Patient Care Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Generally requires 1 to 3 years of related experience.
• High school education required.
• Valid license or certification required as needed, based on the job or specialty.

Nice To Haves

• Hospital work experience is a plus.
• Minimum of an Associate's degree is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the assignment of patient care beds across the hospital.
• Document bed placement activities in the Electronic Tracking System in a timely and accurate manner.
• Act as a liaison among physicians, patients and families, hospital staff, patient care areas, and outside agencies to promote efficient patient flow.
• Evaluate bed requests using approved criteria for level-of-care orders and bed assignments.
• View hospital bed status and drill down to the nursing unit level to help ensure patients are admitted to the correct department.
• Coordinate tracking-board assignments and throughput across ICU, OR, Recovery, Resus, procedural areas, ED, Med/Surg, direct admissions, and internal transfers.
• Facilitate patient flow through patient movement, environmental services support, bed-ahead strategy, and bed-priority management.
• Assist nursing management with coordinating staffing calendars and maintaining appropriate staffing grids on every shift.
• Coordinate staffing using the CSO pool, per diem staff, and agency personnel.
• Manage sitter allocation.
• Assist nursing leadership with verification of staff skill sets, licenses, and compliance with requirements.
• Assist with onboarding and ongoing competency of personnel to ensure patient safety.
• Perform other related job duties as assigned.