Hospital Staffing & Patient Placement

CommonSpirit Health•Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award-winning health systems in Washington state CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington, our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region. While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more! Job Summary and Responsibilities The Staffing & Bed Control Assistant is responsible for ensuring efficient staffing and patient placement across the hospital on a daily basis, adapting to changes in patient acuity and census. This role is essential for coordinating human resource functions, such as recording and communicating sick leave to appropriate department managers, maintaining schedule changes and gathering/reporting data relating to productive and nonproductive work hours. This position also coordinates the placement of hospital patients through maintenance of a current on line database of patients and their locations, and an availability status of beds throughout the hospital.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Working knowledge of medical terminology, insurance plans, computer applications and organizational policies and procedures related to the admission process and staffing needs.
Must have ability to prioritize work flow and have excellent communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

Administer daily staffing levels in line with patient acuity and census, working to optimize resources across departments.
Accurately record and communicate sick leave and other absences to relevant department managers, maintain schedule changes, and gather data on both productive and non-productive work hours.
Oversee patient placement by maintaining a current, real-time database of patients, their locations, and bed availability status hospital-wide.
Collaborate with clinical teams to ensure timely and appropriate patient bed assignments based on care needs.
Generate and report staffing and bed availability data as needed for planning and management purposes, helping to support data-driven decision-making processes.