Behavioral Health Bed Placement Liaison

Banner Health Corporate; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health in Scottsdale, AZ is seeking a Bed Placement Liaison in Clinical Care Operations to coordinate patient bed placement and float pool staffing. The role includes providing administrative support to the Clinical Care Operations department and ensuring high-quality patient care in a fast-paced hospital environment.

The ideal candidate has a year of healthcare office experience, strong medical terminology, and excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year of healthcare office experience preferred; patient services helpful.
• Medical terminology and strong communication skills required.
• Proficiency with commonly used office software and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate facility-wide patient and staff placement across the hospital.
• Enter, maintain, and archive data in multiple software platforms.
• Identify and communicate real or potential problems to Nursing leadership.
• Create and distribute ad-hoc reports on management request.

Skills

Medical terminology

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Critical thinking

Time management

Education

High school diploma/GED

Associate degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Primary City/State: Scottsdale, Arizona

Department Name: Intake and Assessment-Psych

Work Shift: Day

Job Category: Administrative Services

Voted 4 years in a row by employees as Banner Health's Best Place to Work and Best Place to Receive Care.

Those who have joined the Banner mission come from all walks of life, united by the common goal: Make health care easier, so life can be better. If changing health care for the better sounds like something you want to be part of, we want to hear from you.

Bring your passion for Behavioral Health to Banner Health! Banner Behavioral Health Hospital in Scottsdale, AZ was remodeled and expanded in 2017, providing new, state-of-the art units for our patients and staff! Banner Behavioral Health Hospital is a voluntary facility for adults and adolescents. We are dedicated to providing safe, confidential, and compassionate treatment with customized treatment plans to meet each patient's needs.

A s a BBHH Bed Placement Liaison within Clinical Care Operations , you will play a vital role in coordinating patient bed placement and/or float pool staff coverage throughout the assigned hospital to ensure a high level of patient care. In addition, you will provide administrative support for the entire Clinical Care Operations department. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, while managing multiple tasks and working within a variety of software programs.

Day Shift: Mon-Friday Varied hours

You will be working 40 hours per week, with rotating weekends. Holidays are requirement.

For more than four decades, Banner Behavioral Health has provided 24/7 crisis intervention and therapeutic services in a medically safe, recovery-focused environment. Banner Behavioral Health has 156 licensed inpatient beds and is located in Scottsdale, AZ. Our focus is on adults and adolescents dealing with mental health and/or chemical dependency issues who voluntarily seek help. Our highly skilled and compassionate staff are dedicated to providing a therapeutic healing environment and excellent health care experience.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for facility-wide patient and/or staff placement operations. Serves as a liaison between both internal and external customers. Manages data as related to operations. Performs Utilization Management functions as required by facility

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Acts as the "Command Center" for Hospital. Coordinates with internal personnel and external agencies to address continual demand for patient placement and/or staffing requirements and maintains list of anticipated needs and projected resources.
2. Enters, maintains, and archives data in computer files for departments as required using multiple software platforms.
3. Identifies, resolves and communicates real and potential problems and information to appropriate Nursing leadership. Prioritizes safe utilization of resources.
4. Creates and distributes individualized ad-hoc reports upon management request.
5. Facility based position with hospital-wide impact on patient throughput. Efficiently balances requests with available resources under tight deadlines and conflicting priorities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• The position also requires skills and abilities typically gained with 1 year of experience in a healthcare office setting, previous experience in patient services or admitting would be very helpful. Must have medical terminology, excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills and critical thinking skills. Must have the ability to work under tight time constraints and meet deadlines while working on a variety of projects. Must be proficient with commonly used office software and equipment.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospita l, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment . An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate Degree preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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