RN Clinical Bed Coordinator

MedStar Health; Rossville (MD); On-site; USD 59,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health is seeking a System-Wide RN Clinical Bed Coordinator in the Baltimore area to coordinate patient placement and bed utilization across hospitals. You will collaborate with nursing leadership, transfer centers, EDs, and environmental services to optimize throughput and ensure appropriate placement based on clinical needs.

In this system-wide role, you will support admissions, transfers, and discharges while maintaining patient safety, regulatory compliance, and high-quality care.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of progressively more responsible nursing experience.
• 1-2 years of leadership, charge nurse, or throughput experience.
• Advanced knowledge in bed management, patient flow systems, and related healthcare tech.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient placement and bed utilization across hospitals to support timely admissions and transfers.
• Liaise between departments, transfer center, and physicians to ensure prompt bed assignments and address issues.
• Determine bed availability with units, balancing census, acuity, and staffing to meet patient needs.
• Coordinate with EVS and other services to ensure timely room turnover and readiness for patient arrival.
• Assign beds based on clinical needs, admitting service coverage, and room capabilities.
• Oversee bed assignments and maintain accurate bed-tracking systems; help develop QA processes for access improvement.
• Collaborate with capacity leaders to identify opportunities for throughput improvements and communication of needs.
• Analyze throughput reports and provide recommendations to improve access.
• Attend daily huddles to communicate bed availability and prioritize patient placement.
• Apply evidence-based strategies to support successful throughput and safety goals.
• Report significant events and corrective actions as needed and maintain documentation.
• Maintain knowledge of trends in nursing management, bed management, and throughput.

Skills

Strong communication

EHR knowledge

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

About the Job

Exciting Opportunity For Clinical Administrators (currently employed by one of the four Baltimore hospitals): Clinical Bed Coordinator

Do you enjoy solving complex problems and managing dynamic workflows? Are you interested in hospital operations and the critical coordination that helps patients receive the care they need quickly and efficiently? If so, the Clinical Bed Coordinator role may be an excellent opportunity for you.

This is a unique opportunity to join a newly established, system-wide MedStar department while remaining based in the Baltimore area in a dedicated space at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.

In this role, the Clinical Bed Coordinator will support patient flow and capacity management across the four Baltimore hospitals by coordinating patient placement activities, collaborating with operational and clinical teams, and identifying opportunities to improve throughput and patient access.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all patient placement activities in support of safe, timely, and efficient patient flow
• Collaborate with nursing and departmental staff to facilitate patient placement, optimize bed utilization, and resolve operational issues
• Partner with Transport and Environmental Services teams to prioritize patient movement and improve throughput
• Work closely with regional Capacity and Throughput Managers to identify, develop, and communicate opportunities to enhance throughput and operational coordination
• Analyze throughput reports and operational metrics to provide recommendations that improve patient access and flow

Preferred candidate profile

• Strong interest in hospital operations, patient flow, and capacity management
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to assess multiple priorities and make sound operational decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively with interdisciplinary teams across the health system

This position offers the opportunity to contribute to a growing, system-wide function that plays an essential role in supporting access, operational efficiency, and the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Full Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The System-Wide RN Clinical Bed Coordinator is responsible for coordinating patient placement and bed utilization across hospitals within the health system. This role collaborates with nursing leadership, physicians, MedStar transfer center, emergency departments, perioperative services, environmental services, and hospital-based Transport Departments to optimize patient throughput, ensure appropriate placement based on clinical needs, and maximize bed capacity. The RN Clinical Bed Coordinator serves as a central communication hub for patient flow and facilitates timely admissions, transfers, and discharges while maintaining patient safety and regulatory compliance.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Responsible for coordinating patient placement and bed utilization across hospitals within the health system
• 2. Acts as a liaison between multiple hospital departments, MedStar Transfer Center and accepting physicians to facilitate the prompt and accurate assignment of patients into beds, resolve operational issues, and make recommendations to improve timely access to admission beds.
• 3. Works with nursing to determine availability of bed(s) on the units, balancing unit census, patient acuity, and staff availability to meet patient's needs.
• 4. Works with EVS to ensure the patient room is turned over in a timely manner and cleaned upon the patient's discharge. Works with other departments to secure any services and ensure their availability upon the patient's arrival to the unit.
• 5. Assigns beds based on patient characteristics, unit scope of practice, room capabilities, admitting services coverage, and clinical need. A patient will be admitted to the preferred location of the admitting and teaching service if the other principles of effective placement are also met.
• 6. Responsible for oversight and coordination of bed assignments and ensures bed tracking systems are up-to-date and accurate with patient information. In partnership with Senior Director of Capacity and Patient logistics helps identify, recommend, and develops/implements quality assurance systems for improvement in access. Helps develop systems, procedures, and/or policies with the various departments throughout MedStar Health to facilitate communication and expeditious patient placement.
• 7. Works closely with Director of Patient Throughput and the regional managers of Capacity and Throughput to develop and present opportunities for improved throughput and communication of needs/challenges
• 8. Analyzes throughput reports and gives recommendations to improve service/access.
• 9. Attends daily safety and service line huddles to communicate bed availability and prioritize patient placement throughout MedStar Health.
• 10. Utilizes approaches and strategies that support and optimize patient throughput outcomes that are evidenced, based on the interdisciplinary plan of care and standards of IMOC.
• 11. Takes action to support the National Patient Safety Goals, nursing sensitive indicators, regulatory requirements and other identified quality metrics.
• 12. Informs direct supervisor, Director of Patient Throughput, and applicable entity leadership of significant events, problems, any corrective actions taken, and/or suggested approach. Provides written documentation/reports as needed.
• 13. Maintains own knowledge of current trends and developments in the field of nursing, nursing management, and bed management by reading literature and attending related seminars and conferences, when applicable and approved by leadership

Required for All Jobs

• * Performs other duties as assigned.
• * Complies with all policies and standards.
• * Utilize all organizational resources effectively and efficiently.
• * Where applicable, refer to the competency validation documents for population(s) served.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor's degree Nursing Required
• Master's degree Nursing Preferred

Work Experience

• 5-7 years Of progressively more responsible job-related nursing experience exhibiting strong clinical skills and the ability to manage/coordinate effectively the work of non-subordinates Required
• 1-2 years Leadership, Charge nurse, House supervisor, patient placement, or throughput experience Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. High
• Advanced knowledge in electronic health records (EHR), bed management and patient flow systems. Microsoft Office applications, and other healthcare technology platforms, with the ability to quickly learn and effectively utilize new software to support efficient patient placement, communication, data analysis, and operational decision-making. High
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to exercise independent judgment on complex situations High

Licenses and Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure State of Maryland or the District of Columbia Upon Hire Required
• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Must have licensure for both (MD and DC) within 90 Days Required
• CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS ) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Upon Hire Preferred

This position has a hiring range of

USD $42.82 - USD $71.16 /Hr.