PATIENT THROUGHPUT COORDINATOR (24HRS/WEEK, DAY SHIFT)

Riverside Healthcare • Kankakee, IL

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About The Position

The Patient Throughput Coordinator (PTC) collaborates with nursing, leadership, and support departments to manage patient throughput, capacity, length of stay, and quality of care. The PTC works with nursing units and leaders to identify appropriate bed placement based on patient needs, staffing resources, level-of-care requirements, and throughput goals. The role plans for scheduled and unscheduled admissions, monitors discharges, coordinates transfer requests, and escalates barriers to care.

The coordinator monitors patient flow and hospital capacity, facilitates admissions and transfers, supports discharge readiness, and works with interdisciplinary teams to improve communication and care coordination. The position also conducts chart audits, identifies documentation gaps, supports organizational throughput metrics and process improvements, and may provide direct patient-care support. The PTC supports the Central Monitoring Unit with EKG interpretation and monitoring as needed.

This position is 24 hours per week on the day shift. The posted pay range is USD $37.54–$50.29 per hour.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; a BSN is preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
• BLS certification required.
• ACLS or EKG competency required upon completion of orientation.
• Minimum of 2–3 years of acute care nursing experience.
• Strong clinical judgment and prioritization skills.
• Advanced communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Systems thinking focused on patient flow and operational efficiency.
• Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

• BSN.
• Experience in charge nurse, throughput, bed management, or case management roles.

Responsibilities

• Monitor hospital capacity and patient flow in real time, identifying and addressing barriers to admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Facilitate and coordinate patient admissions and transfers.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership to ensure appropriate patient placement.
• Prioritize admissions according to acuity, capacity, and organizational needs.
• Anticipate throughput challenges and implement real-time solutions.
• Coordinate direct admissions and transfers from internal and external sources.
• Assess discharge readiness with the interdisciplinary team.
• Identify and escalate barriers to timely discharge, including clinical readiness, transportation, placement, and pending diagnostics.
• Conduct retrospective and real-time chart audits in support of organizational goals.
• Identify documentation gaps and collaborate with nursing to correct them.
• Participate in continuous quality, performance, and outcome assessment and improvement initiatives related to care management, care coordination, and clinical and social support services.
• Collaborate with physicians, case management, therapy services, and ancillary departments on patient care and discharge planning.
• Participate in daily throughput or bed huddles and provide updates on capacity, pending admissions, and discharge status.
• Communicate proactively to align patient placement, readiness, and resource availability.
• Support organizational metrics, including length of stay, discharge before noon, ED boarding time, and bed turnaround time.
• Use data, dashboards, and rounding insights to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Recommend and support process improvements to enhance throughput.
• Provide direct patient-care support as needed.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational standards during transitions of care.
• Reinforce patient and family education related to discharge instructions when appropriate.
• Support the Central Monitoring Unit with EKG interpretation and monitoring as needed.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs for 0.5 to 1.0 FTE employees.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits for 0.5 to 1.0 FTE employees.
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Paid Leave Hours accrued as employees work for 0.001 to 0.49 FTE.
• Premium pay such as shift differential and on-call pay.
• Opportunity for annual performance-based increases.
• Employee well-being programs and career development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level