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PATIENT PLACEMENT COORDINATOR - ADMISSION AND TRANSFER
- Category : Professional / Technical
- Location : Wausau, WI
- Job Schedule : FULLTIME
- Job Number : 55307
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Compassion. Accountability. Collaboration. Foresight. Joy.
These are the Aspirus Core Values; and we are looking for the BEST around to join us as we demonstrate those values Every. Single. Day.
Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, WI is seeking a PATIENT PLACEMENT COORDINATOR to join our team!
Managing bed capacity is essential to the smooth running of a hospital since all departments are in some way dependent on bed availability.
Determining the optimal number of hospital beds is a complex and challenging endeavor and requires models and techniques which are sensitive to the multi-level, uncertain, and dynamic variables involved
Every decision made in your hospital has an impact on bed availability and in turn, patient flow.
Planning is the forecasting and organizing the activities required to achieve the desired goals.
Bed management involves constantly monitoring hospital admissions, discharges, and patient movement within the hospital so that accurate information is gathered to identify bed availability across all units.
HOURS : Full-time or 0.9 FTE, 72 hours per two weeks pay period.
Experience / Qualifications
- Five years’ experience in an acute care facility knowledge, and expertise in area of application, and demonstrated competency in critical thinking and prioritizing skills necessary for patient placement and bed management.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a healthcare field
- Demonstrates effective delegation and decision-making skills as well as critical thinking skills.
- Possesses good coaching and communication skills.
- Demonstrate problem solving skills
- Understanding of appropriate patient placement and optimizing bed utilization.
- Demonstrate strong communication and listening skills
- Able to simultaneously handle multiple priorities
- Demonstrate a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
- Excellent organizational skills
- Possesses a strong working knowledge of PC based business applications such as spreadsheets, e-mail, and Outlook .
- Demonstrates strong leadership capabilities, initiative, and good judgment.
- Utilizes strong communication and participative problem-solving skills.
- Possesses strong analytical skills.
- Ensures the protection of confidential data.
- Ability to negotiate.
- Works collaboratively with physicians and nurses.
Employee Benefits
- Full benefits packages available for part- and full-time status.
- PTO accrual from day one!
- Generous retirement plan with match available.
- Wellness program for employees and their families.
Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the flagship of the Aspirus system that serves patients in 14 counties across northern and central Wisconsin, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
It is a licensed private / not-for-profit facility with 325 beds and staffed by 350 physicians in 35 specialties. Aspirus Wausau Hospital is a Level II trauma center that provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center.
Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 220 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year.
Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits. To learn more about Wausau click the following link : Wausau, Wisconsin
Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women's health, and spine and neurological care.
Our Mission : We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.
Our Vision : Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others.
As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.
Aspirus Health is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
The health system operates 19 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
For more information visit aspirus.org.
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Last updated : 2024-07-03
