Patient Flow Coordinator - Registered Nurse

Novant Health; North Carolina; Remote; USD 47,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Novant Health is seeking an experienced RN to join our Behavioral Health Bed Management team as a Patient Flow Coordinator. This remote role requires NC, SC, GA, or VA residency and offers a part-time, weekend schedule with dayshift hours to support timely patient placement.

You will collaborate with Nursing, Patient Access, and hospital departments to optimize bed utilization, assess patient needs, and promote safe, coordinated transitions of care across the facility.

Qualifications

• RN with inpatient behavioral health experience required.
• Must reside in NC, SC, GA, or VA and be able to work remote.
• Part-time schedule including weekends; Saturday/Sunday.
• Strong communication with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate timely patient placement with nursing, Patient Access, and hospital departments.
• Evaluate patient needs to determine appropriate placement based on clinical condition and services.
• Identify barriers to placement and coordinate solutions to minimize delays.
• Serve as a clinical liaison between Behavioral Health, Nursing, and Patient Access.
• Support safe patient placement by balancing clinical needs, unit capabilities, staffing, and resources.
• Help ensure patients move efficiently through the hospital to the appropriate level of care.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Clinical coordination

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

BSN preferred

Job description

What We Offer

• Position: RN, Patient Flow Coordinator

• Location: Remote. Must Reside in NC, SC, GA, or VA
• Schedule: Part-time, Dayshift, Saturday and Sunday, 7:00a - 7:00p
• Department: Behavioral Health Bed Management
• A minimum of 2 years of in-patient behavioral health RN experience required

As anRN Patient Flow Coordinator for Behavioral Health, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring patients receive timely access to the right level of care in the right setting. You’ll serve as a key liaison between Nursing, Patient Access, and departments throughout the hospital to promote safe, efficient, and coordinated patient placement.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RN who enjoys collaboration, problem-solving, care coordination, and making a meaningful impact on patient flow and access to behavioral health se rvices.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate timely patient placement by collaborating with Nursing, Patient Access, and other hospital departments to ensure patients are accurately assigned to the appropriate bed or unit.
• Evaluate patient needs and work closely with clinical teams to determine the most appropriate placement based on the patient’s clinical condition, behavioral health needs, and available services.
• Facilitate efficient patient flow throughout the facility by identifying barriers to placement and coordinating solutions to minimize delays.
• Serve as a clinical resource and liaison between Behavioral Health, Nursing, Patient Access, and other departments to support seamless transitions of care.
• Collaborate across disciplines to address placement challenges and resolve issues that may impact patient throughout and the patient experience.
• Promote safe and appropriate patient placement by balancing clinical needs, unit capabilities, staffing considerations, and available resources.
• Support a coordinated patient experience by helping ensure patients move efficiently through the hospital and into the appropriate level of care.

What We’re Looking For

• Education:
  • 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred.
  • BSN preferred.
• Experience:
  • 2 years experience, required.
  • Previous leadership and bed utilization experience is preferred.
• Licensure/Certification:
  • RN License in Appropriate State, required.
• Additional Skills (required):
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, high level of problem solving and critical thinking skills to find solutions to difficult human, technical, clinical or administrative problems.
  • Excellent problem analysis skills to develop solutions.
  • Strong clinical skills and the ability to manage/coordinate effectively the work of non-subordinates.

Why Choose Novant Health?

At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.

Job Opening ID

196297