Patient Placement RN

Fairview Health Services•St. Paul, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is seeking a Patient Placement RN to work at its Midway Campus in St. Paul, Minnesota. This full-time, benefit-eligible position is 0.8 FTE, or 64 hours every two weeks. The schedule includes day and evening shifts with start times of 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., or 3:00 p.m., and an every-third-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 Emergency Department, 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.
Registered Nurse MN upon hire.
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.

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 according to patient needs and hospital capacity.
Coordinate, prioritize, and expedite internal transfers, transfers between M Health Fairview hospitals, and transfer admissions from PACU, the Emergency Department, and other procedural areas.
Coordinate, prioritize, and expedite external transfers.
Identify and evaluate bed availability across patient care departments.
Apply knowledge of hospital and unit admission criteria and the type of care provided in each department and service to place patients appropriately using critical thinking.
Maintain and communicate an overall view of system hospital capacity.
Participate in improvement efforts to help the system and the SOC function 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 Emergency Department, PACU, and procedural areas to prevent admission backlogs and implement procedures to avoid diversions.
Liaise on clinical and operational issues involving 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 or system factors.
Keep providers and external referring providers appropriately informed about the status and triage of patients awaiting placement.
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 decision-making.
Apply knowledge of the physical, psychosocial, and cognitive developmental needs of populations served.
Communicate respectfully and contribute to a safe, secure environment.
Modify clinical placement based on the populations served.
Educate leadership about patient placement decisions.