As our Patient Logistics Nurse, you will orchestrate seamless patient movement, optimizing bed utilization, coordinating transfers, and ensuring efficient patient flow. Your role is pivotal in minimizing delays and enhancing operational efficiency.Every day you will manage and prioritize patient admissions, discharges, and transfers based on medical necessity and bed availability. You will proactively communicate with clinical teams, discharge planners, and external facilities to resolve logistical challenges and ensure a smooth continuum of care.To be successful in this role, you need strong clinical judgment, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to make rapid, informed decisions in a dynamic environment.

• Accountabilities:
  • Compiles data for the purpose of quality assurance and compliance with organizational and department policies, work aids, and algorithms
  • Holds other Patient Logistics staff accountable to the established standards
  • Accurate and timely distribution of daily reporting
  • Participate in Patient Logistics growth and improvement
  • Support program director and manager in preparation of reports, program material, research, data collecting and analysis for various meetings and or programs
  • Manage Transfer Center calls in accordance with the established work aids and algorithms and support staff in learning and upholding these work processes
  • Provide lead support to Patient Logistics RN, PLC and other staff as needed
  • Ability to function and lead independently with self-initiative and discipline
  • Other duties as assigned to meet the program and corporate needs
• Proficient in Patient Logistics RN role:Performs when necessary:
  • Collect objective/subjective data for effective and appropriate transfers of patients
  • Determine facility designation based on diagnoses, planned procedure and level of care requirements
  • Maintain constant communication with both internal and external sources of information concerning patient transfers
  • Utilize nursing knowledge and assessment to prioritize patient transfers based on urgency of patient’s condition, utilization of available beds.
  • Communicate effectively with hospital staff to allow for patient flow. Responds efficiently during emergency situation for appropriate transfer of all patients
  • Evaluate effectiveness of patient transfer in collaboration with Dignity Health facility
  • Make judgments, decisions and modify patient transfer priorities based on evaluation
  • Perform legible, timely, concise and accurate documentation according to policies and procedures
  • Proficient and competent with computerized documentation
  • Accept responsibility and accountability for own decisions and behaviors
  • Recognize , accept and cooperate with direction from facility leadership
  • Participate in orientation of new staff
  • Serve as resource to staff from other hospitals and vendors
  • Continue education by attending non-mandatory education offerings specific to area of practice
  • Maintain awareness of issues related to nursing profession
  • Provide measurable written goals appropriate to level of experience during annual appraisal process
  • Demonstrate effort to achieve pre-set goals throughout the year
  • Maintain a safe working environment by utilizing appropriate resources, protocols, procedures, and communication to appropriate personnel
  • Apply safety precautions and principles to patient care, including all National Patient Safety Goals
  • Communicate clearly and effectively using proper communication etiquette
  • Use medical terminology accurately
  • Include reporting abnormalities or change in patient condition to appropriate personnel in a timely manner
  • Participate in service line growth and Dignity Health quality initiatives
  • Include patient satisfaction and core measures

Required

• RN with 3-years of clinical experience, one to include acute hospital

Preferred

• Experience in Utilization Management, Case Management or Care Coordination, Managed Care