Bed Control Specialist - Admin Coord / Patient Flow, U ( J1024-0533)

IMAGINE a hospital where everyone is committed to excellence. We did. We are. From boardroom to bedside, we go above and beyond to offer the best and safest patient care. At North York General Hospital (NYGH), we put our patients first in everything we do. We are achieving a new standard of excellence in integrated patient-centered care and as one of Canada's leading community academic hospitals, we are building on our academic foundation through enhanced education, research and innovation. North York General Hospital is part of North York Toronto Health Partners, a collaborative partnership with patients, primary care, and community partners, a first- generation Ontario Health Team, driving the development of a locally integrated health system to serve the community. As part of our dynamic team, you too can stand out and be amazing! At North York General, our team is making a world of difference.

Position Summary

Bed Control Specialist, Admin Coord - Patient Flow :

Your goal in this position is to be responsible for managing and assigning all inpatient beds in a manner that will facilitate the constant flow of patients. Beds will be assigned using the standardized criteria and using the bed assignment priority matrix for prioritization. You have excellent critical thinking and decision making skills. You have great communication, negotiation and analytical skills. You have strong interpersonal and customer service skills. You also have the ability to prioritize and work under pressure. This position supports the Hospital’s academic mandate by advancing care through teaching and learning and / or transforming care through research and innovation. This position contributes to the shared responsibility of ensuring health and safety policies are followed to provide for a healthy environment for staff, physicians, volunteers , learners, patients and families.

On a practical level, you will

• Process all inpatient admissions in the Cerner ADT system
• Prioritize the assignment using the assignment priority matrix
• Mobile Bed management and assignment on units- utilizing laptop
• Monitor the hospital bed status regularly and act as defined in the bed management policy
• Open and close unbudgeted beds as per bed management policy
• Alert appropriate administration as per bed management policy when reaching key trigger points
• Ensure the bed board is kept up to date by entering all required information in a timely fashion
• Maintain a log of people returning from other facilities in the electronic bed board
• Issue new born OHIP forms and maintain log books
• Maintain death registry, ensure all documentation has been completed before authorizing the release of body to funeral home or coroner
• Ensure collection and quality of midnight census information
• Provide cross coverage for Emergency Registration when the need arises

Qualifications

What We Offer

Working at NYGH means working with a dynamic team of fellow healthcare providers, staff, and volunteers in one of Canada’s leading hospitals. This is a Part Time unscheduled Position with 12 hour shifts, all shifts, Days and Night shifts, including weekends in the Admin Patient flow Department. We offer a highly competitive total compensation package which includes pay in lieu of benefits, vacation pay and the opportunity to join the Hospital Pension Plan.