Patient Placement RN

Fairview Health Services•St. Paul, MN

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is seeking a Patient Placement RN for its Midway Campus in St. Paul, Minnesota. This part-time, benefit-eligible role is scheduled for the night shift and includes an every-other-weekend rotation. The Patient Placement RN coordinates patient flow and timely placement to support safe, efficient care across the health system. The role collaborates with hospital staff and physicians and is responsible for daily shift operations for internal and external hospital transfers, including transfers from PACU, the ED, and procedural areas, in accordance with clinical standards and guidelines.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing.
Three years of recent clinical experience as an RN in a hospital setting.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent critical-thinking skills.
Strong service orientation.
Ability to garner respect from multiple disciplines.
Promotes teamwork and exhibits a positive attitude.
Demonstrated ability to follow through.
Ability to respect different viewpoints.
Ability to collaborate, multitask, and prioritize.
Ability to make rapid, appropriate decisions and stand firm on decisions.
Ability to articulate the context of the decision-making process.
Demonstrates proactive planning.
Minnesota Registered Nurse credential upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing.
Five years of recent clinical experience as an RN in a hospital setting, with charge nurse or operations management experience.
Three years of recent patient placement experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee patient flow and the internal patient placement process across M Health Fairview.
Prioritize patient placement based on patient need and hospital capacity.
Coordinate, prioritize, and expedite internal transfers, transfers between M Health Fairview hospitals, and transfer admissions from PACU, the ED, and other procedural areas.
Coordinate, prioritize, and expedite external transfers.
Identify and evaluate bed availability in all patient care departments.
Apply knowledge of hospital and unit admission criteria and the care provided by each department and service to place patients appropriately using critical thinking.
Maintain and communicate the overall picture of system hospital capacity.
Participate in improvement efforts to help the system and SOC function more efficiently and improve patient care processes and outcomes.
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with acute care site leaders, including charge nurses, nurse managers, and directors of nursing.
Understand patient-care unit staffing levels through communication with the staffing office, unit leadership, and administrative nursing supervisors.
Provide recommendations to the Manager of Patient Placement to support an effective placement process.
Communicate with the ED, PACU, and procedural areas to prevent admission backlogs and implement procedures to avoid diversions.
Serve as a liaison on clinical and operational issues related to timely transfers and discharges to optimize bed utilization.
Maintain positive working relationships with provider groups and nursing staff.
Help medical staff address barriers to efficient placement, including alternative hospital options, telemetry needs, isolation, and other patient and system factors.
Keep providers and external referring providers informed about the status and triage of patients awaiting placement, as appropriate.
Advocate for and promote care or service, adapting approaches to the developmental level and cultural differences of the population served.
Partner with patient caregivers in placement decisions and consider the physical, psychosocial, and cognitive developmental needs of populations served.
Communicate respectfully, contribute to a safe and secure environment, and modify clinical placement based on populations served.
Educate leadership regarding patient placement decisions.