Located in the heart of the Coachella Valley, you have access to resort-style living and world-class amenities throughout Southern California.
Job Description:
Education:
Required: Associates degree or two (2) years of additional healthcare experience in lieu of degree
Licensure/Certification:
Required: N/A
Experience:
Required: Five (5) years of experience in a healthcare setting
Job Objective:
Responsible for assisting the department in providing intervention and follow-up care to the patient, coordinating daily patient assignment tasks and supporting inpatient customer service and patient satisfaction, while maintaining a quality of standard care, anticipating daily work load and prioritizing activities
Essential Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
- Performs daily patient assignment, assigning overnight and pending admissions to incoming day time physicians, adhering to guidelines for assigning re-admissions, family medicine service patients and coverage of physicians.
- Coordinates and enters daily and nightly physician schedules in the electronic system, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.
- Coordinates and enters admission rotation for physicians and residents on service in the electronic system, assigning daily coverage, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.
- Performs weekly change-of-service assignments and monitors ongoing patient census to ensure balanced workloads; maintains Daily Census Reports – including admissions by day and night.
- Acts as the primary point of contact for schedule adjustments and patient assignment updates throughout the day.
- Conducts patient call-backs, responds to patient inquiries and confirms scheduled appointments in a timely, professional manner; greets and directs visitors courteously and efficiently.
- Assists with prior authorizations, pharmacy inquiries, referrals, and related paperwork in collaboration with the Quality Nurse and physicians; responds to patient and pharmacy inquiries as directed by the Quality Nurse and physicians.
- Obtains required provider and patient signatures; documents in the Electronic Health Record as necessary, ensuring accuracy.
- Distributes informational materials to patients while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
- Monitors inventory levels and coordinates ordering of physician business cards, prescription pads, and department informational materials.
- Generates monthly report consisting of patient related metrics for review and approval by the Quality RN that is presented at the monthly hospitalist meeting; reports on recurring issues that arise from pharmacy as directed by leadership.
- Answers telephone calls promptly and professionally; routes calls or messages to appropriate personnel.
- Receives, reviews, and prioritizes incoming faxes, correspondence and mail; responds or redirects as appropriate.
- Prepares and distributes reports, schedules, details meeting minutes, agendas, and other documentation as assigned; coordinates meeting logistics, including room reservations, equipment, materials, and catering as needed.
- Maintains leadership calendars and coordinates appointments, events, and committee meetings, ensuring all relevant parties are informed of schedule changes.
- Orders and maintains department supplies through approved vendors, monitoring inventory levels and replenishing as needed.
- Ensures office, copy, and break areas are organized, stocked, and clean; submits Facilities and Environmental Services work orders as required.
- Adheres to department budget by following cost-effective purchasing and operational practices.
- Maintains accurate and confidential employee personnel files, including onboarding documentation, personnel actions, education requirements, and disciplinary records.
- Serves as the department Safety Champion, conducting physical safety inspections, documenting compliance, and initiating corrective actions as needed; submits safety-related work orders promptly and monitors follow-up actions.
Essential Skils:
- Proficient in use of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Maintains high degree of confidentiality
- Works with minimal supervision
- Ability to problem solve independently
- Possess excellent communication skills
- Be flexible in responses to unexpected change in work volume