SHIFT: 6:00 am - 6:30 pm. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS?Coordinates the functions of the Logistics Center and coordinates bed flow through the management of the electronic bed tracking board. Provides daily operational oversight and decision making of patient flow activities throughout Capital Health. Assesses patient status/acuity to facilitate the efficient movement of patients through the hospital system by prioritizing inpatient admissions, critical care admissions, and internal/external transfers. Se... more details
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Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advance technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and is comprised of 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 250 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region.
Position Overview:
SHIFT: 6:00am - 6:30pm
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
?Coordinates the functions of the Logistics Center and coordinates bed flow through the management of the electronic bed tracking board.
Provides daily operational oversight and decision making of patient flow activities throughout Capital Health.
Assesses patient status/acuity to facilitate the efficient movement of patients through the hospital system by prioritizing inpatient admissions, critical care admissions, and internal/external transfers.
Serves as an expert clinical resource for patient placement by ensuring smooth functioning of the Logistics Center process to reduce wait times and avoid unnecessary movements of patients. Serves as contact person for bed management as it relates to admissions.
Ensures throughput on units and compliance with transfer process through management of people and process.
Identifies and anticipates barriers to discharge/patient flow activities and works to ensure throughput in ED, inpatient units and compliance with transfer process through management of people, metrics and process improvement.
Activates the Hospital Surge/Capacity plan based on the guidelines established and works to initiate/activate/manage/close identified overflow patient care areas.
Monitors inpatient bed status and upgrades bed cleaning status via bed tracking system to expedite patient flow to a clean bed.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: Associate's degree and graduate from accredited school of nursing.
Experience: Four years' experience in an acute care hospital setting to include minimum Telemetry experience. Critical Care experience preferred.
Other Credentials: AHA BLS - Healthcare Provider, Registered Nurse - NJ
Knowledge and Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Excellent customer service orientation skills necessary to communicate effectively and utilize effective conflict resolution and negotiation skills to support a cohesive multidisciplinary team and ensure optimal patient outcomes. Possesses ability to use critical thinking, logic and reasoning to address complex situations. Demonstrates responsiveness to needs of patients, other care team members, and self. Ability to organize and prioritize, in a fast-paced environment. Ability to leverage interdepartmental relationships to remove obstacles.
Special Training: Possesses computer skills that include data input into multiple systems, working knowledge of windows based applications such as Microsoft Office skills, and ability to learn hospital based programs for access to lab results, bed tracking, etc. Able to abstract medical information.
Offers are contingent upon successful completion of our onboarding process and pre-employment physical. Capital Health will require all applicants (including contractors, travelers and consultants) to have an annual flu vaccine prior to start date, with the exception of individuals with medical and religious exemptions.
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