Patient Placement Specialist Registered Nurse - Nursing Support

Mclaren-Health-Care; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a Patient Placement Specialist Registered Nurse in nursing support to oversee admission and bed management. You will use inpatient criteria, coordinate bed assignments, and communicate with physicians and staff to ensure appropriate placement and throughput.

The role requires an Associate Degree in Nursing, Michigan RN license, 3 years acute care experience, strong communication, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and patient placement software.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing is required.
• Licensed by the State of Michigan as a Registered Nurse.
• Three years experience as licensed registered nurse in an acute care setting or physician office.
• Professional demeanor and ability to maintain composure in stressful situations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft applications with the ability to type 40 wpm.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.
• Two years experience in hospital utilization review is preferred.
• Minimum of one-year experience as charge nurse or leadership role is preferred.
• Demonstrated competency in patient placement software.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes inpatient admission criteria to assign diagnoses that meet acute care criteria.
• Communicates with physicians regarding admission status and site of service.
• Oversees daily bed control and coordinates admission/transfer of patients.
• Assigns beds and manages bed status; communicates with staff and management as needed.
• Maintains records and documentation related to patient placement and bed management.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient and staff information.
• Facilitates daily bed control meetings and problem-solving related to bed availability.

Skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Patient Placement Specialist Registered Nurse - Nursing Support

U nder the direction of the Manager, provides utilization review and evaluation of Emergency admissions and direct admits to assist in appropriate classification of OBV versus in-patient status.Also, responsible for overseeing the daily activities of Patient Placement Services while performing patient placement functions as necessary according to applicable departmental and hospital policies and procedures.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Utilizes inpatient admission criteria to assign only diagnoses that meet acute care criteria. In the advent diagnosis does not meet admission criteria, communicates with the appropriate staff regarding site of service.

Acts as a resource for physicians (by phone) regarding appropriate admission status.

Supports the utilization function by performing efficient methods of work processing and work flow.

Receives complete bed requests and communicates with Patient Placement staff in a timely fashion to plan, prioritize and coordinate the admission and transfer of patient.

Understands and follows the Clinical Guidelines for Patient Placement as directed by the Manager.

Contacts physicians, physician offices, other healthcare agencies and other departments to obtain complete scheduling information as necessary.

Compares available beds with surgery and special studies schedules.

Consults with the Administrative Nursing Supervisor on a regular and timely basis concerning staff resources and matters that require immediate attention beyond scope of responsibility, including but not limited to requests for direct admits with no immediate availability of bed, or immediate ability to place.

Accurately assigns appropriate room/bed assignments, admits, discharges and transfers patients within computer systems.Communicates with all involved parties on a timely basis and in a professional manner.

Assists Manager in identifying and resolving problems related to patient placement, registration and flow.

Assists Manager in establishing standards of performance and effective processes to promote quality service.

Acts as liaison between the department and other departments or entities for process development and improvement activities as directed.

Assists in orientation of new employees to the work area.

Maintains records, files, reports, and other documentation related to the work.

Explains procedures that pertain to scheduling to employees as needed.

Performs other related responsibilities as necessary.

Required:

Associate Degree in Nursing.

Licensed by the State of Michigan as a Registered Nurse.

Three years experience as licensed registered nurse in an acute care setting or physician office.

Professional demeanor and ability to maintain composure in stressful situations.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft applications with the ability to type 40 wpm.

Preferred:

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.

Two years experience in hospital utilization review.

Minimum of one-year experience as charge nurse or leadership role.

Demonstrated competency in patient placement software.

Position Specific Expectations:

Responsible to facilitate daily bed control meeting.

Safeguards and maintains confidentiality of all patient, medical staff and employee information.

Assigns patients to clinically appropriate beds.When appropriate bed is not available then arranges for the best alternative for the patient.

Communicates with appropriate management staff to apprise him/her of the current bed status, identifying potential problems.

Assigns all beds, including in-house transfers, ED admissions, transfers from other hospitals, and transfers other clinical facilities.

Demonstrates knowledge of hospital and departmental policies and procedures.

Demonstrates the ability to accurately collect and record patient information in compliance with departmental productivity guidelines.

Enters data timely, accurately and in accordance with departmental productivity guidelines.

Responds to phone calls and requests for information in an accurate and efficient manner.

Demonstrates knowledge of computer systems and software utilized to complete work.

Demonstrates active participation in problem solving and planning.

Demonstrates a level of knowledge of medical terminology.

Enhances individual and unit professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, in-service meetings, workshops, and by reading current literature concerning scope of practice.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26010514
• Daily Work Times: 7p-730a
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

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McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.