Manager Throughput

Introduction

Are you looking for a place to deliver excellent care patients deserve? At HCA Florida Osceola Hospital we support our colleagues in their positions. Join our Team as a(an) Manager Throughput and access programs to assist with every stage of your career.

Benefits

HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Are you a continuous learner? With more than 94,000 nurses throughout HCA Healthcare, we are one of the largest employers of nurses in the United States. Education is key to excellence! As a majority owner of Galen College of Nursing, which joins Research College of Nursing and Mercy School of Nursing as educational facilities within the HCA Healthcare family, we make it easier and more affordable to gain certifications and job skills. Apply today for our Manager Throughput opening and continue to learn!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Job Summary:

The Throughput Manager manages patient flow through the hospital and supports clinical coordination of care across the continuum. Responsibilities will include developing length of stay (LOS) and resource reduction strategies, as well as capitalizing on facility best practices. The manager will also ensure that improvement opportunities are appropriately channeled to effect change, coordinate compliance initiatives with outside agencies, intervene with the hospitalists and PCPs to address and resolve issues related to facility utilization and patient flow process and facilitate strong working relationship between caregivers, case management, and admitting departments to promote effective utilization management through coordination of efforts involving patient flow.

What you will do in this role:

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  Evaluation and implementation of patient flow to ensure maximization of the hospital resources.

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  Continually evaluate, monitor and improve the patient flow program effectiveness as it relates to utilization review, resource management, and discharge planning and care coordination.

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  Establish patient flow goals in coordination with hospital executive management and monitor progress toward the goals through tracking tools such as NATE, ED dashboard and TeleTracker.

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  Facilitate the on-going training and education of staff to meet regulatory, hospital and department policies, as well as, completion on staff evaluations in accordance with hospital policy. Ensure staff practice and adhere to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy, “Mission and Value Statement” and the “ICARE” standards.

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  Supports the leadership of the observation / overflow unit during times of volume surge and capacity constraints.

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  Coordinate flow responsibilities with the case management to ensure all patient flow needs of the hospital are met and to ensure similar policies and procedures are in place, as applicable.

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  Serve as the educational leader to physicians and employees as it relates to utilization review, resource management, patient flow, multi-disciplinary rounds and hospital throughput initiatives and projects.

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  Demonstrate understanding of HCA’s “Patients First” safety initiative by strict compliance to all safety protocols and procedures.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree

HCA Florida Osceola Hospital is a 404-bed tertiary care hospital. We are accredited by the Joint Commission and are a Level II Trauma Center. We are a teaching hospital in collaboration with UCF College of Medicine. Our hospital is conveniently and centrally located in the Heart of Kissimmee. We are only minutes from Orlando, St. Cloud, Celebration, and Poinciana. We are committed to enhancing the standard of healthcare by providing services including Emergency Care, Trauma Care, Pediatric ER, Heart & Vascular Institute, and Comprehensive Stroke Center. Other services include The Baby Suites Maternity Care, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Level II, Women’s Services, Behavioral Health, Orthopedics & Spine, and a Graduate Medical Education Program. We expand our care to the community with our freestanding Emergency Department at Hunter’s Creek ER.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our Manager Throughput opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.