RN - Registered Nurse - Placement Services
Core
Coordinate patient flow and inpatient capacity management by partnering with physicians and nursing units to ensure appropriate and timely patient placements.
Role type
Senior Registered Nurse (Patient Placement & Capacity Management)
Builds
Inpatient bed management system and patient transfer workflows
Domain
Healthcare / Hospital Operations
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient placement coordination, Inpatient capacity management, Physician collaboration, Policy compliance, Staff supervision, Disaster protocol execution
Preferred skills
Managerial/Supervisory experience, New employee orientation
Technologies
Health Information Documentation systems
Responsibilities
Coordinate smooth transfers between facilities with referring and accepting physicians, Supervise assigned personnel within Patient Placement, Monitor occupancy trends and plan for elective admissions, Execute disaster plans and emergency protocols, Participate in formulation of nursing policies, Communicate capacity issues to on-call administrators