Patient Placement Coordinator

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• Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI): A world-renowned center for groundbreaking neurological research and innovative treatments.
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• Culture of Excellence & Well-being: We care for our people fostering professional and personal growth.
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This is an invitation to join a family of dedicated professionals at the forefront of medical innovation united by the power of humankindness.

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.

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