RN - Patient Throughput & Flow Coordinator (Days)

Henry Ford Health; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health in Detroit seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to join the System Capacity Command Center (SC3). You will coordinate and optimize patient flow across acute adult and pediatric facilities, ensuring high-quality, patient- and family-centered care while maximizing throughput.

You will own end-to-end patient flow processes in collaboration with medical and nursing staff; participate in transfer and admission decisions; on-site training spans six weeks with occasional on-site work

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required.
• Three (3) years of clinical experience or direct capacity management experience in patient flow systems.
• Experience facilitating patient placement, transfer, or clinical expediting preferred.
• Experience with systems that support patient flow, admission, transfer, care progression and discharge preferred.
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and produce detailed and accurate work.
• Excellent clinical knowledge and assessment skills to evaluate and prioritize patient placement.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive matters with discretion and independent judgement.
• Demonstrated teamwork and problem solving with co-workers.
• Understanding of Henry Ford Health policies and procedures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and optimize patient flow across acute adult and pediatric facilities to promote quality, service excellence, patient- and family-centered care, and maximize throughput.
• Own end-to-end patient flow processes as well as clinical and operational issues surrounding patient placement and care progression in partnership with medical and nursing staff.
• Act as liaison and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team and internal/external resources to meet patient flow objectives and resolve issues.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Job description

Henry Ford Health in Detroit seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to join the System Capacity Command Center (SC3). You will coordinate and optimize patient flow across acute adult and pediatric facilities, ensuring high-quality, patient- and family-centered care while maximizing throughput.

You will own end-to-end patient flow processes in collaboration with medical and nursing staff; participate in transfer and admission decisions; on-site training spans six weeks with occasional on-site work