Discharge Expeditor-RN. TEMPORARY 8/2/26 - 2/7/27

Loma Linda University Health•Loma Linda, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Discharge Expeditor-RN is a highly skilled licensed registered nurse who demonstrates advanced expertise and knowledge in the discharge process for complex patients, using independent clinical judgment to prioritize and coordinate timely transitions. This role plays a significant part in optimizing patient flow across the hospital by proactively identifying, coordinating, and removing barriers to ensure timely discharges and patient progression of care. The Discharge Expeditor-RN partners closely with physicians, case management, social workers, bedside nurses, ancillary services, and leadership to ensure safe, efficient transitions while maintaining high standards of quality, patient experience, and regulatory compliance. This role maintains and actively monitors patient throughput dashboards to assess progress, identify trends, and drive data-informed decisions hospital-wide. The Discharge Expeditor-RN works closely with hospitality lounge staff, patient placement, nursing, and physician teams to ensure timely and coordinated discharges of patients. This role contributes to performance improvement initiatives that enhance patient flow, optimize capacity management, and reduce avoidable days. The Discharge Expeditor-RN serves as a clinical resource and coach to promote throughput best practices and safe discharge processes. This role reviews medical records and extracts/analyzes key performance indicators related to discharge delays. The Discharge Expeditor-RN produces clear, accurate, well-designed reports and delivers timely, standardized reports to inform decision-making, enhance flow, streamline the discharge process, improve patient satisfaction, and support financial performance. This role establishes and leads a comprehensive discharge review process to analyze delays, identify root causes, and implement effective corrective actions. The Discharge Expeditor-RN facilitates ongoing multidisciplinary discussions to prevent recurrence and improve discharge efficiency. This role serves as a project facilitator, using independent judgment and advanced critical thinking skills to support quality, safety, and strategic discharge initiatives. The Discharge Expeditor-RN guides data-driven discussions focused on a high-quality, efficient, patient-centered care model that reduces cost and improves outcomes. This role functions within the registered nurse scope of practice and established policies. The Discharge Expeditor-RN serves as an exemplary role model in patient care delivery methods and consistently demonstrates an advanced level of clinical practice, communication, and documentation. This role facilitates the empowerment of the nursing profession and excels in implementing new knowledge, innovations, and improvements in practice to enhance the patient experience and clinical outcomes. The Discharge Expeditor-RN contributes to a work environment of caring and cooperation among a culturally diverse workforce and patient population. Performs other duties as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing required.
Minimum three years of clinical experience in an a level one trauma center required.
Active California Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
Basic Life Support (BLS), certification issued by the American Heart Association required.
Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge discharge process and barriers that slow down the process.
Ability to apply theoretical concepts to clinical practice and continually expands knowledge base on the latest trends in discharge processes, data bases for tracking.
Basic knowledge of healthcare pay for performance, regulations and accreditation required.
Good understanding of data base management, able to enter data and extrapolate date.
Exhibits professional behavior at all times and works calmly and responds courteously when under pressure.
Able to read, write legibly and speak in English (and Spanish preferred) with professional quality.
Use computer, printer and software programs necessary to the position, e.g., Microsoft Office, Outlook, electronic event reporting program, established organization electronic medical record.
Operate and troubleshoot equipment utilized for position.
Perform basic patient care activities using proper body mechanics and safety precautions.
Comprehend and follow-through with instructions.
Relate and communicate positively, effectively and professionally with others.
Be assertive and consistent in following and enforcing policies.
Collaborate; accept direction; think critically and use good judgment.
Problem solve and collaborate with licensed care providers as necessary.
Perform duties with minimal supervision.
Perform basic math functions.
Organize and prioritize workload.
Problem solve.
Recall information with accuracy.
Pay close attention to detail.
Distinguish colors as necessary for position.
Hear sufficiently for general conversation in person and on the telephone.
Identify and distinguish various sounds associated with the work place and patient care.
Discern temperature variances through touch.
See adequately to read computer screens, medical records and written documents necessary to position.
Exhibit professional behavior at all times.

Nice To Haves

Masters Preferred.
Minimum of one year of prior management or supervisory experience preferred.
Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Optimizing patient flow across the hospital by proactively identifying, coordinating, and removing barriers to ensure timely discharges and patient progression of care.
Partnering closely with physicians, case management, social workers, bedside nurses, ancillary services, and leadership to ensure safe, efficient transitions while maintaining high standards of quality, patient experience, and regulatory compliance.
Maintaining and actively monitoring patient throughput dashboards to assess progress, identify trends, and drive data-informed decisions hospital-wide.
Working closely with hospitality lounge staff, patient placement, nursing and physician teams to ensure timely and coordinated discharges of patients.
Contributing to performance improvement initiatives that enhance patient flow, optimize capacity management, and reduce avoidable days.
Serving as a clinical resource and coach to promote throughput best practices and safe discharge processes.
Reviewing medical records and extracting/analyzing key performance indicators related to discharge delays.
Producing clear, accurate, well-designed reports and delivering timely, standardized reports to inform decision-making, enhance flow, streamline the discharge process, improve patient satisfaction, and support financial performance.
Establishing and leading a comprehensive discharge review process to analyze delays, identify root causes, and implement effective corrective actions.
Facilitating ongoing multidisciplinary discussions to prevent recurrence and improve discharge efficiency.
Serving as a project facilitator, using independent judgment and advanced critical thinking skills to support quality, safety, and strategic discharge initiatives.
Guiding data-driven discussions focused on a high-quality, efficient, patient-centered care model that reduces cost and improves outcomes.
Functioning within the registered nurse scope of practice and established policies.
Serving as an exemplary role model in patient care delivery methods and consistently demonstrating an advanced level of clinical practice, communication, and documentation.
Facilitating the empowerment of the nursing profession and excelling in implementing new knowledge, innovations, and improvements in practice to enhance the patient experience and clinical outcomes.
Contributing to a work environment of caring and cooperation among a culturally diverse workforce and patient population.
Performing other duties as needed.