Bed Manager at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

Experience:

• Appropriate and relevant experience of Bed Management within a hospital environment.

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• Appropriate 3- National Diploma/ Degree registrable with an appropriate Health Professional Council.

Duties

• Develop, manage and implement Bed Manager Policies, Protocols and Procedures within the hospital. Management of patient's information and statistics in relation to bed management. Plan, coordinate and manage patient referrals to other health facilities Reduction in Length of stay of patients in a hospital bed in conjunction with the relevant medical teams. Coordinate the activities of medical, nursing, allied workers and administrative disciplines regarding the planning, processing and utilisation of hospital resources to ensure effective and efficient flow of patients within the institution in participation with other provincial institutions and districts. Manage and coordinate discharge plan for ambulatory patients; ensure discharge medication, OPD bookings and transport, ensuring reduced congestion within Emergency units which include the monitoring of disposition times.