Patient Placement Coordinator

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Key Position Details:

• Access Center
• .6 FTE (24 hours/week)
• 8-hour day shifts
• Every other weekend rotation
• Hybrid opportunities possible
• PT benefit eligible

Job Description:

Manages, coordinates, and facilitates patient placement from external referring sites and internal departments. Coordinates pre-planning and predictive census monitoring. Facilitates collaboration between referring and receiving departments and providers.

Principle Responsibilities

• Facilitates patient placement for admission and transfer patients from outside facilities and internal departments.
  • Assigns patient to appropriate bed based on guidelines.
  • Pre-assigns expected surgical patients.
  • Collaborates with Charge Nurse and others to facilitate placement and discharge in a timely manner.
  • Obtains patient information from referral sources.
  • Facilitates phone requests from referring sites and communication between physicians as needed.
  • Conducts pre-pend, appointment, approval, and other processes in Excellian electronic medical record.
  • Manages process with follow-up calls after pre-determined timeframe.
  • Monitors Emergency Department track boards for potential admits.
  • Communicates to facilitate transfers between units.
• May facilitate physician and/or service paging.
  • May page out Stroke Code notifications.
  • May page Cath Lab team for Interventional cases.
  • May track team check-in and follow up.
  • May page or contact specialists on call.
  • May facilitate/schedule for Cardiovascular Interventional cases.
  • May coordinate physician assignment lists for newly assigned patient rotation.
  • May page the daily census to stakeholders.
  • May page surge-alert messages.
• Conducts follow-up communication with referring sites.
  • Provides transfer and admission information.
  • Obtains necessary information and reports from referring facility.
• Completes documentation in electronic record and department databases.
  • Tracks patient assignment, arrival, and flow.
  • Adds information from referral sources to medical record.
  • Tracks statistical and quality data.
  • May facilitate protocol / procedure pertaining to patient death notifications and documentation.
  • May document billing-related information.
• Utilizes predictive parameters to project census changes.
  • Tracks patient assignment, arrival, and flow.
  • Coordinates information relevant to scheduled and unscheduled admissions, discharges and transfers to provide status of bed availability.
  • Monitors inpatient, outpatient, and procedural unit census for bed availability.
  • Monitors procedure schedules for forecasting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's or Vocational degree
• 2 to 5 years in healthcare field, including medical terminology
• 2 to 5 years in computer skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 2 to 5 years in Epic / Excellian electronic medical record

Physical Demands

• Sedentary:
• Lifting weightUp to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently