RN PATIENT FLOW COORDINATOR

Blessing Hospital; Quincy (IL); On-site; USD 47,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement matching

Paid time off

Wellness center access

Educational assistance

Job summary

Blessing Health System seeks a Registered Nurse to lead patient flow in the Emergency Department and related units, coordinating with clinicians for optimal throughput.

The role emphasizes crisis management, data-driven decisions, and adherence to the organization's missions and policies, with opportunities to develop professionally and support care quality.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an RN School of Nursing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• BSN within two years of hire.

Responsibilities

• Lead patient flow within the ED, Grand Central Command, Nursing, and support departments.
• Collaborate with providers to place patients for effective throughput.
• Use data to drive decisions and improve care quality and workflows.
• Maintain EMTALA compliance and support organizational missions.
• Serve as a clinical resource and ensure two-way communication.

Skills

Communication

Education

RN School of Nursing

BSN within 2 years of hire

Job description

PAY RATE: $34.26-$57.90
BASED ON RELEVANT EXPERIENCE + $4.50 SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL IF APPLICABLE

COMPETITIVE BENEFITS

• Retirement + matching
• Up to 4 weeks paid time off in first year
• 24/7 Wellness Center access
• Educational assistance opportunities

JOB SUMMA RY

This Registered Nurse acts as the lead for patient flow within the Emergency Department, Grand Central Command, Nursing, and support departments; in partnership with providers to appropriate patient placement for effective patient throughput.

• This role will work collaboratively with all members of the healthcare team to improve patient throughput and LOS performance of the organization.
• The Patient Flow Coordinator will exhibit excellence in organizational skills when managing multiple tasks at one time, be successful in crisis management, assimilate information quickly to produce sound decisions and recognizes situations that require immediate intervention. It will be necessary to maintain current knowledge of basic health care economics, trends and reimbursements methodologies and applies knowledge to daily practice and continually develop professionally and apply knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to each patient.
• Lastly, this role demonstrates technical and clinical competence and serves as a clinical resource for staff
• This position requires full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Missions of Blessing Health Systems. ICARE standards must be demonstrated with every interaction. Adherence to Code of Conduct and other policies is required
• The patient flow coordinator will demonstrate Effective two-way communication and problem solving at the unit and organizational level
• This role will use data to continually and effectively drive decisions and essential changes to promote high quality care, workflows, and patient flow.
• The RN patient flow coordinator must be proficient in serving both the Emergency Department and Grand Central Command in the fullest capacities of each department to promote fluctuations in census/acuity/patient or team needs.
• This role must have full operational understanding of EMTALA laws and remain compliant with every encounter.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Training/Experience:
REQUIRED:

• Graduate of an RN School of Nursing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Graduate of a Bachelor’s degree School of Nursing (BSN) or BSN obtained within two (2) years of hire

PREFERRED:

• Minimum of one (1) year acute care experience with the respective patient population within the last five (5) years

License/Certifications/Special Requirements:

• Possesses current State RN license.

PAY STATUS

• Non-Exempt Hourly

EEO Statement: Blessing Health System provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Blessing Health System complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Blessing Health System expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Blessing Health System's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.