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Bed Management Coordinator Rapid Response Full Time Nights - 2406003076 Description : **Up to $25,000 Sign on Bonus, based on relevant experience** DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMC’s largest hospital, offering a comprehensive heart center, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and cosmetic services. Sinai-Grace’s joint replacement program features a revolutionary minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgery that attracts patients from all over the country. Sinai-Grace operates more than 21 outpatient care sites and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties and is one of 10 hospitals in the nation to be awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to help set the standards of cardiac care for hospitals and physicians throughout the nation. Job Summary Under limited direction, facilitates and enhances patient care and hospital efficiency by assuring and expediting appropriate assignment of patients, counseling attending physicians and hospital department heads regarding third party payer requirements, coordinating patient care communication and fostering cooperation between numerous hospital departments for appropriate and safe patient care.  Performs various professional functions related to appropriate placement of patients to hospital services, including hospital-wide decisions regarding direct admits, transfers, pre-admission review, as well as emergency and other intra-departmental admissions. Utilizes expertise in third party reimbursement procedures and regulations to enhance hospital revenues and prevent financial losses such as non-reimbursed services.  Assigns patients to appropriate clinical/nursing services according to knowledge of hospital bed capacity and utilization, availability of required clinical services, as well as knowledge of clinical needs of patient. Maintains contact with numerous hospital departments such as patient management (admitting), nursing units, emergency department and other points of entry into the hospital in order to effectively utilize hospital capacity. Expedites patient admissions/transfers, as well as coordinates problem resolution involving consideration of acuity of patient, diagnosis, preparation of vacant beds, competent staffing, physician orders upon admission, and records. Routinely interacts with attending physicians and department heads to resolve and coordinate patient placement issues. Coordinates pre-admission authorization from third parties/insurance providers when required, maintaining necessary documentation. Qualifications : 1. Bachelors degree in Nursing or the equivalent combination of education and/or experience. 2. Michigan RN license. 3.Three to five years experience as a nurse in a patient care setting. 4.Preferably experience with emergency department and/or critical care. 5.Knowledge of third party payors.  Job : Nursing Primary Location : MI-Detroit : Hospital/Facility : DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital Job Type: : Full-time Shift Type: : Nights Shift begin time: : 7:00 PM Shift end time: : 7:30 AM Req ID: 2406003076