Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Staff Nurse at Jefferson Health. With more than 42,000 employees, wersquo;re the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. And our work to improve lives is never done.

Responsibilities

The Patient Flow Management Center (PFMC) works with patient care areas, support services, administration, and others to implement strategies to ensure seamless patient care, capacity management, efficient patient flow, improved access and quality care. Goals of the PFMCinclude reducing missed transfer opportunities, increasing targeted volumes, reducing unnecessary length of stay (LOS), and placing the right patient in the right setting at the right time. The department defines the analytics required to predict and drive decisions in real time. Metrics are tracked, and outcomes reported to sustain an environment of continuous improvement.

PRIMARY FUNCTION:
The RN, Patient Flow is responsible for ensuring patients are placed in a timely manner across the and communicates with key personnel and depatments, including Medical Staff, Nursing (Inpatient, ED, OR/ PACU, Procedural Areas), Environmental Services, Patient Transportation and the Jefferson Transfer Center. Participates in bed coordination for the most efficient bed utilization 24 hours per day/ 7 days per week.

Activities
bull; Maintain patient throughput and continually evaluate bed placement progress according to the institutionrsquo;s Patient Flow Plan.
bull; In real time, expedite and prioritize administrative issues to remove barriers to discharge and address delays in care by collaborating with the floor, and case management.

bull;Coordinate Direct Admissions, including urgent and scheduled, and contacts patients and family members when the appropriate bed is available.

bull; Identify and communicate quality and risk issues to the appropriate staff/ departments in a timely manner.
bull; Monitor the EVS and Patient Transport Command Center to ensure that bed cleans, and patient transports are assigned according to bed prioritization needs.
bull; Orient, coach, and evaluate patient flow coordinators
Specific Actions/Decisions:
bull; Assign beds to patients from all clinical departments, direct admissions, and external transfers based on defined workflow.
bull; Escalate potential administrative issues resulting in barriers to discharge and delays in care to appropriate PFMC.

Qualifications for this position include:

• BSN Degree

• State Issued RN license

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association

Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, amp; Vision Plans

• Retirement Plans

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Health Coaching, Commuter Discounts, Day Care Services, etc.

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Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jeffersonrsquo;s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.