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Beth Israel Lahey Health’s roots in providing top-quality health care date back nearly a century. We're fully committed to ensuring our patients receive the care they deserve. As a leading healthcare provider throughout New England, we aim to change the current state of health care for the better and make lasting improvements that guarantee access to our services.

Patient Placement Coordinator

Charlestown, Massachusetts

Organization Facility: Beth Israel Lahey Health - Non Executive Category: Care Management / Patient Care Coordination Job ID: JR65725 Date posted: 12/09/2024
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Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Part time

Work Shift: Rotating (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

This is an onsite rotating shift located in Charlestown MA.

The Patient Placement Coordinator works in collaboration with patients, families and staff from all sources of patient admissions.

This person uses web-based tools to facilitate capacity throughput and communication among colleagues in patient placement and other nursing units.

Maintains an in-depth knowledge of the state mandated rules and regulations governing the preparation of death certificates.

Prioritizes the daily operation of the Transfer Center department in order to provide optimal, timely service to our customers.

Attention to detail, and multi-tasking is essential in order to consistently monitor multiple computer systems and to appropriately place patients.

Reconciles multiple systems to confirm accurate patient placement.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities

1.    Collaborates with Admission Facilitators to assign patient beds based on clinical necessity and other multiple factors.

2.    Enters, updates, and maintains data into electronic registration system.

3.    Accurate data entry of death certificates using the state's electronic death registry system. Following Massachusetts state laws regarding criteria when to report a death to the Medical Examiner. Report all deaths to NEOB, and to Pathologists as needed for Autopsies.

4.    Monitors EPIC to ensure census numbers are correct. Runs and collates various reports and other documents based on that information along with clinical and statistical information from the EPIC system.

5.    Answers multi-telephone lines in a polite and courteous manner, in dealing with all customers and external callers looking for patient information, while maintaining patient confidentiality.

6.    Interacts with multi-disciplinarians including nurses, physicians, directors, Medical Examiner, Funeral directors, and Unit coordinators (essential)

Required Qualifications:
1.    High School diploma or GED required. Associate's degree  preferred.
2.    0-1 years related work experience required.
3.    The ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
4.    Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Preferred Qualifications:
1.    Working knowledge of Medical Terminology preferred.
2.    Prior experience in a hospital or health care environment strongly preferred.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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If you’re looking for a career where you can make a difference and explore your potential, Beth Israel Lahey Health is the place you belong. Our system includes a network of hospitals, physician practices, outpatient centers, and other healthcare facilities and we offer a broad range of careers in direct patient care, environmental services, registration, finance and many other fields. We are focused on providing compassionate and personalized healthcare with a strong reputation for clinical excellence and research and offer diverse opportunities for career growth and development. Conveniently, we have many locations in communities across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.

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