• Current and valid New Jersey Registered Nurse license is required
• A minimum of 3 years of nursing experience required
• Previous experience in bed management preferred
• National certification preferred
• BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within 3 years of hire required
• MSN preferred

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

• Uses clinical expertise to coordinate the placement of elective and emergent admissions as well as transfers from other facilities in accordance with clinical standards and guidelines ensuring that all patients are admitted or transferred to the most appropriate available bed.
• Clinically knowledgeable of disease entities, epidemiological issues, and circumstances that have implications for the placement of patients.
• Assured communication and implementation of the Bed Management plan for the day as defined at the daily bed meeting to the patient placement staff and all patient care areas, physicians, senior leadership and operations departments as needed.
• Collaborates with Patient Progression in development of the daily Bed Management plan to allow the plan to be communicated to the Administrative Supervisors and leaders on all shifts in order to assure continued implementation and focus on the day’s plan.
• Reviews patients’ conditions as necessary, independently, or in conjunction with case management staff, ED, Administrative Supervisor, or charge nurse to ensure appropriate placement for required services.
• Tracks bed availability, maintaining appropriate logs/records.
• Works directly with Plant Ops and Environmental Services on daily Room of the Day and/or Unit of the Day closures and the impacts on available capacity.
• Direct oversight of the Daily Census Bed Reports throughout the day.
• Collaborate with Patient Progression and participate as needed in walking rounds on all nursing units to identify and discuss barriers to discharge, build relationships with staff, and educate staff to the role of the Bed Management Coordinator.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.