Medical Admitting jobs in Ontario

Reporting to the Clinical Director, Emergency, Medical/Surgical, and Allied Health, the On-Site After-Hours Administrator is the most senior management person on site and is responsible for addressing any and all issues that arise in consultation with the Senior Leadership Administrator on-call as required. Responsibilities include the coordination of patient flow for all corporate programs and services; providing support to all staff working on-site; and overall facility management. Hours for this role are 0700-1500 and 1500-0700, with on call 2300-0700 and availability committment of 37.5 hours in a biweekly pay period.

Key Responsibilities
Operational Support and Supervision

• Oversee day-today operations and act as the senior administrative authority during after-hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ensure adherence to corporate policies, including timely off-load of EMS patients, time-to-inpatient bed targets, and emergency department length of stay targets related to patient wait times and funding implications.
• Manage inpatient bed assignment and patient placement during high occupant and surge periods.
• Oversee patient transfers to other health care facilities in Canada or the United States.
• Facilitate the admission, discharge and transfer of patients in collaboration with all hospital services including the admitting and emergency departments and with the most responsible staff nurses (charge nurses/MRP’s).
• Identify issues and/or barriers to having patients admitted to in-patient beds and offering solutions to the issues identified.

Staff Coordination

• Understand the staffing ratios for all various programs, services and clinical and non-clinical areas and the variability of these ratios.
• Effectively administer the various Collective Agreements that govern staff across the entire hospital.
• Coordinate staffing resources according to patient and staff safety while optimizing operational efficiency.
• Ensure proper documentation of after-hours incidents, concerns, and actions taken.
• Foster clear communication with the staffing teams to ensure the effective flow of communication through the program and services and across the organization.
• Provide leadership to multi-disciplinary team with potential solutions and feedback regarding opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications
Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in a healthcare-related field.
• Minimum 2 years leadership experience, preferably in a hospital supervisory/managerial capacity.

Preferred Assets:

• Previous experience in an after-hours administration or healthcare management role.

Physical and Cognitive Demands

• Frequent interaction with staff and interdisciplinary teams in a dynamic healthcare environment.
• High attention to detail required, in managing patient care and operational issues.
• Conflict resolution and crisis management skills necessary to navigate complex healthcare situations.
• Requires strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities to address patient care and operational challenges.
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of responsibility during after-hours.

Erie Shores HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations available on request in all parts of the recruitment and assessment process as required under ESHC’s Accommodation Policy. If you require a specific accommodation, please contact the Human Resources department at HumanResources@eshc.org.