
Highly skilled and enthusiastic professional with more than 20 years of experience managing operations in patient-centric medical offices. Successfully oversee human resources, budgeting, supply management and patient services. Develop and lead productive and efficient office staff. Contribute to high-volume medical practices by providing exceptional customer service.
Experienced healthcare professional ready to contribute to efficient patient care and administrative excellence. Skilled in medical terminology, patient coordination, and electronic health records management. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptability, ensuring reliable support in dynamic environments. Known for effective communication, organizational skills, and results-driven approach.
• Serves as the initial point of contact from external and internal providers and obtains the necessary information to initiate patient transfers into the Cleveland Clinic Health System. • Receives transfer request from physicians, mid-level providers or representatives from internal and external facilities. Information gathered includes demographic, insurance and clinical data. The Hospital Transfer Coordinator will be responsible for accurate quick registration. • Coordinates referrals to appropriate medical service as needed for referred patient. • Connects referring parties with accepting Cleveland Clinic provider to determine appropriateness of transfer. • Performs follow up communication with financial counselors, physicians, case managers and nurses to help expedite transfers to the Cleveland Clinic Health system facility. • Collaborates with Patient Flow Coordinators and Access RN’s to determine availability of appropriate bed. • Coordinate with ambulance providers to provide transportation within the Cleveland Clinic Health System • Demonstrate knowledge of hospital, departmental, and health systems policies and procedures. • Assist with new and current initiatives within the admission and transfer center. • Actively participates in the maintenance of 24/7 daily systems to maximize patient flow and optimize bed capacity across the enterprise. • Supports centralized communications between referring and accepting provider services. • This includes, but is not limited to, preparing for and leading bed meetings, monitoring, interacting with, and ensuring accuracy of electronic patient placement systems data, providing backup for patient placement discussions and decisions across the enterprise. • Implements HIPPA privacy regulations and Patient Bill of Rights and act as a resource for others in the organization. • Oversees emergency and electronic back-up methods and procedures to support patient flow. • Provides feedback to the supervisors related to process delays. • Meets regularly with Transfer Center team members to discuss, problem-solve, and develop mitigation strategies related to improvement of patient flow. • Actively engages in daily implementation of strategic goals as they relate to capacity management, patient flow and department development. • Interprets and supports policies, procedures and safety standards to facilitate daily operations. • Develops and promotes long term relationships with referring facilities. • Other duties as assigned.