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LPN Patient Placement Specialist

AdventHealth, Ocala, FL, United States


Job Description
Initiates, promotes, and participates in interdisciplinary collaboration regarding patient placement. Other duties as assigned. Identifies needs and operational opportunities to improve patient access and bed turnaround. Continuously re-evaluates patient placement requests and adjusts staffing and bed management plans accordingly. Supports and promotes excellence in customer and guest relations. Maintains a professional, collaborative, and congenial rapport with internal and external contacts. Demonstrates commitment to professional and personal growth by completing mandatory educational requirements, maintaining unit-based certification, attending staff meetings, and participating in clinical ladder. Supports, promotes, and participates in community service activities. Reports any interruptions of operational flow to the director. Manages patient placement operations within the hospital, ensuring timely admissions and transfers according to hospital policies and procedures. Serves as the single point of contact for all patients placed within the hospital, maintaining communication with referring physicians and transferring hospitals. Evaluates available cardiac beds and develops contingency bed management plans with charge staff to ensure uninterrupted daily operations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Must be knowledgeable about medical terminology, levels of care, treatment modalities, and the health care delivery system with demonstrated ability to abstract medical information and interpret patient records.

Requires good interpersonal skills with ability to relate well with administration, physicians, patients, and other hospital employees.

Skills in the use of personal computer and related software systems and applications.

Education

High School Grad or Equiv [Required]

Technical/Vocational School [Required]

Field of Study
N/A

Work Experience

2+ of clinical experience. [Required]

Previous clinical experience [Preferred]

Previous experience in a patient placement or transfer center [Preferred]

Additional Information
N/A

Licenses and Certifications

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) [Required]

Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) [Required]

Physical Requirements
Physical Requirements - [Link removed]

Benefits

Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off from Day One

403-B Retirement Plan

4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave

Career Development

Whole Person Well-being Resources

Mental Health Resources and Support

Pet Benefits

Schedule
Full time

Shift
Day (United States of America)

Address
1500 SW 1ST AVE

City
OCALA

State
Florida

Postal Code
34471

Pay Range
$20.97 - $38.99

Equal Opportunity Statement
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.

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