Patient Flow RN

About the Role

The Patient Flow RN is responsible for the assignment of patients to achieve organizational throughput, from multiple points of entry. This role supports the hospital’s patient flow objectives as they relate to patient safety, customer service, and capacity optimization. The Patient Flow RN facilitates and achieves the placement of patients requiring a bed assignment and collaborates with physicians, nursing, hospital departments, and pre-hospital partners to place patients according to established departmental procedures as outlined in the Assessment and Evaluation Tool.

This position supports organizational goals by providing quality customer service to both internal and external customers, participating in performance improvement efforts, and demonstrating a commitment to teamwork and cooperation.

Responsibilities

• Assign patients to appropriate beds to optimize hospital throughput.
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, and other hospital departments to ensure timely and safe patient placement.
• Manage multiple and continually changing priorities to make rapid decisions.
• Demonstrate high-level written and verbal communication skills.
• Utilize clinical and patient placement information systems proficiently (training provided if needed).
• Demonstrate competencies as established on the Assessment and Evaluation Tool for this position.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (Bachelor’s degree preferred).
• Current RN licensure in the State of New Jersey.
• Minimum 5 years of clinical practice experience.
• Minimum 2 years of demonstrated leadership clinical experience preferred.
• Strong computer, analytical, follow-through, and delegation skills.
• Ability to work weekends, shifts, holidays, on-call, and overtime as required.

Work Environment

The position requires sitting, standing, walking, and stooping for a majority of the workday. Daily use of equipment includes computer terminals with multi-screen displays, fax machines, printers, and copiers.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement plans with employer contributions (401(k)/403(b)).
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care.
• Wellness programs.
• Voluntary benefits, including pet insurance.

Benefits offerings may vary based on position and are subject to eligibility requirements.