Bed Management Coordinator

Northwell • Syosset, NY

10d • $44,450 - $69,340

About The Position

Coordinates intra-department and intra-hospital transfers, ensuring continuity of all necessary communication between departments. Assigns and facilitates patient bed assignments according to hospital patient aggregation, handles information and requests related to direct admissions, and collects and collates bed-management data. Escalates bed-management problems to a registered nurse and records information regarding expirations to support accurate, timely preparation of death certificates.

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 phone calls from attending physician offices for 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, and bed-demand and availability status of surge units.
• Collate data from Teletracking for the daily bed meeting template.
• Escalate bed-management problems to a registered nurse.
• Obtain and record information regarding expirations to ensure 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