Bed Management Coordinator

Northwell Health • Syosset, NY

10d

About The Position

Coordinates intra-department and intra-hospital transfers, ensuring continuity of necessary communication between departments. Assigns and facilitates patient bed placements, handles information related to direct admissions and bed placement needs, gathers and compiles bed-management data, escalates problems to a registered nurse, and records information regarding expirations for death certificate preparation. Other related duties may be assigned. The listed responsibilities are identified as essential functions under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Assign and facilitate patient bed assignments according to hospital patient aggregation.
• Accept calls from attending physician offices regarding direct admissions.
• Review orders that may affect bed placement, including one-on-one constant observation, telemetry needs, pending lab specimens, and medicine-team admission orders.
• Collect data for Zone alerts, including admissions, discharges, bed demands, and surge-unit availability.
• Compile data from Teletracking for the daily bed meeting template.
• Escalate bed-management problems to a registered nurse.
• Obtain and record information about expirations to support accurate and timely preparation of death certificates.
• Perform related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED