Patient Throughput & Discharge Champion

Spectrum Health; Royal Oak (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

On-demand pay

Discounts directory

Job summary

Corewell Health is seeking a Patient Flow Coordinator based at Royal Oak Hospital to proactively resolve barriers to inpatient progression and discharge. You will partner with frontline staff, physician leaders, care management, and leadership to improve throughput and reduce delays.

The role emphasizes clinical judgment, operational insight, and influential leadership across multidisciplinary teams to boost length of stay performance and frontline engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a healthcare related field such as nursing, social work, allied health, pharmacy, etc
• 5 years of relevant related experience
• At least 1 year of employment at Corewell Health
• Must hold at least one license from the list: RN, Clinical Pharmacist, Physical Therapist, OTR, MSW, Bachelor Social Worker, Medical Imaging

Responsibilities

• Clinical & Operational Judgement: understand inpatient care delivery, patient flow, and discharge across settings
• Throughput & Progression Expertise: identify drivers, avoidable days, and delays; support early discharge planning
• Barrier Identification & Escalation: identify barriers to care progression and escalate as needed
• Required Communication Collaboration & Relationship Management: build trust with physicians, nursing, care management, therapy and ancillary teams
• Data Awareness & Accountability: interpret throughput data to guide prioritization and track actions

Job description

Corewell Health is seeking a Patient Flow Coordinator based at Royal Oak Hospital to proactively resolve barriers to inpatient progression and discharge. You will partner with frontline staff, physician leaders, care management, and leadership to improve throughput and reduce delays.

The role emphasizes clinical judgment, operational insight, and influential leadership across multidisciplinary teams to boost length of stay performance and frontline engagement.