Placement Coordinator Lead

Requisition Number

14877BR

The Highland Hospital Placement Coordinator Lead is responsible for all Placement Coordinator Functions: supplies essential organizational support for the necessary hospital flow that is required to discharge patients so that we can serve patients with acute care needs. The Placement Coordinator provides expert support to the social work staff regarding the placement process for skilled nursing rehabilitation and long-term care. This includes (but is not limited to) knowledge of medical barriers, insurance regulations, financial and legal issues that could potentially hold-up timely discharge of patients. This position facilitates the distribution of referrals, proactively identifies barriers for placement in order to reduce length of stay, collaborates/educates social work team regarding placement process, and coordinates efforts regarding insurance authorizations and appeals. They are also responsible to prompt Social Work team regarding timely lab testing for successful discharge. The Placement Coordinator supplies facilities with additional information and negotiates for bed offers. The Placement Coordinator is the “face” and represents Highland Hospital and requires excellent interpersonal and customer services skills. This is a time-sensitive, multi-tasking job that requires the ability to take inputs from phone, pager, email, and fax. This position is also responsible to collect data on all placements and formulates monthly statistics.

Salary Range:

$24.04- $35.72

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job’s compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Posting Title

Placement Coordinator Lead

Department/Cost Center

771 - Social Work Service

Work Shift

Days

Area of Interest

Clerical

Employment Status

Full-Time

Hours/Week

40

Job Requirements

Education: Must have a BSW or related human service degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience: 4 or more years’ experience in health care Nursing Home Placement is preferred with knowledge of community resources and skilled nursing home environments in particular.

License/Certification Required: None

Skills: Computer savvy (Microsoft Suite, eRecord), leadership, critical thinking, risk screening, assessment, interventional and excellent interpersonal skills, care planning, ability to process complex cases, distribute SNF referrals and negotiate for beds, ability to showcase our patients to SNF and LTC and shift with changing landscapes, organized, thrives under pressure.