Registered Nurse (RN) - Patient Flow Coordinator, Patient Flow Operations, FT, Nights

Prisma Health; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health in Columbia, SC is seeking an RN-Patient Flow Coordinator to oversee bed management, admissions, transfers, and patient placements across its facilities.

The role emphasizes clinical assessment, collaboration with physicians and care teams, and process-driven throughput to ensure timely and safe patient transitions.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Nursing required.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee bed management, admissions, transfers and placements across Prisma Health facilities.
• Collaborate with physicians, clinical providers and care teams to ensure timely, safe patient transitions.
• Utilize standardized processes and clinical judgment to prioritize patient needs and optimize throughput.
• Monitor throughput and bed availability to improve patient flow and avoid bottlenecks.
• Maintain licensure and pursue ongoing education to uphold professional standards.

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Job Profile Summary

The RN-Patient Flow Coordinator operates within Prisma Health Patient Flow Operations, encompassing Central Bed Management and the Transfer Center. Central Bed Management oversees the placement of inpatient and observation patients by reviewing admission/discharge/transfer (ADT) orders and bed requests in coordination with clinician assessments and triage. The Transfer Center facilitates direct admissions and patient transfers from both Prisma Health and external facilities and physician practices. Together, the Prisma Health Patient Flow Operations teams coordinate patient admissions, transfers, and placements in alignment with each facility or unit’s capacity and capabilities.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Applies standardized processes, nursing autonomy, remote triage and patient acuity to ensure patients are admitted to the appropriate unit/facility with correct orders.
• Utilizes critical thinking skills to prioritize patient needs, in conjunction with standardized processes for patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Monitors patient throughput turnaround times to facilitate timely movement and maximizes use of existing systems and processes to improve patient flow.
• Utilizes automated and manual information to forecast and facilitate bed availability.
• Supports initiatives to enhance patient throughput and promote safe, timely care transitions.
• Possesses excellent communication skills, ensuring oral communication is clear and concise.
• Acts as a resource for other staff members by maintaining a strong clinical knowledge and understanding of individual department capabilities.
• Delegates tasks as appropriate to other members of the team and ensures completion of assigned tasks.
• Collaborates with physicians, clinical providers, emergency departments, inpatient units, Administrators on Duty, environmental services, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team to improve care transitions.
• Evaluates own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standard guidelines, state statutes, policies, procedures, rules/regulations and current specific knowledge. Takes personal accountability for maintaining competency through education and professional activities. Maintains professional licensure and completes required mandatory education in a timely manner. Reflects on identified areas of strength that offer opportunity for improvement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Associate degree in Nursing. Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• Experience - Two (2) years Acute Care Nursing experience. ICU or ED nursing experience preferred.

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• NA

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Location

10 Medical Park Rd Richland

Facility

Corporate

Department

Midlands Patient Flow Operations

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