm, and empathetic demeanor while constructively addressing concerns from internal or external customers.
Estimated pay range for this position is $18.87 - $22.83 / hour depending on experience.
Qualifications:
Degrees:
- High School Diploma, Certificate of attendance, GED, Training or equivalent Experience.
Additional Qualifications:
- Must be self-directed with strong conflict-management and problem-solving skills.
- Requires a critical thinker who is able to work with minimal supervision.
- Professional demeanor, service, goal and detail-oriented, organized and compassionate.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Fully proficient in computer applications used in day-to-day functions.
- Ability to extract data and discover patterns in data sets.
- Preferred: Patient/Guest relations or social work background.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
Minimum Required Experience: 3 Years
EOE, including disability/vets
Other facts
About Baptist Health South Florida
Baptist Health South Florida is the region’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organization with 12 hospitals, more than 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned institutes in cancer care, heart and vascular care, brain and spine care and orthopedic care. Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence.
Our mission, vision, and values make us who we are at Baptist Health and are at the center of everything we do. At Baptist Health, we positively impact the human experience for patients, employees, and physicians. Our success comes from a culture of quality and dedication that is instilled into every member of the Baptist Health family.
This year, and for 25 years, we’ve been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, based on employee feedback. We’ve also been recognized as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies and People Magazine included us in its list of Companies That Care. Based on the U.S. News & World Report 2025-2026 Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health is the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, with its hospitals and institutes earning 63 high-performing honors.
But really, the reason we’re excited to come to work is the people.
Working together, we form personal connections with our colleagues that are stronger than most of us have experienced at other jobs. We develop caring relationships with our patients and their families that go beyond just delivering healthcare. After all, we know what it’s like to be in their shoes. Many of us have been patients here and have had family members as patients here. We’re committed to delivering quality care in the most
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What you'll do
- The Patient Experience Advocate is responsible for building trusting relationships with patients and families, managing their compliments, complaints, and concerns. They facilitate communication between patients, families, administration, staff, and physicians to ensure appropriate resolutions.
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