Patient Flow Coordinator-NW8-General Surgical Fulltime

Job Summary:
The Unit Based Patient Flow Coordinator (PFC) is responsible for collaborating with Discharge Lounge, Floor RN and Clinical Leadership regarding managing, planning, organizing and facilitating the daily activities related to patient flow on the designated unit. The PFC will work with stakeholders to ensure the optimum, effective, efficient and safe flow of patients while promoting a patient-centered and team environment.

Education:
Required:
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

Experience:
Required:
Six months of continuous nursing experience. Experience must reflect general knowledge in hospital and practice skills, current trends and new developments.

Strong communication, leadership, team building, project-management and organization skills

Strong problem-solving, analytical and decision-making skill with ability to conceptualize solutions to challenging situations and implement practical plans

Preferred:
Advanced understanding of patient-flow and capacity management concepts

Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
Required:
Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in State of Tennessee. BLS completed prior to going to the unit/department and maintained going forward

The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.

Preferred:
Specialty certification related to designated service line: Orthopedics, Med-Surg, Bariatrics, Neuro

Department Position Summary:
The PFC will be directly supervised by the assigned personnel in units and managed overall by Discharge Lounge Nurse Manager. They will also have accountability and oversight from the directors of the organization for collaboration and duties as assigned in system-wide activities.

The Patient Flow Coordinator serves as the unit based team leader in ensuring optimal patient flow, teamwork and utilization of resources to meet patient-care needs. This role requires rounding on the designated unit, intake area and discharge areas to facilitate optimized flow, patient care and safety. Additionally, the PFC will assist Units and Clinical Leadership with:
Team member training and mentoring
Workflow planning and prioritization
Patient Flow and Capacity Management
Process and quality improvement
Clinical Resource for the designated nursing departments
Provision of assessments, discharges and discharge instructions when needed to facilitate patient flow