Patient Flow Specialist NEW

Patient Flow Specialist

Job Description

Overview

Schedule: 2, 12 hour shifts per week; Night Shift

Location: Bloomington Hospital

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordinating all consult, admission, transfer and/or pre-op activities.
• Responsible for traffic control of new patients to the facility by facilitating communication between providers.
• Additional duties may include (not limited to):
• Ensure that the team and call schedules are coordinated and communicated to all appropriate parties
• Coordinate weekend assignments and admission order
• Answer patient call line assisting patients and families with post discharge needs
• Assign new business to appropriate teams from overnight business and add assigned teams in Cerner
• Calculate daily census.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Prior experience working in an admitting, bed management, patient placement/throughput setting, including demographic and financial requirements of payers preferred.
• Requires the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with business partners.
• Requires strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with all levels of staff; including physicians, hospital administration, patients, and nursing staff in a professional manner.

We are an equal opportunity employer. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.