Patient Logistics Coordinator

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh is seeking a Bed Utilization and Patient Placement Coordinator to optimize bed use and patient flow across AHN facilities. You will verify insurance, coordinate transfers with physicians, care managers, and hospitals, and maintain accurate EMR bed assignments while identifying bottlenecks and implementing improvement strategies.

This role requires high school or equivalent, strong PC/multitasking capability, and call center experience; an associates degree

Qualifications

• High School/GED or six months of related experience.
• Experience operating a PC with multiple screens and software applications.
• Experience using a multichannel phone system.
• Medical terminology and insurance verification experience.
• Call center experience.

Responsibilities

• Leverages EMR data to identify bottlenecks and optimize bed utilization.
• Identify and resolve patient placement challenges.
• Maintain accurate EMR of bed assignments and insurance information.
• Coordinate transfers with physicians, care managers, and hospitals.
• Monitor bed availability and expedite patient placement to reduce wait times.
• Escalate delays to Transfer Center clinical team as needed.
• Field transfer request calls and support smooth logistics.
• Develop strategies to improve efficiency in patient placement.

Skills

PC usage and multitasking

Multi-channel phone system

Medical terminology

Insurance verification experience

Call center experience

Education

Associate Degree

Job description

Company :

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description :

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Responsible for optimizing bed utilization and ensuring appropriate patient placement within AHN facilities. This involves leveraging triage notes and hospital protocols to assign patients to the most clinically appropriate unit, verifying insurance coverage and eligibility through multiple channels payer contacts, online resources, and electronic verification systems, to advise on the most appropriate facility, and proactively addressing any placement challenges to ensure efficient patient flow

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leverages Electronic Medical Record (EMR) registration and bed request data to identify and resolve bottlenecks in patient flow, proactively optimizing bed utilization and improving patient throughput.20%

• Proactively identifying and resolving potential patient placement challenges.10%

• Maintaining accurate EMR of bed assignments and patient insurance information.10%

• Facilitates smooth and efficient patient transfers by collaborating and partnering with physicians, care managers, hospital operations, clinical teams, and referring hospitals, ensuring effective communication and coordination throughout the notification process.15%

• Proactively monitors bed availability and cleanliness in assigned units/facilities, anticipating needs and expediting patient placement to minimize wait times10%

• Ensures timely resolution of delays and concerns impacting patient flow by promptly escalating issues to the Transfer Center clinical team10%

• Appropriately field incoming transfer request calls5%

• Developing and implementing strategies to optimize bed utilization and reduce wait times.10%

• Precept/mentor new employees5%

• Analyzing data related to patient placement to identify areas for improvement in efficiency and effectiveness5%

• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Q** UALIFICATIONS:

Required

• High School/GED or six months or equivalent experience

• Experience operating a PC, using multiple screens, and various software application.

• Experience using a multichannel phone system

• Medical terminology and insurance verification experience

• Call Center Experience

Substitutions

• OR, one previous year of related experience, preferably within a medical setting, financial services, or a high volume fast paced customer service area.

Preferred

• Associates Degree

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