Placement Coordinator Job Description
Placement coordinator
provides documentation of your throughput activities in Meditech, Central Logic, and CMC Bed Management tracking systems.
Placement Coordinator Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Serve as point of contact for employers identified by the Job Developer
Identify and prepare appropriate clients to be interviewed for specific job vacancies, in close collaboration with the Job Preparation Counselor
Ensure that all job orders are filled in a timely manner
Mitigate issues that arise between newly hired clients and employers, and counsel newly hired clients as necessary
Assigns and facilitates all patient admissions (elective and emergent) and transfers in accordance with established clinical standards and guidelines
Gathers medical and demographic information from physician, office staff and/or patients for admission of patient
Maintains an up-to-date patient list of admissions, changes to level of care, transfers, discharges and patients waiting in the ED for bed placement
Serves as the central contact person for direct admit patients
Communicates with the ED, Admitting, Cardiopulmonary, Patient Care Units, Surgical Services and other departments to prevent a back-up of admissions and increase throughput
Facilitates a daily Huddle and provides length of stay information, admission and discharge numbers
Placement Coordinator Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Placement Coordinator
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, CPR, GOLD, BCLS, AED, DNP, MSN, OSHA
Education for Placement Coordinator
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the placement coordinator job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Nursing, Education, Medical, Business, Human Services, Management, Health, Graduate, Social Work, Healthcare
Skills for Placement Coordinator
Desired skills for placement coordinator include:
Services and special programs
Computer Software
Meditech
Participating HCA hospital’s medical staff
Division hospital services lines and clinical capabilities
Bed Management
Central Logic
Internet searches and relevant Data Bases
Microsoft Office
Tele-Tracking
Desired experience for placement coordinator includes:
Review surgical schedule for next 24 hours to determine projected bed availability and report to the Manager of Nursing Support Services or designee any foreseeable problems
Demonstrate tactfulness, diplomacy and courteousness in all contacts with patient, visitors, physicians and any other health team members
Promotes positive standards of Behaviors throughout departments
Respects manager/employee/patient confidentiality
Must be adaptable to a fast pace environment
Proven track record showing attention to detail
Placement Coordinator Examples
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Placement Coordinator Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a placement coordinator. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for placement coordinator
- Excellent critical thinking, problem identification and resolution skills
- Previous clinical experience in a hospital setting (preferred)
- Attend regional senior management team meetings and participate in developing strategies and plans to advance practice in the region
- Oversee the operations of the Regional Resource Center
- Oversee the region’s purchased community support and placement services, providing utilization management, expenditure monitoring, troubleshooting, and consultation to providers
- Provide guidance, consultation, and technical assistance to Area Offices on placement and 688 case issues
- Oversee area and regionwide Stabilization, Assessment and Rapid Reunification (STARR) placement utilization
- Oversee Enhanced Comprehensive Foster Care service utilization
- Oversee utilization of regional Teen Living programs
- Manage regional Conflict of Interest Contract utilization
Qualifications for placement coordinator
- Supervise Assistant Regional Placement Coordinator
- Assist the Regional Director in managing Child Awaiting Resolution of Disposition (CARD) issues
- Provide duty day coverage, as needed, for Background Record Check/Criminal Offender Record Inquiry (BRC/CORI) and overcapacity waiver requests from Area Offices
- Conduct strategic planning, service network development, quality assurance, and continued procurement activities to ensure the advancement of the Family Networks system, including completion of written reports
- Ensure creation and maintenance of appropriate region wide service database and monitoring systems
- Coordinate and facilitate semi-annual Area Lead performance review meetings
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Placement Coordinator Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of placement coordinator. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for placement coordinator
- Act as regional representative to statewide Family Networks forums, including Area Lead Managers and Educational Coordinators meetings
- Performs other systemic duties as assigned
- Works closely with the relevant academic program administrators, staff, faculty, preceptors, and students to coordinate and maintain ongoing communication related to current and future clinical placement needs
- Collaborates with faculty and students in developing, coordinating and implementing plans for student clinical placements
- Collaborates with faculty and students in continually evaluating current clinical placements sites and preceptors and in developing new clinical placement sites and preceptors
- Collaborates with faculty and program leadership in identifying and resolving issues and concerns related to clinical placements and preceptors
- Collaborates with faculty and program leadership to ensure student compliance with clinical placement requirements and processes
- Works with designated personnel in health care agencies, practice settings and health care organizations to identify appropriate and available preceptors for specific clinical course semesters
- Assists in initiating, reviewing, revising and maintaining interagency academic contracts and affiliation agreements under the supervision of and in collaboration with the Manager of Academic Contracts
- Works closely with the appropriate academic program administrators, staff, faculty, preceptors, and the Manager of Academic Contracts to assure and secure academic contracts and affiliation agreements prior to student placement
Qualifications for placement coordinator
- Contributes to the development and maintenance of a comprehensive clinical placement information database and management system that contains student and/or faculty information as may be required to assure compliance with academic program (e.g., regulatory and accreditation) and health care agency, practice setting and health care organization requirements
