Patient Care Coordinator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 39310
- Class code
- 39310
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- P5
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Patient Care Coordinator is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 39310.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 05/01/1986.
What the state says the job is
This is responsible and professional administrative work, planning and coordinating the utilization review function at a state hospital, state general hospital, or restoration center. An employee in this class is responsible for administering, planning and coordinating the utilization review program at a state hospital, state general hospital, or restoration center. Work involves reviewing, analyzing and evaluating patient records to determine the medical necessity for hospital admissions and the appropriateness of admissions and extended stays. Work includes monitoring admissions to assure the review of extended stays on a timely basis, and maintaining liaison with patient care providers and those responsible for discharge planning to facilitate continuity in patient care.
Examples of the work
Administers, plans, and coordinates the utilization review program in a state hospital, state general hospital, or restoration center. Reviews, analyzes and evaluates patients' records to determine the medical necessity for hospital admissions and the appropriateness of admissions and extended stays. Assigns lengths of stay to those admissions determined to be medically necessary and appropriate. Monitors admissions to assure that extended stays are reviewed on a timely basis; certifies additional extended stay periods when determined to be medically necessary. Refers difficult or questionable admissions or extended stays to the Utilization Review Chairman or the physician designee.
Minimum qualifications
One year as a Psychiatric Nurse 2 in a state hospital or a Nurse 2 in a State General Hospital or Restoration Center; or Three years of professional psychiatric nursing or general nursing, including one year at an advanced level in a state hospital, general hospital or Restoration Center; and graduation from an approved school of professional nursing; or Two years of professional social or rehabilitative work, including one year of clinical experience in a supervisory, administrative or consultative capacity in a state hospital, state general hospital or Restoration Center; and a bachelor's degree with major course work in social work, nursing, health care administration, behavioral sciences ...
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.