Overview

The Capacity Management RN is responsible for all activities related to Capacity Management including, but not limited to, coordinating the patient placement, access case management and the patient flow required to provide appropriate, effective, and efficient patient care. The Capacity Management RN is empowered to remove barriers and bottlenecks related to patient placement and flow. Notifies and communicates with Nurse Managers, Administrative Supervisors, Physicians, Medical Directors on Call, and Administrator on Call when appropriate.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Assures communication and implementation of the Capacity 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.
• Communicates daily Capacity Management plan to the evening staff and Administrative Supervisors 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, ETC, 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 (ROD)
• Direct oversight of the Daily Census Bed Reports (3 times a day).
• Walking rounds on all nursing units to identify & discuss barriers to discharge, build relationships with staff & educate staff to the role of the Capacity RN
• Monitors bed availability on all nursing units as well as pending discharges assessing the ability to meet the ADT needs of the cath lab, ETC, PACU, and direct admissions.
• Acts as a resource to patient placement staff as to the type of patient that each unit can accept and the type of equipment or medications that can be used or given on each unit, using policies and procedures as a guide.
• Makes recommendations to the Director for Capacity Management for closing or downsizing units and manages the transfer of patients from the ETC/PACU or direct admits when an overflow unit is opened assuring that patients are admitted in a controlled manner.
• Regularly communicates with and provides status reports to Director for Capacity Management regarding impending need for divert, operating room holds, or cath lab delays. Calls additional bed meetings as needed. Additional ETC functions:
• Knowledge of ETC volume of patients and type (admission, observation, treat & release).
• Patient Acuity. o ICUs. o Stepdown. o Unit Based Telemetry. o Remote Telemetry. o Psych.
• Critical Care patients. o Identify barriers/blocks to patients obtaining bed assignment. ` Isolation. ` Intensivist. ` Mid-Level acceptance.
• Maintain constant communication. o ETC Leadership and Supervisors. o Critical Care Manager/Charge Nurse. o Downgrades. o Facilitate Transfers (Call MDs, Units, etc).
• Facilitate movement in the ETC to effectively manage flow in the ETC and flow to the floors.
• Isolation Patients. o Communicate with infectious disease department. o Obtain list of all isolation patients. o Cohort appropriate patients. o Identify lab results that clear isolation on Patient.
• Observation. o Communication with Manager of Observation Patients. o Identify candidates for hallway beds. o CDU patients that can go to IP Floors.
• Surge. o Reply appropriately to ETC requests. o Share bed capacity plan via email to leadership. o Update with discharges. o Obtain equipment needed.
• Transport patients to the floors as needed.
• Any additional tasks as deemed necessary.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program and three years of professional nursing experience.
• Knowledge of nursing principles, practices, and techniques.
• Knowledge of state and agency laws and regulations governing general professional nursing practices.
• Skill in both verbal and written communication.
• Skill in applying professional nursing methods and techniques.
• Skill in maintaining effective working relationships.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• National Certification desirable.
• Master's degree in nursing or other related field.
• Previous experience in Capacity Management

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.

Starting Minimum RateMinimum rate of $113,609.60 Annually Job Posting DisclosureHMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to: Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness. Experience: Years of relevant work experience. Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training. Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies. Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location. Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization. Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered. Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts. In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.