Paramedic - Central Logistics - PT - Marietta

Wellstar Health System; Marietta (GA); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System is seeking a Communications Logistics Specialist to join the Central Logistics Center in Georgia. You will coordinate bed assignments for surgical, ER, and transfer patients, ensuring the right patient is placed on the right floor and facility.

Strong computer, phone, and customer service skills are essential. The role requires evaluating schedules, direct admits, and transfers, while maintaining accurate patient location data and adhering to EMTALA guidelines to ensure

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical terminology is a plus.
• Ability to use hospital information systems and bed management tools.

Responsibilities

• Communicate patient placement information related to bed assignments.
• Evaluate procedure and surgical schedules for bed availability and communicate to units.
• Assess ER admission requests for proper placement details.
• Coordinate direct admits and transfers with physicians' offices and units.
• Notify and consult with care teams to ensure correct bed placement and patient flow.
• Maintain accurate centralized information for patient placement and bed status.

Skills

Computer skills

Telephone

Multitasking

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what’s possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people’s lives.

Work Shift

Evening (United States of America)

Job Summary:

The Communications Logistics Specialist is a member of the Central Logistics Center. Coordination, prioritization and efficient use of all beds within the hospital for surgical cases, cardiac cath lab cases, vascular institute cases, special procedures, direct admissions from MD office or home, ER admissions, unit to unit transfers, as well as working with the transfer center on transfers in from other facilities. Evaluation of each admission to ensure the right patient is assigned to the right floor at the right facility. Contacting physicians for clarification when needed. The applicant must have excellent computer, telephone, and customer services skills. The applicant must be able to keep accurate data to reflect patient location, bed usage, bed availability and pt flow timing. All Central Logistics Center communications and functions will follow EMTALA guidelines and ensure that the transfer process ensures a safe and seamless acceptance of patients into the Wellstar Health System

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Communication of information related to patients requiring placement
• Evaluation of all procedure and surgical schedules for pts requiring bed assignments post procedure and communication of this information to the appropriate unit
• Evaluation of all ER admission requests for appropriate information for determination of placement
• Processing of information from physicians office for accuracy regarding direct admits for proper placement and communication of this information to appropriate unit while collaborating with the Clinical Safety Supervisor
• Communication with physicians when needed to ensure proper placement
• Communication with care coordination and/or physician advisor when review is needed on incoming direct admissions or transfers from other facilities Maintenance of accurate and centralized information for all patients requiring placement in the hospital
• Coordination of all procedural and surgical schedules for priority and accuracy of placement
• Coordination of all admissions into the hospital i.e. direct admission, ER and hospital to hospital transfers.
• Coordination of unit to unit moves to facilitate opening appropriate beds as needed Communication and Placement of Patients in Emergent Situations
• Communication of patient requiring critical care placement to Unit Bed Coordinator of Critical Care.
• Accuracy in obtaining information to call in the On-Call Teams for either Cath Lab, CVOR, VI or ECMO, calling in team, obtaining bed and notification of appropriate personnel
• Communication of house census to hospital leadership in times of surge Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma / GED General or Accredited Program Other / Related Field-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• LPN - Lic Practical Nurse or PARA - Paramedic

Required Minimum Experience:

Knowledge of Medical Terminology Preferred and Minimum 2 years of inpatient work experience

Required Minimum Skills:

Computer, telephone, multitasking, customer service

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