Allina Health · 1 month ago
Patient Placement Coordinator
Minneapolis, MN
Part-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$22.71/hr - $31.13/hr
2+ years expAllina Health is a not-for-profit health system dedicated to providing exceptional care across Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The Patient Placement Coordinator manages and facilitates patient placement from external and internal sources, ensuring timely admissions and transfers while collaborating with various departments and providers.
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Responsibilities
Facilitates patient placement for admission and transfer patients from outside facilities and internal departments
Assigns patient to appropriate bed based on guidelines
Pre-assigns expected surgical patients
Collaborates with Charge Nurse and others to facilitate placement and discharge in a timely manner
Obtains patient information from referral sources
Facilitates phone requests from referring sites and communication between physicians as needed
Conducts pre-pend, appointment, approval, and other processes in Excellian electronic medical record
Manages process with follow-up calls after pre-determined timeframe
Monitors Emergency Department track boards for potential admits
Communicates to facilitate transfers between units
May facilitate physician and/or service paging
May page out Stroke Code notifications
May page Cath Lab team for Interventional cases
May track team check-in and follow up
May page or contact specialists on call
May facilitate/schedule for Cardiovascular Interventional cases
May coordinate physician assignment lists for newly assigned patient rotation
May page the daily census to stakeholders
May page surge-alert messages
Conducts follow-up communication with referring sites
Provides transfer and admission information
Obtains necessary information and reports from referring facility
Completes documentation in electronic record and department databases
Tracks patient assignment, arrival, and flow
Adds information from referral sources to medical record
Tracks statistical and quality data
May facilitate protocol / procedure pertaining to patient death notifications and documentation
May document billing-related information
Utilizes predictive parameters to project census changes
Tracks patient assignment, arrival, and flow
Coordinates information relevant to scheduled and unscheduled admissions, discharges and transfers to provide status of bed availability
Monitors inpatient, outpatient, and procedural unit census for bed availability
Monitors procedure schedules for forecasting
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Associate's or Vocational degree
2 to 5 years in healthcare field, including medical terminology
2 to 5 years in computer skills
Preferred
Bachelor's degree
2 to 5 years in Epic / Excellian electronic medical record
Benefits
Medical/Dental
PTO/Time Away
Retirement Savings Plans
Life Insurance
Short-term/Long-term Disability
Paid Caregiver Leave
Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer
Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.
Company
Allina Health
Allina Health is a non-profit healthcare system that is is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of illness.
10001+ employees
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