Patient Flow Specialist
Job Location
Department
01 December, 2022
Part Time
Rotating
340671
Patient Flow Specialist
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Job Description
Overview
Responsible for coordinating all consult, admission, transfer and/or pre-op activities. Additional duties may include (not limited to): ensure that the team and call schedules are coordinated and communicated to all appropriate parties; coordinate weekend assignments and admission order; answer patient call line assisting patients and families with post discharge needs; assign new business to appropriate teams from overnight business and add assigned teams in Cerner; calculate daily census.
• Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant or LPN program preferred.
• Prior experience working in an admitting, bed management, patient placement/throughput setting, including demographic and financial requirements of payers preferred.
• Requires the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with business partners.
• Requires strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with all levels of staff; including physicians, hospital administration, patients, and nursing staff in a professional manner.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at IU Health. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Qualifications for the Patient Flow Specialist Role
Overview
Responsible for coordinating all consult, admission, transfer and/or pre-op activities. Additional duties may include (not limited to): ensure that the team and call schedules are coordinated and communicated to all appropriate parties; coordinate weekend assignments and admission order; answer patient call line assisting patients and families with post discharge needs; assign new business to appropriate teams from overnight business and add assigned teams in Cerner; calculate daily census.
- High School diploma or equivalent is required.
- Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant or LPN program preferred.
- Prior experience working in an admitting, bed management, patient placement/throughput setting, including demographic and financial requirements of payers preferred.
- Requires the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with business partners.
- Requires strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with all levels of staff; including physicians, hospital administration, patients, and nursing staff in a professional manner.
Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 16 hospitals and nearly 40,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. Our partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine gives our team members access to the very latest science and the very best training, advancing care for all. We’re looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves.
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