Patient Placement Coordinator

Allina Health

90d • $22 - $31

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career. The Access Center operates as a hybrid department. After the initial stages of training and orientation are completed, employees transition to remote work. However, during periods of system downtime that prevent work completion, employees are required to report to the Access Center office within an hour. Thus, must live within an hour radius.

Requirements

• Associate's or Vocational degree
• 2 to 5 years in healthcare field, including medical terminology
• 2 to 5 years in computer skills

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree
• 2 to 5 years in Epic / Excellian electronic medical record

Responsibilities

• Facilitates patient placement for admission and transfer patients from outside facilities and internal departments.
• Assigns patient to appropriate bed based on guidelines.
• Pre-assigns expected surgical patients.
• Collaborates with Charge Nurse and others to facilitate placement and discharge in a timely manner.
• Obtains patient information from referral sources.
• Facilitates phone requests from referring sites and communication between physicians as needed.
• Conducts pre-pend, appointment, approval, and other processes in Excellian electronic medical record.
• Manages process with follow-up calls after pre-determined timeframe.
• Monitors Emergency Department track boards for potential admits.
• Communicates to facilitate transfers between units.
• May facilitate physician and/or service paging.
• May page out Stroke Code notifications.
• May page Cath Lab team for Interventional cases.
• May track team check-in and follow up.
• May page or contact specialists on call.
• May facilitate/schedule for Cardiovascular Interventional cases.
• May coordinate physician assignment lists for newly assigned patient rotation.
• May page the daily census to stakeholders.
• May page surge-alert messages.
• Conducts follow-up communication with referring sites.
• Provides transfer and admission information.
• Obtains necessary information and reports from referring facility.
• Completes documentation in electronic record and department databases.
• Tracks patient assignment, arrival, and flow.
• Adds information from referral sources to medical record.
• Tracks statistical and quality data.
• May facilitate protocol / procedure pertaining to patient death notifications and documentation.
• May document billing-related information.
• Utilizes predictive parameters to project census changes.
• Tracks patient assignment, arrival, and flow.
• Coordinates information relevant to scheduled and unscheduled admissions, discharges and transfers to provide status of bed availability.
• Monitors inpatient, outpatient, and procedural unit census for bed availability.
• Monitors procedure schedules for forecasting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support
• Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree