• Senior Patient Placement Coordinator

    Dignity Health (Chandler, AZ)


    Responsibilities

    As our Sr. Patient Placement Coordinator at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, you will help the nursing director in areas of acuity, scheduling and staffing, as well as other staffing office functions. Every day you will be responsible for managing the coordination and pre-processing of all patient admissionsand/or internal placement of patient admissions, transfers. To be successful in this role, you must have attention to detail with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

     

    + Inputs accurate monthly staffing schedules and daily staffing records for appropriate nursing units

    + Implements personnel schedule changes upon receipt of approved schedule change request forms or PTO requests from Clinical Directors. Receives sick calls and communicates same to Clinical Directors or designees.

    + Calculates required nursing coverage per unit based on summary report review and contacts units individually to verifypatient and assigned room information.

    + 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.

    Qualifications

    Minimum Experience:

    + At least one (1) year as a staffing coordinator or admitting or patient placement in a hospital or health care related setting required.

    + Knowledgeable in medical terminology and previous background in a hospital or health care setting required.

    Minimum Education:

    + High School Diploma or equivilant combination of education/experience

     

    Overview

     

    Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is a 197 bed non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around Gilbert, Arizona. We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents. If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us. _For the health of our community ... we are proud to announce that we are a tobacco-free campus._

    Pay Range

    $31.6558 - $31.6558 /hour

     

    We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.