Capacity Management Specialist RN

Wexner Medical Center; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Wexner Medical Center seeks a Capacity Management Specialist to support the Nurse Manager with patient flow and ADT operations. You will coordinate transfers, communicate with referring and receiving facilities, and maintain real-time data for transfer decisions.

Responsibilities include evaluating transfer appropriateness, attending meetings, and escalating system issues to management to ensure smooth patient throughput. In-person reporting is required within Columbus area.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required.
• Active Ohio RN license required.
• Minimum of two years in a clinical nursing role.
• Leadership and management skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient transfers from referring facilities to Wexner Medical Center.
• Communicate with referring and receiving hospitals/physicians professionally and effectively.
• Enter transfer information into the database in real time with high accuracy.
• Apply clinical criteria to evaluate transfer appropriateness and level of care.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Communication

Transfer coordination

Education

BSN degree

Ohio RN license

Job description

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Scope of Position

The Capacity Management Specialist supports the Nurse Manager with departmental operations of the Patient Flow Management Center. The Capacity Management Specialist interacts with the department staff, medical personnel and other team members to achieve optimal patient throughput. The Capacity Management Specialist supports department efforts in managing Admissions, Transfers, and Discharges (ADT) for internal and external customers.

Position Summary

The Capacity Management Specialist contributes to the ongoing operations of the department and collaborates with other patient care departments/areas that impact (ADT) performance.
Receives transfer requests from referring facilities and coordinates patient transfer to our facility using excellent customer service skills with all callers. Facilitates all communication between referring and receiving hospitals/physicians in a professional and effective manner. Enters information into the database, as it occurs, for creation of real time data with a high degree of accuracy. Documents all required information pertaining to the patient transfer process accurately and thoroughly.
Applies approved clinical criteria to evaluate appropriateness of transfer and level of care.
Maintains knowledge base of processes and systems by attending meetings and reviewing training materials and identifies, addresses, and works to resolve system problems impacting transfers. Escalates issues as appropriate to management.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) required; current license as a registered nurse from the State of Ohio Board of Nursing required; a minimum of two years experience in a clinical nursing capacity required; demonstration of leadership and management skills preferred.

Qualified applicants will need to live within an hour of OSU's main campus in Columbus OH as there is an expectation to report in person in the event of unexpected downtime or disaster.

Currently looking for mid shift or night shift availability

Thank you for your interest in working at Ohio State.

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.