Patient Flow Coordinator

About Catholic Health

• Good Samaritan University Hospital is a 537- bed (including 100 nursing home beds) teaching hospital and a member of Catholic Health.
• With almost 900 physicians on staff, and a level II Trauma Center, we care for well over 100,000 patients annually across the south shore of Long Island.
• Our reputation for excellence is built on great choices and empowered leadership, and fosters a team that's focused on evidence-based practice, continual learning and exceptional quality of care.
• At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach.

Responsibilities

• The Patient Flow and Throughput Coordinator is responsible for the real-time coordination, monitoring, and escalation of patient movement throughout the hospital from admission through discharge/transfer.
• The position functions as a hospital-wide operational resource, connecting physicians, nursing, case management, environmental services, patient transport, radiology, laboratory, surgery, admitting, and other departments to identify and resolve barriers to timely patient progression.
• This is a non-clinical operational position.
• Monitor census including expected admissions, discharges, pending discharges, ED boarding, transfers, PACU capacity, EVS, transport volume, ICU/step-down capacity, and operational constraints
• Monitor patients exceeding expected length of stay and support reduction of avoidable/excess days
• Coordinate with bed management, nursing, EVS, transport, and admitting to accelerate safe bed turnover.
• Communicates and works effectively across multiple hospital departments and interdisciplinary teams
• Provide operational decision support, problem-solving and barrier removal, cross-functional communication, conflict resolution and escalation for departments
• Interpret data and manage dashboard

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a healthcare related field required; Master's preferred
• Minimum three years of hospital or healthcare operations, or patient throughput experience required
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data-management skills
• Experience with an electronic health record (Epic, Cerner, Meditech, or comparable system) preferred
• Knowledge of acute-care hospital operations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Pay

USD $85,000.00 - USD $100,000.00 /Yr.

This range serves as a good faith estimate and actual pay will encompass a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience.

The salary range or rate listed does not include any bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.

Benefits

• In addition to the estimated base pay provided, Catholic Health offers generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth.