Registered Nurse (RN)-Patient Flow Coordinator, Bed Management, PRN, Nights

Prisma Health•Greenville, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN)-Patient Flow Coordinator applies standardized processes, nursing autonomy, remote triage, and patient acuity to help ensure patients are admitted to the appropriate unit or facility with correct orders. The role uses critical thinking to prioritize patient needs and support admissions, transfers, and discharges. It monitors patient throughput turnaround times, forecasts and facilitates bed availability using automated and manual information, and supports initiatives that promote safe, timely care transitions and improve patient flow. The coordinator serves as a clinical resource for staff, delegates tasks as appropriate, and collaborates with physicians, clinical providers, emergency departments, inpatient units, Administrators on Duty, environmental services, and the interdisciplinary care team. The position is non-management and reports to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive. The nurse is expected to maintain professional licensure and competency, complete required education, evaluate practice against applicable standards and regulations, and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing.
Two years of acute care nursing experience.
Current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State, or a license to practice as an RN in the state where the team member is working.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
ICU or ED nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Apply standardized processes, nursing autonomy, remote triage, and patient acuity to support appropriate patient admissions and orders.
Prioritize patient needs for admissions, transfers, and discharges using critical thinking and standardized processes.
Monitor patient throughput turnaround times to facilitate timely movement and improve patient flow.
Use automated and manual information to forecast and facilitate bed availability.
Support initiatives that enhance patient throughput and promote safe, timely care transitions.
Communicate clearly and concisely.
Serve as a resource to staff by maintaining clinical knowledge and understanding department capabilities.
Delegate tasks as appropriate and ensure assigned tasks are completed.
Collaborate with physicians, clinical providers, emergency departments, inpatient units, Administrators on Duty, environmental services, and other interdisciplinary team members to improve care transitions.
Evaluate nursing practice against professional standards, state statutes, policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and current knowledge.
Maintain competency through education and professional activities, keep professional licensure current, and complete required mandatory education on time.
Reflect on strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Perform other duties as assigned.