Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta

Patient Experience Director

Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta$110K — $130K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in patient/customer experience or service excellence
  • Proven expertise in process change leadership and project management
  • Demonstrated success in translating customer insights into effective solutions
  • Experience building cohesive and engaged teams
  • Ability to collaborate with clinical partners on improvement initiatives
  • Bachelor’s degree required, Master's preferred

Responsibilities

  • Develop strategies to enhance patient satisfaction and service delivery
  • Analyze feedback and performance data to drive improvements
  • Lead long-term patient experience projects for measurable outcomes
  • Advise clinical and administrative stakeholders on patient experience
  • Engage stakeholders in executing patient experience improvements
  • Recommend industry best practices for implementation

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Supportive company culture focused on teamwork
  • Generous paid time off policy
Full Job Description

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Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Monday-Friday

Shift Start Time

8:30 AM

Shift End Time

5:30 AM

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Job Description

This position is responsible for applying extensive knowledge of patient experience, continuous process improvement practices, project management, and change management to develop and execute strategic initiatives that support organizational patient experience goals.

Experience

  • 3+ years of progressive patient/customer experience and/or service excellence experience and knowledge
  • Experience as a process change leader with demonstrated results in organizational effectiveness, quality improvement, project management and change management
  • Proven track record of identifying actionable customer insights and translating them into creative solutions that deliver results
  • Track record of building cohesive and highly engaged teams
  • Experience collaborating with clinical partners/roles to drive participation in improvement initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree

Certification Summary

  • No professional certifications required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Strong analytical skills
  • Team and project leadership
  • Ability to rally and orchestrate cross functional resources/stakeholders, driving collaboration
  • Project management
  • Hospitality, service excellence or consulting experience
  • Strong knowledge of Epic and its reporting capabilities (Slicer Dicer, etc.)
  • Strong communication skills, including executive storytelling and presentation skills utilizing data
  • Nimble and able to handle multiple tasks, challenges and projects
  • Curious and creative

Job Responsibilities

  • Develops and executes system-level strategies to improve patient and family satisfaction and overall service delivery across the entire patient journey.
  • Analyzes patient and family feedback (e.g., surveys, complaints, compliments) and operational performance data to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Defines, tracks, and reports key performance indicators (KPIs) for patient experience initiatives; uses data to prioritize efforts and measure impact.
  • Delivers significant and measurable business and experience results by leading several long-term strategic patient experience projects and initiatives.
  • Serves as a consultant and subject matter expert to clinical and administrative leaders, using data-driven insights to inform patient and family experience improvement efforts.
  • Orchestrates system resources and stakeholders to build buy-in and ensure effective execution of patient experience improvement initiatives, including change management and sustainability plans.
  • Partners with Quality, Analytics, and IT teams to enhance patient experience reporting, integrate metrics into enterprise dashboards, and support data-informed decision-making.
  • Identifies industry best practices and emerging trends and makes recommendations on how to apply them to the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta system, including evaluating expected impact and return on investment.
  • Prepares and delivers clear, compelling presentations to leadership and frontline teams that translate complex data and strategy into actionable next steps.

Primary Location Address

1575 Northeast Expy NE

Job Family

Director/Senior Director

About Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) is a pediatric healthcare system that provides a range of services to children and families in the Atlanta area. The system includes three hospitals, 27 neighborhood locations, and a network of more than 600 pediatric physicians. CHOA is committed to providing high-quality, family-centered care to its patients, and is recognized as one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country. The system's services include primary care, specialty care, emergency care, and more. CHOA is also involved in research and education, and is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children everywhere.
Learn more about Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta
Size
13,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1997

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