Patient Throughput & Bed Management Leader

Lehigh Valley Health Network, Inc.; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network, Inc. is seeking a Supervisor for the Patient Flow and Staffing Office.

The role collaborates with medicine, nursing, staffing, patient logistics, case management, utilization review, environmental services, and emergency services to optimize throughput and bed management across campuses. The position focuses on daily operations, performance improvement, and quality assurance, ensuring safe, efficient patient care and effective capacity management throughout the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or related field; RN licensure.
• 3 years nursing experience and 2 years healthcare supervision/administration experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to staffing and patient logistics colleagues.
• Expedite and resolve throughput issues; serve as escalation point.
• Improve operating mechanisms within the Command Center and foster collaboration.
• Identify process improvement strategies to improve patient flow and manage surge volumes.
• Represent capacity command center in campus operations huddles and lead system capacity huddles.
• Oversee and guide projects related to staffing, patient throughput and hospital operations.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Facilitation / project leadership

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Master’s Degree in Nursing or Healthcare Administration

Tools

Epic

Microsoft Office

Visio

Job description

Lehigh Valley Health Network, Inc. is seeking a Supervisor for the Patient Flow and Staffing Office.

The role collaborates with medicine, nursing, staffing, patient logistics, case management, utilization review, environmental services, and emergency services to optimize throughput and bed management across campuses. The position focuses on daily operations, performance improvement, and quality assurance, ensuring safe, efficient patient care and effective capacity management throughout the