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Luminis Health · 5 months ago

Patient Care Services Coordinator

Lanham, MD

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$21/hr - $27/hr

Luminis Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Patient Care Services Coordinator. The role involves planning, organizing, and scheduling employees to meet labor requirements, as well as managing the movement and placement of patients within the hospital.

Health CareMedicalNon Profit

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning, organizing and scheduling employees to ensure that the company’s labor requirements and needs are fulfilled

Responsible for tracking, performing and enforcing all activities which involve the placement and movement of patients

Responsible to monitor efficient transfers and discharges

Directs coordination of flex pool staffing and utilization of outside agencies

Responsible for reconciling agency staff charges

Prepares staffing related reports, utilizes established staffing methodologies, policies and procedures

Reviews time cards and notifies staff of discrepancies identified in time card data

Manages the online agency requisition portal for postings, submissions, contract awards, and pertinent documents that the vendor portal may require

Verifies all agency new hires and renewals have obtained the required licensure/certifications based on the position description

Manages system access, extension, and termination requests for all agency staff which includes start and end contract dates as well as terminations

Collaborates and communicates directly with departmental leaders to ensure agency staff candidate submissions are handled timely, offers are made, and agency staffing needs are identified with approval from department Director/designee

Responsible and accountable for the timely movement of patients within and outside of the hospital

Assigns beds by physician, nursing and patient preference and care type criteria

Assigns hospital beds based on bed availability balancing with direct admits, hospital procedures and Emergency Room admissions

Monitors bed board of patients and notifies supervisor and nursing staff of changes in bed status at the start of the shift and throughout the day

Monitors and updates bed blocks

Transfers patients in-house as needed, ensuring that critical transfers are given priority and while following hospital procedure

Processes requests from physicians, clinics and hospitals to schedule an admission, obtain demographic information and communication to the physician offices of the rooms assigned for the incoming patients, contacts any referring facilities with the notification of rooms assigned in order to expedite the transfer of patients to our facility

Works with EVS prioritizing the need for rooms to be cleaned and works with EVS to efficiently place patients in beds

Informs the Nursing Administrator and Hospitalist of any anticipated and/or actual issues/problems