Bed Placement Coordinator - Per Diem

Trinity Health•Darby, PA

2d•Remote

About The Position

Mercy Fitzgerald, a member of Trinity Health Mid Atlantic, is seeking a per diem remote Bed Placement Coordinator. The role coordinates patient placement, patient flow, and transfer center operations in collaboration with nursing, physician, and operational leaders. It supports timely access to care and the safe, efficient use of organizational resources and bed capacity across the Regional Ministry. The position has rotating evening and night shifts in 12-hour blocks, and may require work on holidays and weekends. The employee must be commutable to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital for onsite training. The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent and either current state EMS licensure with at least three years of experience, or five years of bed planning, transfer center, patient placement, or patient flow experience in an acute-care setting. BLS certification is required. ACLS certification is preferred or must be obtained within a designated timeframe. Experience in a Level I Trauma Center is preferred.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Current state EMS licensure and at least three years of experience, or five years of bed planning, transfer center, patient placement, or patient flow experience in an acute-care setting.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Ability to work holidays and weekends as needed.
Must be commutable to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital for onsite training.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a Level I Trauma Center.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; otherwise, certification is required within a designated timeframe.

Responsibilities

Coordinate patient placement, bed assignments, admissions, transfers, and discharges to support safe, timely, and efficient patient flow.
Monitor real-time bed capacity, patient census, discharge activity, and staffing availability; identify placement opportunities and capacity constraints, and escalate concerns through established processes.
Facilitate interfacility transfer requests by obtaining and documenting required clinical, demographic, insurance, and financial information, and coordinating communication among referring providers, accepting providers, nursing units, and other stakeholders.
Apply established patient placement guidelines, level-of-care criteria, operational procedures, and clinical documentation to support appropriate placement decisions and resource utilization.
Collaborate with nursing, physicians, Care Management, Admitting, Emergency Services, Surgical Services, Environmental Services, and other departments to coordinate patient movement and address throughput barriers.
Communicate bed status, placement decisions, capacity issues, transfer activity, and throughput concerns to operational and clinical leaders.
Prioritize bed turnover activities with Environmental Services and clinical teams to maximize bed availability and patient access.
Maintain accurate, timely documentation in Epic and other designated systems.
Participate in monitoring patient flow, bed utilization, transfer metrics, and operational performance; assist with data collection, reporting, and process improvement initiatives.
Maintain required certifications, complete mandatory education, and communicate professionally and with a customer-focused approach while supporting Trinity Health's commitment to quality, safety, and relationship-based care.