Clinical Operations Lead: Bed Management & Patient Flow

UF Health; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health in Gainesville seeks a clinical and operational leader for bed management within the Care Command Center. The role partners with nursing leadership, physicians, transfer centers, and operations to ensure care occurs in the right place at the right time.

The position develops and improves centralized bed management processes, leveraging data analysis and stakeholder engagement to enhance access, capacity, and patient flow across the health system.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field.
• Current Florida RN license and board certification required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive leadership experience in hospital operations, throughput, transfer centers, or capacity management.
• Demonstrates strong leadership and interpersonal skills to influence staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead bed management and capacity planning across the health system.
• Oversee patient placement, throughput optimization, and bed assignment processes.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership, physicians, transfer centers, and hospital operations.
• Travel to UF Health Hospitals as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Education

Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

Overview

This position serves as the clinical and operational lead for bed management initiatives within the Care Command Center. Works collaboratively with nursing leadership, charge nurses, physicians, transfer center staff, patient placement teams, and hospital operations leaders to ensure patients receive the right care, at the right place, at the right time.

Provides leadership in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of centralized bed management processes. Supports operational decision-making through data analysis, workflow development, stakeholder engagement, and performance improvement initiatives designed to improve access, capacity, and patient flow.

Responsibilities

The incumbent in this position is responsible for supporting patient placement, capacity management, throughput optimization, and bed assignment processes across the health system.

**Travel to all UF Health Hospitals is required on an as-needed basis**

Qualifications

Education: Masters degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field required. Consideration will be given to those currently enrolled in formal education to obtain MSN.

Experience: Minimum 5 years progressive leadership experience in hospital operations, patient throughput, transfer center operations, or system capacity management

License/Certification/Registration: Current RN license in State of Florida. Professional nursing board certification required. Other Qualifications: Demonstrates excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to influence staff's knowledge and application of evidence-based practice.