Bed Flow/Staffing Coordinator

Job Description

The Bed Flow/Staffing Coordinator will be responsible for performing daily staffing and patient location assignments throughout the Multispecialty and Research Hospital's nursing division. Facilitates transfers within the hospital as well as outside facilities. The position is responsible for triaging and prioritizing requests to promote safe, efficient patient access, flow and discharge.

Responsibilities

• Communicates closely with Nursing Leadership, Administrative House Supervisor, or designee to make effective staffing and patient placement assignments.
• Monitors bed availability and alerts supervisors and/or nursing leaders when additional resources are needed. Monitors daily discharge delays and escalations.
• Receives and triages critical, high, normal, and low requests for internal access points including ACC, OR, and inpatient units and coordinates transfers to outside facilities. Documents all requests.
• Provides relevant patient information to the clinical team for patient care such as estimated time of arrival, conditions, special precautions, and admission instructions.
• Attends hospital capacity meetings/huddles.
• Maintains accurate and timely records, logs, files, and related information as required.
• Throughout shift reconciles the hospital census, verifying that patients are listed in the correct beds within the bed management system.
• Follows staffing plans to support safe, efficient delivery of patient care and communicates any deficits and/or challenges to leadership.
• Manages call-off log and documents any changes in staffing assignments as required.
• Implements established department staffing plans for all units, while working with unit leadership to understand acuity and patient/department needs.
• Makes ongoing changes to staffing as determined by fluctuations in census and patient acuity, to assure safe delivery of care.
• Supports quality assurance and improvement programs.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and ability to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs. Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
• Ability to demonstrate effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple members of the health care and administrative leadership teams.
• Ability to contribute to initiatives and processes while supporting a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows.
• Proficiency with MS Office (including Word, Excel and Outlook) and proficiency with electronic health records with the ability to manage clinical/administrative data.
• Knowledge of resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
• Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize workload to meet deadlines
• Experience with shared governance, nurse engagement, and retention.
• Ability to critically think and problem solve for staffing, clinical patient concerns, and appropriate bed assignment as well as other issues that arise.
  
  

Education

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing program either by a governmental authority nursing board, or by a licensing authority that has jurisdiction over approval/accreditation of nursing programs (Texas BON 217.1).
• Associate's degree in Nursing is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
  
  

License And Certification

Current Texas Board of Nursing RN or Compact State RN license

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire

Required Skills

Two (2) to three (3) years RN experience in an acute care setting is required.~Specialty clinical experience such as ICU or ED is preferred.~Previous bed flow/staffing coordinator experience is preferred.~Previous charge nurse experience i

About Us

Benefits Overview

UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.

Medical - UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists.

Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.

Vision - Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits. Life Employees receive $40,000 of group term life insurance and $40,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.

Retirement - Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.

Time Off - A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:

• Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
• Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
• Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
• Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each year.
  
  

FSAs - Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.

Discounts - Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.

EEO Statement

UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our policy to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.