Hospital Bed Allocation Specialist

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Trinity Health is seeking a Part time Bed Placement Specialist to support bed assignments and transfers in a busy hospital setting. You will maintain the electronic bed tracking board, coordinate with Surgery, Cath Lab, and nursing units, and ensure timely patient placement while upholding high standards of accuracy and patient care.

Responsibilities include pre-admission entry, patient census reconciliation, and responding to bed availability inquiries from clinicians and families.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; college coursework in medical terminology, medical coding, and anatomy & physiology preferred.
• Two years of medical terminology experience with ICD-9-CM coding; ICD-10-CM coding preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate bed request process within established timeframe and communicate with Surgery, Cath Lab, and other areas for patient placement.
• Enter admissions and transfers into hospital systems and manage the electronic bed tracking board.
• Maintain accurate bed status and reconcile census between PM and bed tracking board daily.
• Notify units of transfer requests via EPIC and adjust bed assignments as needed within 15 minutes.
• Perform online data entry for admissions, transfers, and changes; respond to bed-availability inquiries from staff and families.
• Monitor No Booking List with Nurse Case Manager and inform physicians when admitting privileges are lost.
• Support expiration processes for pathology and autopsy-related forms; ensure form accuracy before releasing a body.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Microsoft Office

Medical terminology

ICD-10-CM coding

Education

High school diploma or GED

Medical Terminology coursework

Medical Coding coursework

Anatomy & Physiology coursework

Tools

EPIC

Bed management system

Office equipment

Job description

Trinity Health is seeking a Part time Bed Placement Specialist to support bed assignments and transfers in a busy hospital setting. You will maintain the electronic bed tracking board, coordinate with Surgery, Cath Lab, and nursing units, and ensure timely patient placement while upholding high standards of accuracy and patient care.

Responsibilities include pre-admission entry, patient census reconciliation, and responding to bed availability inquiries from clinicians and families.