We are seeking a highly adaptable and detail-oriented Registered Nurse to serve as a Bed Planner within our hospital setting.
Requirements
- Provides patient care and education according to the patient population served.
- Assesses the availability and accessibility of rooms to appropriately assign beds and facilitate patient flow.
- Prepares daily schedules for the Surgery Center staff and delegates nursing assignments.
- Collaborates with the environmental services team for prioritization of bed/room cleaning to facilitate patient flow.
- Collaborates with the unit charge nurses in PICU, Inpatient Medical Unit, and Surgery Center and Preadmissions and Outpatient Diagnostic Services to address the needs of patients to support quality of care to assure patient care assignments are made according to established criteria, policy, and procedure.
- Assures positive customer relations are maintained with patients, visitors, physicians, and hospital personnel across the organization.
- Initiates action to prevent, minimize, and/or correct risk(s) to the patient, family, or hospital employee.
- Manages bed management situations to assure that involving risks are addressed appropriately.
- Effectively utilizes the bed planner functionality in the electronic medical record to ensure the patient location is accurate and visible to the healthcare team.
- Maintains 'The Joint Commission' standards on an ongoing basis and assists in unit responsibilities for readiness for Joint Commission visits.
- Serves as a resource for staff and physicians for bed management issues.
- Provides patient care and education according to the patient population served.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