- Collaborates with faculty and program leadership to maintains records of required training of students and clinical course faculty in accordance with federal regulations and each health care organization’s requirements
- Collaborates with the Manager of Academic Contracts to gather data and prepares reports for use by academic administrators, faculty and/or staff in support of the preparation and negotiation of academic contract and affiliation agreements and as may be required for other administrative, regulatory and/or accreditation purposes
- Collaborates, in cooperation with the Manager of Academic Contracts, with other academic unit clinical placement personnel for the purpose of sharing knowledge and leveraging common goals and interests
- Ability to prioritize patient needs to achieve placement goals
- Well developed key-boarding skills
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Placement Coordinator Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a placement coordinator. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for placement coordinator
- Responsible for the placement of all MAT and MAE candidates in clinical practice and fieldwork placements that ensure a diversity of settings that enable candidates to develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to demonstrate positive impact on all P-12 students’ learning
- Collaborate with program directors to review all applications for clinical practice and fieldwork to ensure candidates have demonstrated all competencies at the require level to progress to clinical experiences
- Responsible for maintaining diversity in placement settings through the use of student data
- Seek to build deep partnerships with key school districts to discuss their human capital and instructional needs by meeting with key school personnel on a regular basis
- Participates in assessment and evaluation of clinical practice placement and sites
- Collaborate to ensure the selection of diverse clinical educators that meet state and/or national requirements to supervise and provide support for candidates during clinical practice experiences
- Ensure accessibility to information regarding clinical practice placements and assessment that occur related to clinical practices for candidates, faculty, and school district partners
- Work closely with the SOE administrative assistant responsible for MOU documentation by ensuring that each district with a fieldwork or clinical practice placement has a signed MOU prior to placing a candidate
- Work closely with the TaskStream Coordinator on the timely submission and uploading of placement data
- Develop and implement a strategic plan for the growing array of programs and services available to alumni and local educational professionals, including a budget and calendar of events
Qualifications for placement coordinator
- Studying for an Business Management , IT, Geography or related business degree
- Studying for a Transport / Business Management degree or related business degree
- Studying for a business management / financial degree or related business degree
- Studying for a Business/Marketing related degree
- Studying for a Project Management degree or related business studies degree
- Studying a CIPS qualification desired but not essential
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Placement Coordinator Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a placement coordinator. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for placement coordinator
- Create, coordinate, and implement partner recognition activities
- Evaluate required field experience evidence submitted by candidates for completion and appropriateness Manage the creation and submissions of Professional Studies and Continuing Education Units
- Manage and promote BTSA unit availability for MA Ed, LL candidates
- Assist the MVRC program directors with supervisor meetings and trainings
- Manage job and hiring inquiries from districts, schools and organizations, including coordinating job and interview fairs and communicating opportunities to students
- Monitors medical team quotas ensuring correct distribution of patients
- Works with chief residents to strategize exceptions and capacity challenges
- Demonstrates proficiency in case specific requirements
- Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, improving organization performance program, infection control, and safety standards
- Receive and/or assist the Admission Review Nurse in receiving reservations from the Emergency Room or the physician's office in the event of an urgent/emergent admit
Qualifications for placement coordinator
- Working knowledge of palliative care of terminally ill patients
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication
- Studying for a degree in an engineering discipline or another degree where the intern can demonstrate a keen interest in vehicle engineering
- Studying for a HR degree or related business degree
- Have a keen interest in HR
- High level of computer literacy, including all standard Microsoft packages is essential
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Placement Coordinator Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of placement coordinator. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for placement coordinator
- Report census and communicates information gathered from computer and nursing units to appropriate persons
- Maintain consistent communication with all nursing units to facilitate patient placement
- Update "patient-type" and accommodations codes in computer system to ensure proper room rate for billing when requested by nursing/case management
- Remain abreast of surgeries to be transferred to ICU post-operatively, in order to adjust and plan for transfers throughout the day
- Notify Financial Counseling of questionable insurance information for proper follow-up during the absence of the Admission Review nurse
- Collects, maintains, analyzes and disseminates field experience, student teaching and graduate internship performance data for program improvement, state, and federal reports
- Manages process to interface with university supervisors and program area coordinators to select appropriate placement sites and supervisors
- Takes a proactive role in identifying areas where a new process maybe useful, and provides leadership across programs to ensure effective execution of processes while reinforcing unit goals
- Serves as university liaison between P12 school systems and the university teacher education program
- Interfaces with school partners, ie
Qualifications for placement coordinator
- Integrity and confidentiality is essential
- Capable of prioritising, planning and organising work
- High energy levels and an inquisitive mind-set
- Studying for a marketing/communications degree or related business degree
- Excellent level of written & verbal communications skills
- Ability to present ideas in a logical & practical manner good presentation skills