Patient Logistics Specialist - Part Time

HCA Healthcare; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 23,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support and counseling

Time away from work (PTO, leave)

401(k) plan with match

Education support

Fertility and family building support

Life insurance

Identity theft protection

Job summary

HCA HealthOne is seeking a Patient Logistics Specialist - Part Time to join our team in the Denver area. This role involves handling patient disposition, bed availability coordination, and coordinating transfers and transports with a strong emphasis on service quality.

The position requires an associate degree or higher, comfort with medical terminology, and experience in acute care settings is preferred. Shifts are 12 hours, including nights, with rotating weekends and holidays, located within

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher preferred.
• Prefer experience in an acute care setting, ED preferred.
• Understanding of how patient populations move through hospital settings.
• Behavioral Health experience preferred.
• Strong communication and organizational skills; medical terminology familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Respond to phone calls with urgency and good customer service.
• Gather initial information to open new case and prepare clinical packet.
• Maintain awareness of facility medical staff, services and programs.
• Locate resources and coordinate information for patient disposition/admission.
• Maintain inventory of bed availability for non-HCA beds.
• Accept, track and facilitate hospital transfers and transports.
• Provide status updates on patient cases.
• Assist scheduling and prioritizing discharge transports and support Patient Logistics Center.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Multitasking

Medical terminology

Education

Associate degree or higher

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $18.75 - $28.13 / hour

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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

This is a part time position. (2) 12 hour shifts per week. One night shift, one day shift.

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Patient Logistics Specialist - Part Time? At HCA HealthOne, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

What you will do in this role:

• Respond to phone calls with a sense of urgency and demonstrating good customer service skills
• Gather initial information required to open new case/call(s) and prepare clinical information/packet which is to provide to the clinicians for assessment and next steps in advancing patients care.
• Establish and maintain a high degree of awareness and knowledge of facility medical staff, services and specialized programs.
• Help to locate available resources and coordinates information to support patient disposition and or admissions to appropriate unit/facility
• Maintain active inventory of bed availability within the community for non-HCA bed placements and admissions
• Responsible for accepting, tracking and facilitating hospital transfers and transports telephonically and via computer applications.
• Provide updates to customers on status of patient case(s), i.e. assessment status and bed placement requests
• Assist to schedule and prioritize discharge transports and support the Patient Logistics Center by assuring rapid response to requests for services (where applicable)

What qualifications you will need:

• Associate degree or higher preferred
• Prefer experience in an acute care setting. (example Hospital Unit Secretary) – highly preferred experience in an ED.
• Prefer an understanding of how patient populations move through a hospital setting and healthcare organizations
• Prefer experience in Behavioral Health (example Behavioral Health Tech)
• Possess good communication skills, verbal and written.
• Possess good organizational skills and able to act on multiple tasks.
• Proficient and understands medical terminology

Scheduling Requirements:

• 12 Hour Shifts - Required
• Flexibility in scheduling - Required
• Rotating Weekends - Required
• Holiday Shifts – Required

Must live within 60 miles of Patient Logistics Center Facility - Denver, CO 80237- Required

Benefits

HCA HealthOne, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Parallon provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll, and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers, and their communities.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Patient Logistics Specialist - Part Time opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.