Coordinator,Capacity Managment in Valhalla, New York at Westchester Medical Center

Job Summary: Responsible for coordinating and prioritizing patient flow activity for all points of entry requiring a bed (i.e. Emergency Department, Cath Lab, Operating Room, PACU, Direct Admissions)

Responsibilities:

• Utilization of TeleTracking to prioritize, assign, change bed status based on patient needs. Ensures appropriate orders are received on requests for bed placement and communicates with appropriate personnel when discrepancies occur.
• Collaborates with Infection Control, using guidelines and policies to appropriately place patients.
• Collaborates with the Director of Inter-Facility Transfers, facilitate timely transfers and increase transfer volume.
• Responsible for the accurate registration of all transfers.
• Collaborates with the Transport Department on patient discharge, intra-hospital transfer needs as an effort to improve throughput. Changes bed status in Tele tracking to communicate STAT and CLEAN NEXT to Environmental Services staff.
• Screens elective admissions for authorizations, follows up and reports discrepancies.
• Provides timely feedback to all customers regarding patient placement concerns.
• Participates in professional development activities.
• Manages assigned projects as directed.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Experience: 1-2 years’ healthcare experience, required.

Education: High School diploma or equivalent, required