Specialist-Patient Flow

IU Health • Indianapolis, IN

6h • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is responsible for coordinating all consult, admission, transfer, and pre‑operative workflows for the acute care provider teams. The role is based at IU Health Methodist Hospital and provides remote operational support for IU Health North and IU Health Fishers. This individual ensures smooth transitions of care, accurate team assignments, and timely communication across departments. This will become a Hybrid role (1 day per week remote) upon successful completion of training and must maintain performance standards.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively with clinical and operational partners.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work professionally with physicians, hospital leadership, patients, and nursing staff at all levels.
• Proficiency in Cerner
• Strong Microsoft Teams and Excel skills
• Excellent communication abilities
• Highly collaborative team mindset
• Detail‑oriented and organized
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple workflows effectively

Nice To Haves

• Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant or LPN program preferred.
• Previous experience in admitting, bed management, patient placement/throughput, or similar hospital operations preferred, including familiarity with demographic and payer‑related financial requirements.

Responsibilities

• Review patient lists and divide appropriately among providers
• Determine and coordinate post‑operative scheduling
• Support and monitor ICU traffic across Methodist, North, and Fishers
• Participate in admission and consultation rotations
• Facilitate consultations and patient transfers with the ICU
• Calculate and report daily census numbers
• Assign new overnight business to appropriate teams and enter assignments in Cerner
• Coordinate all consults, admissions, transfers, and pre‑op activities
• Ensure call and team schedules are updated and communicated
• Coordinate weekend assignments and admission order
• Manage patient call line and assist patients/families with post‑discharge needs
• Coordinating all consult, admission, transfer, and post-operative workflows for the acute care provider teams.

Benefits

• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.

What This Job Offers

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