Registered Nurse, Patient Placement

About the role

At HealthPartners, every patient journey begins with timely, coordinated care. As part of our Centralized Hospital Operations team, the Patient Placement Registered Nurse plays a critical role in supporting efficient patient throughput and optimal bed utilization across HealthPartners hospitals. This role ensures timely and appropriate patient placement by coordinating with nursing units, Administrative Nursing Supervisors, House Charge Nurses, and admitting departments. The patient placement registered nurse leverages data-driven insights and communication tools to maintain real-time awareness of hospital capacity, facilitating smooth transitions of care, and supporting operational excellence. CHO brings together key clinical and patient logistics functions into a centralized model designed to support safe, reliable patient care while improving operational efficiency and consistency across our hospitals. If you enjoy solving complex challenges, and excel at communication and collaboration, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day. At HealthPartners we believe in the power of good – good deeds and good people working together. As part of our team, you’ll find an inclusive environment that encourages new ways of thinking, celebrates differences, and recognizes hard work. We’re a nonprofit, integrated health care organization, providing health insurance in six states and high-quality care at more than 90 locations, including hospitals and clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together research and education through HealthPartners Institute, training medical professionals across the region and conducting innovative research that improve lives around the world. At HealthPartners, everyone is welcome, included and valued. We’re working together to increase diversity and inclusion in our workplace, advance health equity in care and coverage, and partner with the community as advocates for change.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate timely and appropriate patient placement with nursing units, Administrative Nursing Supervisors, House Charge Nurses, and admitting departments.
• Leverage data-driven insights and communication tools to maintain real-time awareness of hospital capacity.
• Facilitate smooth transitions of care and support operational excellence.

Requirements

• Completion of a baccalaureate program in nursing or Associate degree RN enrolled in a bachelor of nursing program.
• Minimum two (2) years in hospital operations, patient flow, or inpatient clinical coordination; OR minimum of three (3) years across various inpatient specialties in the ED and/or ICU/PCU level of care.
• Experience managing patient flow in an acute care setting or charge RN experience.
• Current Registered Nurse license for either Minnesota or Wisconsin required upon hire; must have both current MN & WI RN license within 6 months of hire and maintain both.
• Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) as required.

Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service and collaboration abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and hospital information systems (E