Bed Management Coordinator

Northwell Health; Syosset (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a Bed Management Coordinator to ensure patient flow by coordinating intra-department and intra-hospital transfers and maintaining clear communication between units.

Responsibilities include assigning bed space, accepting calls from physician offices for admissions, reviewing orders affecting bed placement, collecting data for alerts, and supporting daily bed meetings. Requires a high school diploma and 1–3 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in bed management or hospital operations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates bed assignments across units to support patient flow.
• Facilitates admissions calls from attending physician offices and reviews orders affecting bed placement.
• Collects data for zone alerts on admissions, discharges, and bed availability.
• Collates data from Teletracking to support the daily bed meeting template.
• Escalates bed management issues to a registered nurse.
• Obtains and records information to ensure accuracy of death certificates when applicable.
• Performs related duties as required under the ADA.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

1-3 years of relevant experience

Job description

Job Description

Coordinates intra-department and intra-hospital transfers, ensuring continuity of all necessary communication between departments.

Job Responsibility

• 1.Assigns and facilitates patient bed assignments according to hospital patient aggregation.
• 2.Accepts phone calls from attending physician offices for direct admissions Reviews specific orders that may impact bed placement (i.e.: one-on-one constant observation, telemetry needs, pending lab specimens, admit orders for medicine teams).
• 3.Collects data for Zone alerts (admissions, discharges, bed demands/availability status of surge units, etc.).
• 4.Collates data from Teletracking to provide information needed for daily bed meeting template.
• 5.Escalates bed management problems to a registered nurse.
• 6.Obtains and records necessary information regarding expirations to ensure accuracy and timely preparation of death certificates.
• 7.Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).