Patient Logistics RN

CommonSpirit Health•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

The Patient Logistics RN oversees, coordinates, and facilitates care delivery across clinical areas during designated shifts. The role serves as a communication link between the care team and referring stakeholders and coordinates bed placement activities across multiple hospitals at the Division level. The RN also assumes delegated nursing administrative responsibilities as directed. The position supports patient flow by evaluating bed availability, coordinating appropriate placement, monitoring changing demand, and maintaining communication with relevant teams and stakeholders. The RN develops contingency placement plans with operational charge staff and gathers clinical information to support placement decisions consistent with patients’ needs.

Requirements

Three years of clinical experience.
Bachelor of Nursing degree.
Registered Nurse.
Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
Expertise in bed management and patient logistics.
Ability to coordinate care delivery and facilitate bed assignments across multiple hospital sites.

Responsibilities

Participate in activities, meetings, and calls to facilitate and prioritize bed assignments from all points of entry to the acute hospital setting.
Coordinate bed placement activities across multiple hospitals at the Division level.
Assume delegated nursing administrative responsibilities as directed.
Receive bed placement requests, evaluate available hospital beds, and initiate, promote, or participate in interdisciplinary collaboration regarding patient placement.
Monitor bed demand, availability, and status to ensure patients are placed in the appropriate bed at the right time.
Develop contingency patient placement plans with operational charge staff to avoid interruptions to daily patient operations.
Re-evaluate placement requests as needed to ensure timely, appropriate bed assignments and optimal turnaround.
Monitor staffing and patient information, including patient location, acuity, risk factors, and turnaround times, to maintain real-time awareness of patient demands.
Communicate bed availability and access delays to appropriate stakeholders and facilitate ongoing communication across work units about patient flow and placement status or issues.
Identify anticipated admissions, transfers, and discharges and assess potential bed availability across the organization.
Maintain communication with Emergency Departments, requesting units, and the Transfer Center to identify changing bed priorities and needs.
Gather clinical information to clarify acuity and other information relevant to bed or hospital placement in accordance with criteria for patient needs.