Manager Patient Experience
UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital
1 Positions
ID: 47082698
Posted On 01/07/2026
Job Overview
Area of Interest: Management
FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
Department: Patient Experience
Shift: Days, Monday - Friday, for 80 hours per pay period.
Job ID: 176910
Overview
Shift: Days, Monday - Friday, for 80 hours per pay period
The Manager, Patient Experience leads, support patient experience strategy to ensure the delivery of exceptional experiences for patients and families, team members and communities. This role partners with operational, clinical, and service excellence leaders to hardwire a culture of patient-centered care and develop measurable improvement strategies. This position leads a team of experience professionals, drives improvement through data insights and best practice, and fosters innovation, working to ensure continued trust in UnityPoint Health.
Why UnityPoint Health?
At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:
Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.
And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.
Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities
Leadership & Program Oversight:
Lead and mentor a team of experience professionals, fostering professional growth and collaboration
Provide oversight and/or closely collaborate with key departments such as Patient Experience, Patient Relations, Language Services, Volunteer Services and Spiritual Care
Design and implement a strategic framework for improving the patient and family experience across care settings, in alignment with system standards
Provide direction, supervision, and support to team members. Delegates accountability and responsibility appropriately to leadership team.
Ensure effective recruitment, selection, supervision and retention of direct reports and departments reporting to Director.
Embed patient experience principles and best practices into leadership development, hiring, onboarding and daily operations
Manage departmental budget and resources to effectively align with organizational goals.
Establishe efficient, ongoing monitoring systems including capital, operating expenses, staffing, productivity, equipment, tests, procedures/policies, information system, and fiscal requirements.
Conduct annual performance appraisals for assigned team members.
Develop and maintain communication to establish regular and consistent communication with team embers, leaders and key stakeholders.
Share concerns and/or escalate issues to leadership and key stakeholders as appropriate.
Employ system thinking in decision making, directs resolution of complex problems and provides consultation and advice.
Oversee daily operations to ensure delivery of high-quality services and support. Provides ongoing monitoring and oversight to annually assess effectiveness of department and organizational outcomes.
Develop, review, and ensure departmental policies and procedures and job descriptions are current.
Experience Measurement & Performance Management:
Analyze and interpret data from patient experience surveys, complaints and grievances, and external sources.
Design and deliver dashboards, reports and presentations for leadership and team members.
Set performance targets and support departments in creating action plans tied to key drivers and opportunities for improvement.
Ensure compliance with CMS, DNV and other regulatory requirements related to complaints, grievances and patient rights.
Coaching, Engagement & Education:
Lead experience coaching for leaders, providers and team members to support development.
Facilitate training programs on service-related competencies.
Recognize and elevate best practices; design programs to celebrate staff who demonstrate exceptional experience behaviors.
Patient Engagement:
Engage Patient & Family Advisory Councils (PFACs).
Elevate the voice of the patient across the organization to inform decision-making, service design, organizational priorities and education.
Participate in quality and patient experience committees.
Proactively engage patients and team members through leader rounding.
Qualifications
Education:
Experience:
3 years of healthcare and/or customer service experience
Prefer someone with 1 year of patient experinece, patient relations, language services, volunteer services, process improvement or complaint resolution experience
Certification/License:
Primary Contact
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Michelle Pickel
HR Recruiter, HR
563-589-2608
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michelle.pickel@unitypoint.org
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Job Details
Categories
Health Care
Location
Dubuque, IA
Job Type
Employee
Full/Part
Company ID
168
Job REQ #
47082698
# Positions
1
Start Date
20260107
End Date
20260206
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UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital
About the Company
A CAREER AT UNITYPOINT HEALTH - FINLEY HOSPITAL
UnityPoint Health team members come for a job, but stay for a career. As a team member, regardless of your position, you'll get the chance to change lives on a daily basis in order to deliver our vision of the Best Outcome for Every Patient, Every Time. That privilege drives employees' passion for making a difference in the lives of our patients, helping them create healthier, more rewarding lives.
At UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital, we know our collective actions determine the experience we create. Our team members strive to work as one through four key values:
Foster Unity
Own the Moment
Champion Excellence
Seize Opportunity
If you are interested in joining our team, please visit to learn about our many opportunities and to fill out an online application.
ABOUT OUR HOSPITAL
UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital is a 126-bed community hospital. We employ more than 800 full-and-part-time employees. Finley Hospital is a not-for-profit, locally owned, regional healthcare facility part of the UnityPoint Health system. Finley Hospital is committed to bringing the best medical care to the tri-state area. We offer comprehensive, full service health care that is coordinated around our patients. We have consistently been recognized as a leader in health care.
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