Patient Flow Specialist - 36hrs/week, NIGHTS

Job description

Department/Unit: Capacity Command Logistic Center Work Shift: Night (United States of America) Salary Range: $86,650.99 - $134,309.04 The Logistics Center Patient Flow Specialist is an integral component of the Logistics Center, as they help to manage all aspects of patient flow into, throughout and out of the hospital. The Patient Flow Specialist brings their clinical expertise, leadership experience, professionalism, strong communication skills, ability to utilize and leverage technology and data analytics to make real-time expeditious decisions on patient flow, including but not limited to placement of admissions via all portals of entry, transfers, bed management, and overall throughput. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Reports up through the Logistics Center. - Manages patient flow into, through, and out of the hospital. - Responsible for patient placement for all admissions through all portals of entry (transfers, ED, OR/PACU, direct). - Responsible for overall bed management. - Monitors and manages capacity. - Facilitates transfers into and across the Albany Med Health System. Facilitates transfers out of the organization. - Facilitates consults. - Uses previous clin...