Patient Placement Coordinator

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Key Position Details:

• Access Center
• .8 FTE (32 hours/week)
• 8-hour evening shift
• Every other weekend
• Hybrid opportunities possible

Job Description:

Principle Responsibilities

• Facilitate patient placement for admission and transfer patients from outside facilities and internal departments.
  • Assign patient to appropriate bed based on guidelines.
  • Pre-assign expected surgical patients.
  • Collaborate with Charge Nurse and others to facilitate placement and discharge in a timely manner.
  • Obtain patient information from referral sources.
  • Facilitate phone requests from referring sites and communication between physicians as needed.
  • Conduct pre-pend, appointment, approval, and other processes in Excellian electronic medical record.
  • Manage process with follow-up calls after pre-determined timeframe.
  • Monitor Emergency Department track boards for potential admits.
  • Communicate 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.
• Conduct follow-up communication with referring sites.
  • Provide transfer and admission information.
  • Obtain necessary information and reports from referring facility.
• Complete documentation in electronic record and department databases.
  • Track patient assignment, arrival, and flow.
  • Add information from referral sources to medical record.
  • Track statistical and quality data.
  • May facilitate protocol / procedure pertaining to patient death notifications and documentation.
  • May document billing-related information.
• Utilize predictive parameters to project census changes.
  • Track patient assignment, arrival, and flow.
  • Coordinate information relevant to scheduled and unscheduled admissions, discharges and transfers to provide status of bed availability.
  • Monitor inpatient, outpatient, and procedural unit census for bed availability.
  • Monitor procedure schedules for forecasting.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Associate's or Vocational degree required and
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 2 to 5 Years in healthcare field, including medical terminology required and
• 2 to 5 Years in computer skills required and
• 2 to 5 Years in Epic / Excellian electronic medical record preferred

Physical Demands
Sedentary:
Lifting weight Up to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently