Sutter Health
Healthcare
PatientPlacementNurseIV,CapacityManagement
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“Patient Placement Nurse IV, Capacity Management at Sutter Health. Skills: Patient Placement, Capacity Management, Bed Assignments. Lead command center coordination. Coordinate patient movement”
Industry & Context.
Problem solving
Regular attendance required, Work on site, Every other Weekend
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Graduate of accredited school of nursing, RN-Registered Nurse of California, Critical care nursing background, 2 years recent relevant experience, Experience in Patient Placement, Experience in Bed Planning, Experience in Nursing Administrative Supervisor roles, Hospital-based operational experience, Demonstrated critical thinking skills, Experience working in high-acuity clinical environments
Nice to Have
Experience in ED, Experience in ICU
What You'll Do.
Lead command center coordination
Coordinate patient movement
Assign beds based on level of care
Assess patient diagnosis
Assess patient acuity
Assess patient location
Assess unit criteriaed availability
Monitor real-time patient flow
Monitor capacity data
Predict future patient placement pressure points
Execute surge-capacity protocols
Communicate with acute care hospitals
Facilitate market multidisciplinary capacity management huddles
Expedite patient movement
Resolve bed availability issues
Develop strategies for capacity constraints
Facilitate patient discharges
Facilitate inter-facility transfers
Facilitate intra-hospital transfers
Ensure patient care remains uninterrupted
Align patient care with hospital policies
Coordinate census information
Coordinate patient bed availability information
Track staffed bed locations
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Multidisciplinary teams; Hospital leadership; Physicians; Other staff; Interdisciplinary team members; Referral agencies; Patients; Families; Other services
Communication Scope
Communicate effectively
Full Job Description
We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! **Organization:** SMCS-Valley Administration **Position Overview:** Responsible for coordinating and optimizing patient flow in acute care facilities to ensure appropriate use of resources and timely patient care. This role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to manage bed assignments, admissions, transfers, and discharges, balancing patient needs with health system capacity. The nurse works closely with hospital leadership, physicians, and other staff to assess real-time capacity data, predict future capacity challenges, and implement strategies to mitigate overcrowding. Strong clinical judgment, problem-solving, and communication skills are essential for ensuring smooth operations and delivering high-quality patient care. **Job Description** : Video: Sutter Health: [Getting Better Never Stops](https://players.brightcove.net/817826402001/experience_65b3f7255fe55bcaa752f777/share.html) Learn about [THE POWER OF ONE](https://sutterhealth.widencollective.com/assets/share/asset/tbkcps7fdc) and what it means here at Sutter Health. Join us! **Limited Term for 52-weeks (Fully Benefited: Medical/Dental/Vision/PTO, etc)** **JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:** PATIENT PLACEMENT SERVICES: * Leads the command center in the coordination of patient movement and bed assignments, based on appropriate level of care and patient aggregation from health-system emergency departments, perioperative/procedural services, direct admissions, patient transfers, within the hospital and transfers from other hospitals identified by the transfer center, for health-system admission. * Interacts with physicians, nursing staff, and administrators of system hospitals on the placement of patient populations in each acute care hospital and respective nursing units, by assessing patient diagnosis, acuity and location, applicable risk factors and unit criteria/bed availability. * Leverages capacity dashboards and other real-time indicators
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