Patient Flow Triage Coordinator - 24hrs Nights

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Children's Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Patient Flow and Capacity Center (PFCC). This role supports hospital-wide patient flow, bed management, and admission/discharge coordination 24/7, partnering with nursing leadership and interdisciplinary teams.

The ideal candidate holds a BSN with 3–4 years of RN experience and MA licensure, bringing strong analytical and communication skills to optimize patient placement and care delivery across the hospital.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required.
• 3–4 years of RN experience preferred.
• Massachusetts RN license required.

Responsibilities

• Collect patient data and coordinate admission, transfer and discharge with nursing and medical teams.
• Respond to requests and resolve problems; escalate as needed.
• Receive and triage calls in a 24/7 transport center; assess urgency of requests.

Skills

RN experience

Education

BSN

Job description

Department Summary

The Patient Flow and Capacity Center (PFCC) at Boston Children's Hospital serves as the central hub for coordinating patient admissions, transfers, and bed placement across the hospital. Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the PFCC plays a critical role in optimizing hospital capacity, facilitating timely access to care, and ensuring patients receive the appropriate level of care.

Working in close collaboration with the Central Staffing Office (CSO), nursing leadership, medical teams, and interdisciplinary partners, the PFCC supports hospital-wide patient flow and staffing operations. Together, the PFCC and CSO anticipate and respond to evolving patient care needs, balance capacity with available resources, and navigate complex operational challenges.

The PFCC offers experienced nurses a unique opportunity to expand their clinical expertise beyond the bedside, strengthen leadership and critical thinking skills, and influence patient care on a hospital-wide level. Our team thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where collaboration, communication, and clinical judgment are essential to ensuring safe, efficient, and patient-centered care.

Key Responsibilities

• Collecting patient data, evaluating individual care requirements. Communicating with admitting, nursing and medical personnel to discuss and resolve placement issues/problems and plan and facilitate admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
• Responding to customer requests and resolving problems as needed. Evaluating service delivery systems and procedures and recommends changes to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Escalating issues up the chain of command as needed.
• Receiving and triaging calls as a member of a 24-hour transport communication center. Obtaining information from caller required to assess urgency of request and initiate appropriate response.
• Assisting in development and maintenance of systems and procedures supporting program operations. Working with nursing and interdisciplinary staff to identify, recommend and implement changes in preadmission screening systems, procedures and technology which improve efficiency and responsiveness to patient/family needs. Monitoring and maintaining patient census forecasting system, instructing nursing personnel on preparation, collection and use of data. Collecting and maintaining program evaluation data and performing periodic analyses as requested.
• Maintaining knowledge of current nursing and health care trends and practices through participation in professional and industry organizations and attendance at conferences, workshops and other continuing education programs.
• Contributing to teamwork.
• Cross training to the Coordinator of Patient Placement role.
• Schedule: 24 hours, 2 - 12hr shifts, rotating nights and every third weekend

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• A Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Experience

• A minimum of 3-4 years of previous RN experience.
• Boston Children's Hospital Staff Nurse 2 or 3 required.
• Charge nurse experience strongly preferred.
• Work requires the analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems OR design relatively complex systems and programs.
• Work requires communication skills in order to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and mediate fair solutions, or welldeveloped writing skills.

Licensure/ Certifications

• A current license from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to practice as a Registered Nurse.

The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.