Bed Control Coordinator I

Prime Healthcare; Inglewood (CA); On-site; USD 291,000 - 414,000; Full time

Job summary

Centinela Hospital Medical Center, part of Prime Healthcare, is seeking staff for nights who will coordinate patient care across the continuum. Responsibilities include accurate insurance verifications, patient registration, and timely payor communications to maximize reimbursement.

The role emphasizes confidentiality, multitasking in a fast-paced clinical setting, and proficiency with computer systems. A high school diploma and clinical experience are required; associates degree preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Clinical and patient care experience required.
• Excellent spelling and grammar skills required.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple activities in a fast-paced environment.
• Willing to work in designated areas as needed.
• Ability to handle stressful situations with physicians and ancillary departments.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Experience with computers and software/applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide care coordination for patients as they move through the care continuum.
• Process insurance verifications and patient registration accurately and timely.
• Notify payors to ensure maximum reimbursement.
• Coordinate benefits for continuum of care needs.
• Ensure flow of information to continuum care providers.
• Maintain high confidentiality of patient information.

Skills

Spelling & grammar

Multitasking

Clinical experience

Stress management

Detail oriented

Computer literacy

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associates degree or higher (preferred)

Job description

Overview

At Centinela Hospital Medical Center, our dedicated team of professionals are committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, a Top-15 hospital system in the United States, Centinela Hospital Medical Center is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

Centinela Hospital Medical Center has been serving the communities of Inglewood and the wider Los Angeles area for 100 years. An award-winning facility, ranking in the top 5% nationally for quality and patient safety, Centinela Hospital is a 362-bed acute-care hospital with a 24-hour STEMI certified emergency department and primary stroke center, orthopedic care, advanced cardiac services, critical care services, inpatient and outpatient rehab programs, and more. Centinela has earned hundreds of national awards and recognitions, including "100 Top Hospital" recognition from Fortune/Merative and straight 'A's (2018-2024) for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group.For more information, visit www.centinelamed.com.

Responsibilities

Under supervision from the clinical care team, provides care coordination for patients as they move into and through the care continuum. Primary responsibilities includes ensuring accurate, timely processing of insurance verifications, patient registration, timely notification of payor to ensure maximum reimbursement, facilitating benefit coverage for continuum of care needs, ensuring the flow of information to continuum care providers, and maintaining a high level of confidentiality.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

Required qualifications:

• 1. High School graduate or equivalent required.
• 2. Must have clinical and patient care experience.
• 3. Must possess excellent spelling and grammar skills.
• 4. Ability to manage and prioritize multiple activities in a fast-paced environment.
• 5. Works in the department as needed in designated areas.
• 6. Ability to handle stressful situations with physicians and ancillary departments.
• 7. Must be detail-oriented and have a high degree of organizational skills.
• 8. Must have experience working with computers and computer software/applications.

Preferred qualifications:

• 1. Associates degree or higher degree preferred.
• 2. Previous insurance background preferred.
• 3. Previous experience in an acute care hospital preferred.

Pay Transparency

Centinela Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $25.70 to $25.70. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

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