Clinical Logistics Bed Placement Coordinator

Inova

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The High Reliability Operations Center (HROC) is looking for a dedicated Clinical Logistics Coordinator - Bed Placement Registered Nurse (RN) – focused on Adults to join the team. This role will be full-time, 3-12-hour nights, 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. (self-scheduling); rotating weekends, about every 3rd weekend. The department operates 24/7. This is an on-site role with no telework option. Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience and is recognized as a top employer in the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• 3 years clinical nursing experience in acute care setting
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association.
• Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse.

Nice To Haves

• med/surg, critical care, and/or emergency department ED background

Responsibilities

• Assigns patients to the right care site while promoting positive outcomes related to patient bed placement.
• Coordinates with the Inova Transfer Center and care sites to balance patient volumes across care sites.
• Obtains information on patient admissions originating from the ED, PACU, direct admissions and transfers from other facilities while determining the appropriateness of admission.
• Collaborates with care-site-based team members on challenging admissions to find appropriate patient placement.
• Facilitates daily capacity/flow meetings with all care sites, leads efforts to problem solve during high census periods, and helps develop action plans and implements interventions aimed at reducing patients boarding and / or waiting on admission to specialty care sites.
• Collaborates and directs patient flow coordinators effectively in prioritizing appropriate bed placement of all patient types upon notification of admission or transfer.
• Monitors EPIC bed planning and bed board modules at all times and proactively uses the information to plan bed availability based on current census, OR cases, discharges and historical data.
• Orients new team members to patient flow initiatives, demand capacity flow and creates awareness of the importance of patient flow within the organization.
• Maintains awareness of staffing levels in key departments that may impact patient flow such as EVS, transport and nursing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage
• a robust team member wellness program
• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• up to $5,250 per year in education assistance
• up to $10,000 for student loans.
• 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• paid time off
• paid parental leave
• flexible work schedules

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level