Bed Planner RN-Casual Nights

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Mchenry, IL

13h•$41 - $65•Onsite

About The Position

The Bed Planner reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. This role is responsible for determining the most appropriate level of care and ensuring a smooth admission experience for patients by coordinating clinical needs with operational processes and insurance benefits. Chart review is used to assess for appropriate level of care. The Bed Planner assigns patients to the appropriate units based on clinical assessment while balancing the resources of the organization, coordinating with the unit charge nurse for bed placement and collaborating with the nursing operations leader for throughput issues. This position serves as an access point resource for physicians, staff, and patients, responding to and assigning all bed requests and transfer orders in the electronic medical record. The Bed Planner documents unusual occurrences and patient relations issues, making appropriate referrals to risk management, infection control and quality departments. They utilize appropriate downtime procedures for bed placement when applicable and assist with data collection and reporting for throughput and bed placement. Chart audits are performed as requested by manager/director. The role requires demonstrating I-CARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence) in daily work and interactions, presenting a friendly, approachable, professional demeanor and appearance, and using effective service recovery skills to solve problems or service breakdowns. Teamwork is demonstrated by helping co-workers within and across departments, communicating effectively with others, respecting diverse opinions and styles, and acknowledging the assistance and contributions of others. The Bed Planner uses organizational and unit/department resources efficiently, manages their work schedule efficiently, completing tasks and assignments on time, and contributes to opportunities and processes for continuous improvement. They participate in efforts to reduce costs, streamline work processes, improve and grow services. The Bed Planner collaborates with the admitting physician on the most appropriate site of care for services to be rendered and any alternate levels of care available to meet the patients’ needs. They coordinate appropriate bed placement for patients with Patient Care Services, collaborating on location, staffing, etc. Utilizing all available tools and resources to gain a better and complete picture of the clinical assessment of the patient, they notify physicians and staff of concerns/variations. Communication is conducted in a non-threatening way that conveys caring and respect for patients, families and co-workers. A complete and accurate hand-off is communicated to the on-coming shift, minimizing miscommunication errors. Admission forms and paperwork are completed completely and thoroughly. Assistance is provided for easy access to incoming patients by arranging transportation when necessary, coordinating services, and notifying points of entry of the patient's impending arrival. Admission is coordinated with registration staff to obtain accurate patient demographics as indicated. Appropriate cases are referred to patient financial services, risk, peer review, infection control and patient relations. Patient activity and flow or movement between levels of care is coordinated. Potential throughput barriers are identified and acted upon proactively to inform and alert upper management of anticipated delays. The Bed Planner confers with MD to discuss clinical and appropriate level of care when needed and participates in process improvement activities, identifying opportunities. An interest in personal growth and development beyond the routine expected educational sessions is demonstrated. New and current co-workers are embraced, contributing to their growth and development. Teamwork and cohesiveness of the department and across departments are contributed to. Opportunities to network with people in like roles for on-going learning and opportunities to share best practice and process refinement are sought.

Requirements

Registered Nursing license issued by the State of Illinois.
Bachelors of Science Nursing
Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) acceptable with commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of first day of employment in clinical nurse role
Two years patient care experience in a hospital setting
Able to multitask quickly, and process multi factorial stimulation accurately
Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimum supervision

Nice To Haves

Past experience in admissions, discharge planning, and/or case management
Masters of Science Nursing
Membership in Professional Nursing Organization

Responsibilities

Determines the most appropriate level of care and ensures a smooth admission experience for patients by coordinating clinical needs with operational processes and insurance benefits.
Chart review is used to assess for appropriate level of care.
Assigns patients to the appropriate units based on clinical assessment while balancing the resources of the organization.
Coordinates with unit charge nurse for bed placement.
Collaborates with nursing operations leader for throughput issues.
Serves as an access point resource for physicians, staff, and patients.
Responds to and assigns all bed request and transfer orders in the electronic medical record.
Documents unusual occurrences and patient relations issues; makes appropriate referrals to risk management, infection control and quality departments.
Utilizes appropriate downtime procedures for bed placement when applicable.
Assists with data collection and reporting for throughput and bed placement.
Performs chart audits as requested by manager/director.
Demonstrates I-CARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence) in daily work and interactions.
Presents a friendly, approachable, professional demeanor and appearance.
Uses effective service recovery skills to solve problems or service breakdowns when they occur.
Demonstrates teamwork by helping co-workers within and across departments. Communicates effectively with others, respects diverse opinions and styles, acknowledges the assistance and contributions of others.
Uses organizational and unit/department resources efficiently.
Manages work schedule efficiently, completing tasks and assignments on time.
Contributes to opportunities and processes for continuous improvement.
Participates in efforts to reduce costs, streamline work processes, improve and grow services we provide.
Collaborates with the admitting physician the most appropriate site of care for services to be rendered and any alternate levels of care available to meet the patients’ needs.
Coordinates appropriate bed placement for patients with Patient Care Services, collaborating on location, staffing, etc.
Utilizes all available tools and resources to gain better and complete picture of clinical assessment of the patient; notifies physicians and staff of concerns/ variations.
Communicates in a non-threatening way that conveys caring and respect for patients, families and co-workers.
Communicates a complete and accurate hand-off to the on-coming shift, minimizing miscommunication errors.
Complete admission forms and paperwork completely and thoroughly.
Assists in easy access to incoming patients by arranging transportation when necessary, coordinating services, and notifying points of entry of patient's impending arrival.
Coordinates admission with registration staff to obtain accurate patient demographics as indicated.
Refers appropriate cases to patient financial services, risk, peer review, infection control and patient relations.
Coordinates patient activity and flow or movement between levels of care. Identifies potential throughput barriers and acts proactively to inform and alert upper management of anticipated delays.
Confers with MD to discuss clinical and appropriate level of care when needed.
Participates in process improvement activities, identifying opportunities.
Demonstrates an interest in personal growth and development beyond the routine expected educational sessions.
Embraces new and current co-workers, contributing to their growth and development.
Contributes to teamwork and cohesiveness of the department and across departments.
Seeks opportunities to network with people in like roles for on-going learning and opportunities to share best practice and process refinement.