Coordinator - Network Operations

70 HonorHealth Support Services; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

HonorHealth is seeking a Network Operations Coordinator to support the Network Operations Center, acting as the primary liaison for staffing, bed placement, transfers, and patient flow across multiple facilities. You will diagnose issues, optimize capacity, and ensure timely patient movement to support patient safety and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities include coordinating admissions, transfers, and scheduling, collaborating with hospital teams, and using electronic systems to manage

Responsibilities

• Coordinating staffing and patient flow across facilities

Job description

Primary City/State: Various Locations – Phoenix, AZ Category: Clinical Operations Shift: Day Department: Network Operations Varied Days; 7am to 7:30-pm Located at E. Dunlap Rd & N. 2nd St Duties include staffing, bed placement and transfer center

Great care starts with great people. (Like you.) At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY This Network Operations Coordinator supports the activities centrally supported within the Network Operations Center, and serves as the primary point of contact for the coordination of those activities. Demonstrates flexibility and initiative to diagnose issues and provide timely resolution supporting patient safety and process efficiency. Uses automated systems to optimize capacity and staffing management. Ensure staffing and scheduling needs are maintained, coordinate all aspects of patient placement, facilitate incoming and outgoing transfers and patient flow logistics. Works closely with hospital personnel at each facility to facilitate bed and service assignment. Works to optimize staffing and patient flow by monitoring and evaluating staffing activities and prioritizing admissions and transfers from multiple sources.

Essential Functions

• Processes daily worksheets to reflect available staff on all nursing units and plans staffing needs for future shifts.
• In collaboration with the Administrative Representatives at each facility utilizes knowledge of different modes of patient care delivery on nursing units to appropriately schedule and assign staff to nursing units.
• Communicates with other hospital campus to ensure efficient usage of resources.
• Manages requests for patient transfers and direct admissions.
• Accurately collects the data required for the intake of patients from a variety of sources in compliance with governing regulations and policies.
• Coordinates provider to provider calls and accurately documents all acceptance calls.
• Uses critical thinking and established process flow to assess and facilitate patient movement across multiple facilities.
• Proactively collaborates with the Transfer Center, registration, nursing staff, and physicians with regard to proper bed placement.
• Appropriately assigns beds according to diagnosis, physician requests, and hospital policies while avoiding federal non-compliance and penalties to the hospital and physician.
• Effectively operates electronic systems and technology to optimize patient flow logistics, capacity management, and staffing and scheduling.
• Maintains confidentiality of information.
• May receive and record absent calls and notifies appropriate unit.
• Documents staff time changes on schedules via computer system.
• Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to adapt as organizational needs change throughout the shift.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary health care team to facilitate and ensure patient satisfaction.

Education

High School Diploma or GED Required

Experience

1 year related experience Required

3 years related experience Preferred

License and Certifications

We're all in for your career. Expert care from experts who care. At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. Our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness, but behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and unwavering dedication. We’re delivering a healthcare experience that simply feels better through:

• Nine acute-care hospitals
• Over 200 primary, specialty and urgent care centers
• More than 17,000 team members and 4,000 medical staff

Since 1927, we’ve been focused on doing what matters most — caring for people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

From humble beginnings to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, we’re just as driven as we were a century ago.

Come join us and go all in for your career.