Patient Placement RN

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with match

Pension Plan funded by BJC

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Adoption assistance

Disability insurance paid for by BJC

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated professional to assist in patient admissions and transfers. This hybrid role involves utilizing critical thinking and clinical judgment to ensure patients are placed in the appropriate care settings. With a commitment to community health, this organization offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a pension plan, tuition assistance, and flexible spending accounts. Join a team that values your contributions and supports your professional growth while making a significant impact in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in healthcare with a focus on patient placement.
• Ability to work in a safety-sensitive position with constant alertness.

Responsibilities

• Directs patients to the most appropriate level of care and unit assignment.
• Manages patient placement functions and ensures accurate communication.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Clinical Judgment

Patient Placement

Communication

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Electronic Health Record

Patient Care Protocols

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

• Full-Time, Nights
• Hybrid Position
• Eligible for Full BJC Benefits Package
• 401(k) with match, plus BJC Funded Pension
• PTO accrual starting Day 1

Overview

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Assists in the placement of all admissions and transfers in accordance with established guidelines. Facilitates patient placement to appropriate service and HSO. Assigns patients to appropriate beds using facility patient placement guidelines.

Responsibilities

1. Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment in directing patients to the most appropriate level of care and unit assignment and ensures accurate and complete communication with all areas across the system.
2. Manages all patient placement and progression functions in a responsive manner responding to all callers with the aid of the electronic health record, approved clinical protocols, and established patient care protocols and healthcare information.
3. Works with all hospital (BJC and Non BJC) teams and key stakeholders on leading and facilitating efficient, timely placement of patients across the system.
4. Uses available tracking systems to maintain ongoing surveillance of available staffed beds. Monitors progress with bed assignments and arrivals of patients to assigned units; monitors for timeliness of transfers and discharges.
5. Alerts department leadership of delays with patient flow for individual patients and departments experiencing delays.
6. BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Experience

• 5-10 years

Supervisor Experience

• < 2 years

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer