Senior Patient Placement Coordinator Job at Chandler Regional Medical Center
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ 85224
$22.95 - $33.28 an hour
Overview
Hello Humankindness
Chandler, Arizona, has a stable suburban population with an economy anchored by many large financial, and high tech companies. Located southeast of Phoenix, Chandler is a skillfully developed community of friendly, diverse neighborhoods with expansive parks, great schools, convenient shopping, and excellent career opportunities.
For more than 50 years, Dignity Health’s Chandler Regional Medical Center has focused on quality patient care and service to the community. As the longest established hospital in the southeast valley, Chandler Regional has provided care for the Chandler community since 1961. The hospital recently added a new five-story tower with 100 patient beds, increasing the acute-care bed count to 429. This expansion increased emergency and trauma services, as well as the surgical unit and intensive care offerings.
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Responsibilities
Job Summary:
Qualifications
Minimum:
Preferred:
Pay Range
$22.95 - $33.28 /hour
Hello Humankindness
Chandler, Arizona, has a stable suburban population with an economy anchored by many large financial, and high tech companies. Located southeast of Phoenix, Chandler is a skillfully developed community of friendly, diverse neighborhoods with expansive parks, great schools, convenient shopping, and excellent career opportunities.
For more than 50 years, Dignity Health’s Chandler Regional Medical Center has focused on quality patient care and service to the community. As the longest established hospital in the southeast valley, Chandler Regional has provided care for the Chandler community since 1961. The hospital recently added a new five-story tower with 100 patient beds, increasing the acute-care bed count to 429. This expansion increased emergency and trauma services, as well as the surgical unit and intensive care offerings.
The word “dignity” perfectly defines what our organization stands for: showing respect for all people by providing excellent care. At Chandler Regional, our employees are the heart and soul of our organization. They are the reason we are able to live out our healing ministry within the communities we serve. Our doctors, nurses and allied health professionals are a regular self-contained support system for each other. This unique working culture is one of the reasons why a career with us is so rewarding. Now is the perfect time to come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies.
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Responsibilities
Job Summary:
Supports the nursing director in areas of acuity, scheduling and staffing, as well as other staffing office functions. Responsible for managing the coordination and pre-processing of all patient admissions and/or internal placement of patient admissions, transfers.
- Inputs accurate monthly staffing schedules and daily staffing records for appropriate nursing units.
- Implements personnel schedule changes upon receipt of approved schedule change request forms or PTO requests from Clinical Directors. Receives sick calls and communicates same to Clinical Directors or designees.
- Calculates required nursing coverage per unit based on summary report review and contacts units individually to verify patient and assigned room information.
- Assigns competent personnel to units requiring additional staffing.
- Maintains registry personnel files (copy of profile, skills list, unit orientation, unit evaluation and license).
- Ensures compliance with regulatory guidelines for admissions of patients as well as internal transfer of patients.
- Monitors patient admissions and makes changes to patient status as appropriate requiring multiple system updating. PT status drives reimbursement eligibility if they dont do this correctly the hospital loses money. In the past this has been an admitting/case management function.
- Identifies inappropriate case management orders and notifies physician. This requires them to actually determine the appropriateness of the order which has been a nursing function in the past. They are also now having to communicate directly with the physician and it's too recommend patient status changes this is new and not always a pleasant experience because the physician's dont like being questioned in general and definitely not by a non-clinical person. This requires the ability to communicate effectively and professionally.
Qualifications
Minimum:
At least one (1) year as a staffing coordinator or admitting or patient placement in a hospital or health care related setting required.
Typing speed of 45 wpm.
Knowledgeable in medical terminology and previous background in a hospital or health care setting required.
HS Diploma or equivalent combination of experience/education.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Preferred:
Knowledgeable in Microsoft Word, Excel and Meditech, Optilink or similar staffing program.
Pay Range
$22.95 - $33.28 /hour
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