Patient Placement Specialist

Parkview Health•Fort Wayne, IN

13h

About The Position

The Patient Placement Specialist will be responsible for daily patient flow, acting as the central facilitation point for patients requiring admission within the Parkview Health System (excludes L&D, PBH, Ortho Hospital and Rehab/CCC). Performs initial high level assessment to all incoming admission requests, making quick initiation of emergent transfers. Recognizes appropriate specialty or service line needed in relation to patient condition. Facilitates and participates in physician to physician contact and hand off to assure patient safety during hand off with plan of initial clinical care. Works collaboratively with Point of Entry Case Manager to ensure all patients have verified admission order and status review. Monitors and projects bed availability based on known, predicted, or expected transfers and discharges. Prioritizes patient placement based on acuity, bed availability, staffing, and services required. Works collaboratively with internal and external interdisciplinary staff as needed to achieve accurate patient placement and patient flow optimization to assure that access to healthcare throughout Parkview Health is not compromised. Coordinates all in- house transfers and patient movement by triaging and supporting ICU capacity, OR throughput and ED decompression with the overall end point of supporting efficient capacity management. Responsible for assessing need, requests, clinical care requirements in all areas of patient care and prioritize those items to ensure that patient safety is not compromised. Oversees the Bed Coordinator.

Requirements

BSN from an accredited program (CCNE, ACEN, or CNEA)
Two years of medical, surgical, or critical care experience
Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
Ability to work independently, interdependently, and set priorities

Nice To Haves

Experience with bed tracking, scheduling, and ED software
Experience in pre-certification, utilization, or case management
Previous coding experience

Responsibilities

Daily patient flow management
Central facilitation point for admissions
Initial high-level assessment of admission requests
Initiation of emergent transfers
Recognition of appropriate specialty or service line for patient condition
Facilitation of physician-to-physician contact and hand-off
Collaboration with Point of Entry Case Manager for admission order and status review
Monitoring and projection of bed availability
Prioritization of patient placement based on acuity, bed availability, staffing, and services
Collaboration with internal and external interdisciplinary staff for patient placement and flow optimization
Coordination of in-house transfers and patient movement
Triaging and supporting ICU capacity, OR throughput, and ED decompression
Assessment of needs, requests, and clinical care requirements
Prioritization of patient care items to ensure safety
Oversight of the Bed Coordinator