Patient Flow RN

CommonSpirit Health; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Tennessee is seeking a Patient Flow Nurse to optimize patient movement throughout the hospital and improve bed utilization. You will assess bed availability, patient acuity, and discharge readiness, coordinating admissions, transfers, and discharges with multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires strong critical thinking, effective communication, and ability to make swift decisions in dynamic situations.RN with TN license is required; experience with hospital operations

Qualifications

• Must graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• RN license in Tennessee at time of hire.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Experience with bed management and EMR systems.

Responsibilities

• Accurately assesses patient information to determine appropriate placement within the hospital, ensuring timely bed assignment.
• Manages inbound and outbound communication with physicians, other providers, and internal departments via phone, EHR (Epic), and TeleTracking.
• Communicates critical test results to appropriate providers and facilitates follow-up actions (including scheduling emer-gent surgeries after-hours).
• Collaborates with physicians to facilitate patient hand-offs and curbside consults; supports timely resolution of clinical issues.
• Documents patient information and communication in the EHR and TeleTracking; stays updated on hospital policies for patient flow.
• Receives and documents verbal orders from physicians with clarity and completeness.

Education

Graduate from an accredited Nursing program

Registered Nurse: TN

Tools

Epic EHR

TeleTracking

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Patient Flow Nurse, you will optimize patient movement throughout the hospital, ensuring efficient transitions between departments, units, and levels of care. Your role minimizes wait times and maximizes bed utilization. Every day you will assess bed availability, patient acuity, and discharge readiness, proactively managing admissions, transfers, and discharges. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, resolving logistical challenges and prioritizing patient movement based on clinical urgency and resources. To be successful in this role, you need strong critical thinking, a comprehensive understanding of hospital operations, and exceptional communication. Your calm, swift decision-making and mediation skills in dynamic situations are essential for seamless patient progression.

• Accurately assesses patient information (condition, admitting diagnosis, etc.) to determine appropriate placement within the hospital, ensuring timely and efficient bed assignment. This includes utilizing established criteria for admission appropriateness.
• Effectively manages inbound and outbound communication with physicians, other healthcare providers, and internal departments via phone, electronic health record (EHR - Epic), and other communication systems (Teletracking). This includes timely responses to inquiries and efficient dissemination of critical information.
• Communicates critical test results to appropriate healthcare providers and facilitates necessary follow-up actions, including scheduling of emergent surgeries (after-hours) and making follow-up phone calls as needed.
• Collaborates with physicians to facilitate patient hand-offs, providing clear and concise information. Provides support for curbside consults and assists with the timely resolution of clinical issues.
• Accurately documents patient information and communication in the EHR (Epic) and other designated systems (Teletracking). Maintains up-to-date knowledge of hospital policies and procedures related to patient flow.
• Accurately receives and documents verbal orders from physicians, ensuring clarity and completeness.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing program, upon hire or
• Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire

Preferred

• Bachelors Other Nursing , upon hire and
• Experience in bed management and
• EMR systems

Where You'll Work

CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U.S. News and World Report, PINC AI, CMS, Healthgrades, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee. We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.