Inpatient Bed Flow & Scheduling Specialist

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital; Uniontown (Fayette County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital is seeking an organized secretary to provide clerical and scheduling support for the Nursing Division. This role helps staff the unit and serves as a superuser for scheduling to maintain smooth patient flow.

Responsibilities include bed management, transfers, discharges, and bed availability tracking, coordinating with nursing and ancillary staff, and handling death certificate initiation when required. Strong Word/Excel/EPIC skills preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• 1 year direct patient care or administrative experience.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor bed availability, utilizing bed management systems to identify available beds and anticipate upcoming discharges.
• Assign patients to appropriate beds based on their medical condition, acuity level, and required care needs.
• Collaborate with nursing staff, other healthcare providers, and ancillary departments to coordinate patient transfers, discharges, and updates on bed availability.
• Track key metrics of patient flow, bed utilization, and wait times to identify areas of improvement.
• Efficiently address challenges related to bed availability and patient placement.
• Assists with staffing and operations of the flex unit.
• Performs bed placement functions to maintain efficient inpatient flow.
• Monitors morgue capacity while working with funeral homes and Coroner's office to ensure timely removals.
• Starts death certificates in EVITALS and communicates with appropriate personnel to ensure efficient completion of death certificates.
• Utilizes system scheduling capabilities in all work completed in the staffing office. Provides education and assistance to Directors and Supervisors in scheduling.
• Maintains clerical supplies to meet the needs of the department within the established budget.

Skills

Word

Excel

Teams

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Epic Health Information Management System

Job description

UNTWN Uniontown Hospital is seeking an organized secretary to provide clerical and scheduling support for the Nursing Division. This role helps staff the unit and serves as a superuser for scheduling to maintain smooth patient flow.

Responsibilities include bed management, transfers, discharges, and bed availability tracking, coordinating with nursing and ancillary staff, and handling death certificate initiation when required. Strong Word/Excel/EPIC skills preferred.