Executive Director Patient Throughput
About The Position
Provides leadership and strategic direction to drive optimization of capacity management and safe patient flow initiatives of all inpatient bed assignments for admissions and observation encounters (direct admissions, emergency department, and post anesthesia care), internal transfers, and discharges. Works collaboratively with nursing leaders, physician leaders, care coordination leaders, ancillary department leaders, and other Memorial Care campus and/or shared services leaders to ensure timely, efficient, safe, equitable, effective, and patient centered care. Retains responsibility and accountability over strategic direction for surge planning and emergency overcrowding policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelors of Nursing: Required
- Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license: Required
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers: Required
Nice To Haves
- Recent emergency department management experience: Preferred
- Masters of Nursing or other related health field: Preferred
- Proven leadership, facilitative, and anticipatory/critical thinking skills: Preferred
- Excellent communication and mediation skills: Preferred
- Strong acumen for systems thinking and problem solving with a proven ability to work in complex environments: Preferred
Responsibilities
- Leads all throughput and patient flow related activities including providing direct supervision, coaching, and performance management to assigned team members.
- Partners with physicians on patient placement strategies and decisions in collaboration with campus Medical Leadership
- Partners with Nursing (Inpatient units, ED, Care Coordination) and Ancillary Department Leadership on patient placement strategies and decisions in collaboration with Chief Nurse Executive and VP Associate Chief Nursing Officers.
- Participates in quality, safety, and risk management initiatives.
- Escalates throughput barriers for resolution to Sr. Leadership.
- Leads performance improvement initiatives, chart reviews, and data collection.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Benefits
- high quality health insurance plan options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
