Bed Board & Services Coordinator Support Services Job Listing at MedStar Medical Group in Washington, DC (Job ID req31887)

Description

General Summary of Position
The Bed Board Coordinator collaborates with the departmental leadership of Support Services and oversees all hospital services requests, bed movement and placement of patients and helps to monitor efficient transfers and discharges. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serves as the coordinator for the base station for the Environmental Services, Linen Distribution, Central Patient Transport, Supply Chain, Food Services, Biomed, Clinical Equipment Support, Facilities as well as a liaison for Information Technology requests.
• Receives incoming telephone calls and dispatches to Support Services departments accordingly. Facilitates and prioritizes job requests based on patient care needs.
• Utilizes software program to enter and monitor bed tracking activity and intercept work tickets from the Call Center and dispatch appropriately.
• Monitors staff conducting discharges, transfers, equipment/supply/item movement and high-profile cleaning to ensure consistency and compliance through direct observations.
• Interdepartmental communications to include the ability to recognize and appropriately respond to situations and issues that require communication or interaction with other departments.
• Provides training to staff and other bed management staff on bed control responsibilities.
• Works closely with Bed Management, Emergency Room, Nursing, Case Management and Support Services Staffing Office, and Operations division leadership.
• Performs a variety of administrative duties, such as typing, filing, recording etc.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required

This position has a hiring range of $58,656 - $93,246