o Facilitates bed assignments for scheduled patients, direct admissions, patients being admitted from ER, surgery and all ancillary departments including outpatient observation/outpatients.

o Collaborate with physicians, nursing, and other hospital staff to assure that resources/beds are available, and the patients are placed in the appropriate room accommodation for care needs

o Meets established metric’s achieve throughput and monitors progress related to placement and scheduling.

o Responsible for identifying and escalating bedding issues promptly and appropriately to leadership when established time metrics are exceeded.

o Meets established metrics to ensure all rooms are cleaned in a timely manner and notifies EVS by changing the bed status on all Stat and Next cleans.

o Meets with director to review metrics monthly.

o Collects data for process improvement purposes as requested by leadership

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o Obtains information intake from physician offices and facilitates clinical handover as requested on all direct admissions

o Obtains information intake and facilitates recorded telephone communication between sending and receiving physicians and other facility staff on all transfers from outside facilities.

o Maintains current knowledge of and monitors facility compliance with EMTALA guidelines on each applicable transfer, completes documentation per hospital guidelines.

o Performs admission Utilization review on all direct admissions & transfers to support appropriateness of admission. Communicates findings to receiving/admitting physician for use in decision-making as needed.

o Responsible for identifying and escalating direct admission or transfer issues promptly and appropriately to leadership

o Partners with nursing, case management and/or social workers to facilitate smooth out bound transfers to other hospitals, this includes the Emergency Department transfers. Phase 2 will be outbound discharges to long term care facilities.

o Identifies data for process improvement purposes.

o Facilitates recorded three-way calls between referring provider and receiving provider. Provides an assigned bed upon request of transfer prior to provider-to-provider call.

o Facilitates and records the nurse-to-nurse report from sending to receiving hospital unit.

o Clinical admission specialist ensures that requested bed placement is appropriate as identified by the provider-to-provider discussion, and that patient needs can be met.

o Assumes principal responsibility for the coordination of acceptance, admission and transfer, and necessary communication between the referring physician, attending physician and clinical staff

o Ensures the admission requirement form is completed and in the record within 24 hours of admission.

o Works with the sending facility to arrange mode of transportation needed: ground, air stat or routine.

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Minimum Requirements

Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.

Preferred or Specialized

Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.

Education:

Associates Degree or diploma in nursing

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Experience:

3-5 years nursing experience

2-3 years of experience in/with continuous clinical experience in a critical/acute care setting. Preferred

License(s)/Certification(s):

Registered Nurse- Licensed and registered in the state of Illinois

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Ø Professional Communication – written & verbal

Ø Customer/patient focused

Ø Self-motivated

Ø Managing priorities/deadlines

Ø Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities or needs

Ø Planning and organizing skills

Ø MS Office proficiency (Outlook, Word)

Ø Ability to give work direction to non-clinical staff

Other:

Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.