24/7 Bed Placement Specialist

Utmb; Friendswood (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health seeks a Bed Management/Data Support role to optimize patient placement, bed utilization, and admission flow within Texas facilities. You will handle bed assignments for ED, surgery, clinics, and transfers, while entering accurate data in the EPIC EMR and communicating with the Clinical Operations Administrator.

The role requires an Associate's degree and at least two years of related experience in patient placement, with strong confidentiality and customer service skills.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent and two years related experience.
• Two years of work experience directly related to patient placement.
• Salary is commensurate with years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and assigns beds for all admissions from multiple access points.
• Facilitates patient assignments and communicates bed placement needs to COA.
• Performs data entry of patient accounts and admission details.
• Enters admission status orders into the EPIC EMR.
• Answers calls and provides high level customer service to internal and external customers.
• Maintains patient confidentiality across channels and systems.
• Addresses concerns and escalates issues to the appropriate chain of command.
• Monitors census and bed status in BED Track and coordinates STAT cleans.
• Cross-functions to facilitate interfacility transfers and EMTALA compliance.

Skills

Data entry

Customer service

Communication

Confidentiality

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Tools

EPIC EMR

Bed Track system

ED EPID Track Board

Job description

UTMB Health seeks a Bed Management/Data Support role to optimize patient placement, bed utilization, and admission flow within Texas facilities. You will handle bed assignments for ED, surgery, clinics, and transfers, while entering accurate data in the EPIC EMR and communicating with the Clinical Operations Administrator.

The role requires an Associate's degree and at least two years of related experience in patient placement, with strong confidentiality and customer service skills.