Patient Flow Specialist

Location: IU Health Methodist Hospital

Coverage: IU Health Methodist Hospital and IU Health University Hospital

Schedule:

• Three 12‑hour shifts: 5:45 am to 5:45 pm including every 4th weekend,
• Hybrid 2 days a week in office 1 remote upon successful completion of training and must maintain performance standards

Top Responsibilities

• Assign new business to appropriate teams from overnight business
• Add assigned team orders in Cerner
• Calculate daily census
• Send overnight new business and team census to hospitalist teams and ICU teams (the night team does this for UH)
• Create admission orders daily for UH and on weekends for MH
• Triage consult/transfer calls throughout the day
• Send new business (i.e., ER admits, consults, post-ops, transfer of cares, direct admits, ICU upgrades and downgrades) to appropriate teams for MH, UH, and ICU
• Prepare UH, MH, and ICU paperwork for the next day
• Calculate ICU team censuses before evening changeover

Key Skills for Success

• Proficiency in Cerner
• Strong Microsoft Teams and Excel skills
• Excellent communication abilities
• Highly collaborative team mindset
• Detail‑oriented and organized
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple workflows effectively

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduation from an accredited Medical Assistant or LPN program preferred.
• Previous experience in admitting, bed management, patient placement/throughput, or similar hospital operations preferred, including familiarity with demographic and payer‑related financial requirements.
• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively with clinical and operational partners.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work professionally with physicians, hospital leadership, patients, and nursing staff at all levels.