Patient Placement Coordinator (3pm to 11pm) - Patient Placement Center

The University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston (TX); Vor Ort; USD 52.000 - 66.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX is seeking a Patient Placement Coordinator to manage bed assignments and admissions data. This role focuses on optimizing throughput and bed utilization within the hospital’s care units.

Responsibilities include coordinating bed placement with multiple access points, maintaining confidentiality, and ensuring accurate EPIC entries while providing excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifikationen

• Must have an Associate’s degree or two years of related experience.
• Two years of experience directly related to patient placement preferred.

Aufgaben

• Facilitates throughput by accurate bed placement for admissions and transfers.
• Identify and assign beds across departments including ED, ambulatory and transfers from ICU.
• Communicate bed placement needs to the Clinical Operations Administrator and coordinate with teams.
• Enter admission data correctly into the EPIC system and ensure accuracy of patient records.

Kenntnisse

Data entry

EPIC EMR

Patient placement coordination

Ausbildung

Associate's degree

Tools

EPIC EMR

Jobbeschreibung

Minimum Qualifications

Associate’s degree or two (2) years of related experience.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate’s degree or two (2) years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Two (2) years of experience directly related to patient placement

Job Summary

The Patient Placement Coordinator collects and analyzes data on patient admissions, transfers, and bed availability in specified clinical areas to improve patient care and maximize bed utilization.

Job Duties

• The Patient Placement Coordinator facilitates throughput from all admission sources via appropriate bed placement.
• Identify and assign beds for all admissions from various access points including: the Emergency Department, Day Surgery, Ambulatory Clinics, pre-admission and same day admissions, from home, transfers from ICU, as well as interfaculty hospital direct admissions through the Transfer Center.
• Responsible for facilitating patient assignments and communicating regularly with the Clinical Operations Administrator (COA) on all bed placement need issues so that they can address promptly.
• Perform data entry of patient accounts, including but not limited to, correct admission source, admit reason, correct treating service/team, correct admitting and attending faculty, and resident, as well as correct admission status.
• Enters admission status orders into the EPIC electronic medical record.
• Answers calls and provides high-level customer service in all interactions with internal and external customers.
• Maintains patient confidentiality regarding access to patient and other clinical information via email, computer, and fax.
• Addresses concerns of patients and provides service recovery and escalates issues to appropriate chain of command as needed.
• Enters bed request and bed assignment information into the ED EPIC Track Board for prompt communication of bed placements.
• Monitors census and bed clean status in the Bed Tracking system and coordinates request for STAT cleans as required.
• Provides the department Business Operations Manager or designee updates regarding placement needs.
• Can cross-function to facilitate interfacility transfers in the absence of the Transfer Coordinator to ensure interfacility transfer referrals as well as transfers from the Emergency Department are in compliance with EMTALA regulations.
• Prioritizes and completes all work in an accurate, effective, and efficient manner.
• Participates in team meetings/activities and supports the philosophy and goals of the team/department.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Must be able to work in a high-stress environment and manage multiple competing work priorities.

Salary Range

Actual salary commensurate with experience.

Work Schedule

Evening shift: 3 pm to 11 pm.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Primary Location

United States-Texas-Galveston

Work Locations

0560 - John Sealy Annex

Job

Nursing & Care ManagementRegular

Shift

Standard

Employee Status

Team Lead / Technical

Job Level

Day Shift

Job Posting

Oct 7, 2026, 11:38:53 AM