Patient Placement Coordinator

Patient Placement Coordinator

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation's largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 158 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.

As our Patient Placement Coordinator, you will be responsible for tracking patient placement needs and availability, expertly assigning beds across all hospital departments to optimize patient flow. Every day, you will coordinate bed assignments based on existing policies, collaborating closely with nursing and medical staff. You will continuously monitor admissions, transfers, and discharges to maximize bed utilization and resolve bottlenecks. Additionally, you will communicate bed changes to all involved departments and maintain accurate automated systems, leveraging your knowledge of medical terminology to facilitate appropriate preliminary bed assignments for discussion with clinical teams. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate exceptional organizational skills, a strong ability to manage real-time data, and effective coordination with diverse clinical teams.

• Independently determines safe and appropriate patient bed assignments based on patient admission criteria and documented diagnosis.
• Prioritizes bed placement using age specific requirements, diagnosis and condition of patient.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory guidelines for admissions of patients as well as internal transfer of patients.
• Accurately processes admissions, transfer and discharges in the clinical information system.
• Monitors patient admissions and makes changes to patient status as appropriate requiring multiple system updating.

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• One (1) year as a Coordinator, Patient Access or Patient Placement in a hospital or healthcare setting

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