Bed Management Coordinator

Northwell Health • Glen Cove, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Coordinates intra-department and intra-hospital transfers, ensuring continuity of all necessary communication between departments. This is a part-time position working 18.75 hours per week, from 9 am to 5 pm.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

Responsibilities

• Assigns and facilitates patient bed assignments according to hospital patient aggregation.
• Accepts phone calls from attending physician offices for direct admissions.
• Reviews specific orders that may impact bed placement (i.e.: one-on-one constant observation, telemetry needs, pending lab specimens, admit orders for medicine teams).
• Collects data for Zone alerts (admissions, discharges, bed demands/availability status of surge units, etc.).
• Collates data from Teletracking to provide information needed for daily bed meeting template.
• Escalates bed management problems to a registered nurse.
• Obtains and records necessary information regarding expirations to ensure accuracy and timely preparation of death certificates.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED