Patient Logistics Representative

Overview

This is a full-time, benefitted position located in San Diego. The schedule will be for varied days/shifts, primarily evenings (13:30-16:00).

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennia ls, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Becker's Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

The Patient Logistics Representative is responsible for interacting with patients, payers and providers to gather information necessary for accurate registration including assigning of appropriate Medical Record Number, referral/authorization, and proper clinical bed placement of patients within the Scripps Sites utilizing an electronic bed tracking system. Effectively manages the Registration & Unscheduled visit process by:
Providing accurate MRN and updating registration, Gathering medical information and generating accounts appropriate for services to be provided, Notifies hospital staff or receiving departments for patients arriving urgently for a procedure or surgery, Determines appropriate facility for placement according to plan benefits and contract status, Obtains and enters authorization and referral numbers where required for direct admissions completes admissions within clinical systems as requested or assigned from various Scripps Sites.

Effectively manages Patient Admissions by:
Converting accounts per orders upon admission, Utilizing clinical algorithms and patient attributes to evaluate and assign beds for admissions, Identifying and negotiating bed placement with Operations Supervisors, physicians and charge nurses within the facilities, Communicating and managing bed availability by utilizing escalation protocols for bed cleaning and Management involvement. Act as a resource to nurses, doctors, hospital staff and health care facilities.

Effectively manages acute patient transfers to Scripps and within Scripps. Communicates with sending facilities to include physicians, clinical staff, patients, families and ambulance providers. Regularly displays a proactive approach to customer service by listening to all parties involved within patient placement and admission, taking ownership of solutions and is able to accurately identify the need to involve leadership in order to resolve concerns.

Acts as a member of the patient care team by supporting the clinical care staff in the care of the patient.

Required Experience/Specialized

Skills:

• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency of computer applications, to include Microsoft word and Excel.
• Knowledge of and experience in hospital registration (all patient types), healthcare insurance carriers, authorization requirements, patient scheduling, JCAHO guidelines, and general billing office policies and procedures.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills; innovative with ability to identify and solve problems.
• Able to adapt, prioritize and meet deadlines.

Preferred Experience/Education/Course(s)/Training:

• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Understanding of DRG's, Medical ICD9/ICD
  10 codes and CPT/HCPC Codes and Modifiers.
• Previous transfer center or bed placement experience.
• 2 years in an acute hospital environment

Job
:
Business Office

Primary Location
:
Central San Diego County-SAN DIEGO-HOSPITAL & CLINIC CENTRALIZED

Work Locations
: HOSPITAL & CLINIC CENTRALIZED

10790 RANCHO BERNARDO RD
SAN DIEGO 92127

Organization
:
Scripps Health Corp

Job Posting
:
Feb 6, 2026, 8:15:53 PM

Benefit Status
: FT - FULL-TIME WITH BENEFITS

Minimum Rate (USD): 27.24
- Maximum Rate (USD): 35.88

In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Act, Scripps Health posts the pay range for all jobs. Please note that actual pay will be determined based on relevant experience and internal equity within the pay range. Please also note this range is applicable for employees who reside in California only. A geographical pay differential may be applied for remote employees who reside out of state.

Scripps Health strives to ensure that our employees receive equal pay for equal work in line with our commitment to being an equal opportunity employer.

Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including…