Patient Placement Coordinator

At Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, we know world-renowned care begins with world-class caring. That's why we combine advanced technologies and breakthrough discoveries with family-centered care. It's why we provide our caregivers with continuing education and state-of-the-art facilities, like the newly remodeled Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. And it's why we need caring, committed people on our team - like you. Join us on our mission to heal humanity, one child and family at a time.

Job ID: LP_00025341-1436

JOB SUMMARY

This paragraph summarizes the general nature, level and purpose of the job.

This job family partners closely with the nursing and admitting departments and communicates bed availability for optimal management of hospital capacity and utilization. Utilize reporting tools to facilitate effective planning for future bed demand with nursing, physician, and administration representatives. Collect, analyze, evaluate and summarize data from referring hospitals, attending physicians, referring physicians and clinics regarding bed utilization; assess scheduled admissions, available beds and requested patient transfers on an on-going basis.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The essential functions listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Employees must abide by all Joint Commission Requirements including but not limited to sensitivity to cultural diversity, patient care, patient rights and ethical treatment, safety and security of physical environments, emergency management, teamwork, respect for others, participation in ongoing education and training, communication and adherence to safety and quality programs, sustaining compliance with National Patient Safety Goals, and licensure and health screenings.

Must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the hospital's policies and procedures, including its Service Standards and its Code of Conduct.

* Enters all deferral and expected discharge data into appropriate computer software on a daily and weekly basis.

* Identifies vacated beds through monitoring of bed board and upgrades bed cleaning priority level as required (i.e. STAT, Rush or Normal).

* Inputs the necessary data into electronic bed board during each shift to enable the Patient Placement Specialist II to effectively manage their shift and in preparation for daily bed meetings.

* Keeps detailed data on deferred and delayed patient admissions, providing weekly updates on patient placement issues.

* Provides analysis to Patient Placement Specialist II for the facilitation of daily bed meetings as required.

* Receives notification of confirmed discharges and transfers from each nursing unit and flags beds to become available in the electronic bed board.

* Receives patient placement requests from other hospitals, dispatch, clinics, and the SHC ED and community physicians, obtaining all information pertinent to assessing LPCHS placement capability. Works with physician liaison to ensure a high standard of communication and service.

* Reconciles OR schedule with Meditech list of admissions to ensure that non-surgical, direct admits are captured for bed assignment.

* Reviews incoming admission for appropriateness, utilizing documented criteria to determine whether patient meets requirement for short stay or observation status.

* Serves as system administrator for electronic bed board ensuring that user rights and system attributes are configured appropriately.

* Utilizes the Pre-Admit Tracking tool to enter patient information and determines if an appropriate bed is available based on placement requirements, nurse staffing levels, and beds currently available.

* Works with Administrative Nursing Manager to monitor census alert responses by key physicians, administrators, and nursing staff and assists in timely bed turnaround activities as patients are moving through the system.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.

Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent

Experience: Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience

Licensure/Certification: None required.

KNOWLEDGE

These are the observable and measurable attributes and skills required to perform successfully the essential functions of the job and are generally demonstrated through qualifying experience, education or licensure/certification.

* Ability to demonstrate customer service skills in interactions with all patients, families and staff, including high volume and stressful situations

* Ability to read and utilize required information in the patient record

* Ability to speak and write effectively at a level appropriate for the job

* Ability to work well with individuals at all levels of the organization

* Knowledge of computer systems and software used in functional area

* Knowledge of Medical Terminology

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions in which the job is typically performed are available from the Occupational Health Department. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Pay Range

Compensation is based on the level and requirements of the role.

Salary within our ranges may also be determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, and abilities, as required by the role, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Typically, new team members join at the minimum to mid salary range.

Minimum to Midpoint Range (Hourly): $34.03 to $38.61

Stanford Medicine Children's Health (SMCH) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SMCH does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements, and where applicable, in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.