Clinical Logistics Bed Placement RN Coordinator

Inova Health; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement match

Tuition assistance

Student loan assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Inova Health is seeking a dedicated Clinical Logistics Coordinator - Bed Placement Registered Nurse (RN) to support the Fairfax East HROC. This full-time role features 3-12 hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m.

– 7:00 a.m., self-scheduling with rotating weekends about every 3rd weekend, and no telework option as the department operates 24/7. The RN will coordinate patient bed placement, monitor bed planning in EPIC, and collaborate with transfer centers to balance patient volumes across sites,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing is required.
• 3 years clinical nursing experience in acute care setting.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and Virginia RN license.

Responsibilities

• Assigns patients to the right care site while promoting positive outcomes related to patient bed placement.
• Coordinates with the Inova Transfer Center and care sites to balance patient volumes across care sites.
• Obtains information on patient admissions originating from the ED, PACU, direct admissions and transfers from other facilities while determining the appropriateness of admission.
• Collaborates with care-site-based team members on challenging admissions to find appropriate patient placement.
• Facilitates daily capacity/flow meetings with all care sites, leads efforts to problem solve during high census periods, and helps develop action plans and implements interventions aimed at reducing patients boarding and / or waiting on admission to specialty care sites
• Collaborates and directs patient flow coordinators effectively in prioritizing appropriate bed placement of all patient types upon notification of admission or transfer.
• Monitors EPIC bed planning and bed board modules at all times and proactively uses the information to plan bed availability based on current census, OR cases, discharges and historical data.
• Orients new team members to patient flow initiatives, demand capacity flow and creates awareness of the importance of patient flow within the organization.
• Maintains awareness of staffing levels in key departments that may impact patient flow such as EVS, transport and nursing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bed placement coordination

Healthcare operations

RN clinical experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Tools

EPIC bed planning

Job description

Job Description

Inova 8095 - Fairfax East (High Reliability Operations Center “HROC”) is looking for a dedicated Clinical Logistics Coordinator - Bed Placement Registered Nurse (RN) to join the team. This role will be full-time, 3-12-hour nights, 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. (self-scheduling); rotating weekends, about every 3rd weekend. Please note the department operates 24/7. NO telework option - role is on-site.

Job Description

Inova 8095 - Fairfax East (High Reliability Operations Center “HROC”) is looking for a dedicated Clinical Logistics Coordinator - Bed Placement Registered Nurse (RN) to join the team. This role will be full-time, 3-12-hour nights, 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. (self-scheduling); rotating weekends, about every 3rd weekend. Please note the department operates 24/7. NO telework option - role is on-site.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offeringupto $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offeringpaid time off, paid parental leave, & flexible work schedules.

Clinical Logistics Coordinator - Bed Placement Registered Nurse (RN) Job Responsibilities:

• Assigns patients to the right care site while promoting positive outcomes related to patient bed placement.
• Coordinates with the Inova Transfer Center and care sites to balance patient volumes across care sites.
• Obtains information on patient admissions originating from the ED, PACU, direct admissions and transfers from other facilities while determining the appropriateness of admission
• Collaborates with care-site-based team members on challenging admissions to find appropriate patient placement.
• Facilitates daily capacity/flow meetings with all care sites, leads efforts to problem solve during high census periods, and helps develop action plans and implements interventions aimed at reducing patients boarding and / or waiting on admission to specialty care sites
• Collaborates and directs patient flow coordinators effectively in prioritizing appropriate bed placement of all patient types upon notification of admission or transfer.
• Monitors EPIC bed planning and bed board modules at all times and proactively uses the information to plan bed availability based on current census, OR cases, discharges and historical data.
• Orients new team members to patient flow initiatives, demand capacity flow and creates awareness of the importance of patient flow within the organization.
• Maintains awareness of staffing levels in key departments that may impact patient flow such as EVS, transport and nursing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• Experience: 3 years clinical nursing experience in acute care setting
• Certification: Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association. Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: med/surg, critical care, and/or emergency department ED background

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.