RC, Patient Placement Specialist

St. Joseph's/Candler; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph's/Candler in Savannah, GA seeks a Bed Management Coordinator to lead proactive patient placement and throughput efforts across units, maximizing bed availability and access.

Collaborating with nursing leaders and care teams, you will analyze data, forecast needs, coordinate admissions and transfers, and guide unit placement in alignment with facility policies and guidelines. This role emphasizes teamwork, continuous improvement, and adherence to Joint Commission and CMS guidelines to

Qualifications

• Assists in forming teams for process improvement and patient flow coordination.
• Forecasts capacity needs using historical data and current census.
• Facilitates joint decision making and effective communication across units.
• Ensures care planning aligns with hospital policies and guidelines.
• Maintains awareness of Joint Commission, OSHA and CMS guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Proactively plan and coordinate daily patient placement and throughput to maximize bed space.
• Collaborate with Nursing Unit Clinical Managers and Directors of Patient Care Services to meet census goals.
• Coordinate admissions, discharges and transfers to optimize unit occupancy and access.
• Provide input on open, closed or flex unit decisions based on volume demands.
• Mentor and support teams to sustain learning and competence in flow processes.

Skills

Proactive planning

Coordination

Data analysis

Education

Associates Degree in Nursing

Job description

• In collaboration with the Manager of Clinical Operations for Patient Placement, Nursing Unit Clinical Managers and the Directors of Patient Care Services, the RC is responsible for the proactive planning, implementation and coordination of daily patient placement and throughput activities to maximize available bed space and access. Works collaboratively with all patient care departments and ancillary departments to assure census goals are met throughout strategic placement of patients based on the Bed Management Plan and Patient Population Guidelines. Provides input and collaboration in determining needs flex or open or close units to volume demands.
• Education
• Associates Degree in Nursing - Required
• Experience
• 1-2 Years Bed Management-Patient Placement Throughout - Preferred
• License & Certification
• Professional License with State of Practice - Required
• CCRN, UM or CCM Certification - Preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required
• Core Job Functions
• Assist in forming teams for process improvement. Proposes new and innovative approaches for dealing with patient flow. Conduct daily huddles to coordinate the admissions and transfer of patients.
• Accountable for analyzing data and utilizing resources and historical data to forecast and plan for capacity. Facilitates communication and joint decision making. Manages discharges and tracks patient access.
• Effectively translates hospital strategy and objectives to nursing units and ancillary departments. Serves as a resource for development and implementation of patient flow. Mentors and promotes an environment that fosters learning and competence.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to any age-related needs of the patient being served. Coordinates patient care needs with team members and other appropriate departments. Coordinates/oversees patient placement within the system and monitors house availability and assesses patient needs for house placement.
• Demonstrates knowledge and practice of The Joint Commission, OSHA and CMS guidelines.
• Follows the established policies to make patient assignments. Coordinates the movement of patients to assist with bed availability. Prioritizes the cleaning needs of patient rooms.