Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System
At Nebraska Methodist Health System we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. Its helping families grow by making each delivery special conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch going above and beyond for a patients needs or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

1. Clinical Knowledge and Technical Requirements

• Knowledge of understanding of and experience with software applications and communication platforms.

• Ability to multitask establish priorities and set/meet deadlines.

• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills including effective interpersonal skills with ability to interact with all levels of health care end users.

• Ability to build and maintain customer satisfaction through collaboration communication and consistent service.

• Ability to modify work behavior and work activities in response to new information changing conditions or unexpected obstacles.

• Ability to keep current on issues practices and processes related to patient transfer and bed management.

• Ability to use critical thinking skills to analyze define manage and resolve user application and process issues/concerns/ problems organize work and determine best course of action.

• Knowledge of clinical processes & workflows to facilitate transfer admission and bed placement

• Knowledge and understanding of process automation tools

• Accustomed to working in a complex teamoriented collaborative environment

2. Transfer Admission Bed and Throughput Coordination

• Act professionally and responsible with resources.

• Coordinate and communicate for timely transfers/admissions with internal hospitals internal clinics outside clinics and referring hospitals/facilities.

• Ensure patient transfer data is collected in a complete and timely fashion.

• Assure patient is admitted to the correct level of care.

• Continuously monitor bed availability and turnover.

• Ensure patients meet admission criteria for each unit

• Communicate with staff throughout the facility regularly.

• Follow physician suspension protocol

• Participate in daily bed huddle and initiate and lead emergency bed huddle as needed.

• Coordinate with housekeeping supervisor to prioritize bed cleaning.

• Ensure patients meet admission criteria for each unit and bed placement guidelines.

• Understanding of and utilize the vital sign policy.

• Determine how to best accommodate the safety and needs of the patient.

• Communicate frequently with the internal departments and anticipate bottlenecks.

• Limit overnight stay in (ED) and (PACU).

• Ensure that patient bed assignments are made to meet goal of 20 minutes

• Ensure patient transfer/admission is completed to meet goal of 1 hour.

• Monitor significant and unresolved variation in bed placement.

3. Business and Customer Relations

• Interacts with customers in a professional and courteous manner.

• Initiates regular interaction with business and stakeholders to understand needs.

• Recognizes and practices a selfless approach to customer service towards our own team the division and our customers.

• Displays exemplary customer service skills in difficult situations.

• Keeps stakeholders informed on status of all activities on a frequent regular and timely basis.

• Functions as a liaison between customers in various departments

• Works with customers to understand business process as it relates to the bed management and transfer processes

4. Teamwork and Documentation

• Updates documentation in application software as indicated

• Defines and implements procedures established for the department

• Defines develops and implements procedures for application maintenance and improvement.

• Sharesresponsibilities and knowledge with any/all team members and learns from them in return.

• Displays enthusiasm for being involved in team efforts and builds trust within the team.

• Accepts and fosters the idea of one team across the Division.

• Maintains effective correspondence and inperson communication in all situations with managers customers and team members.

5. Growth Initiative Research and Development

• Actively engages in identifying training opportunities and works with manager to coordinate.

• Promotes and supports initiative within the team.

• Demonstrates selfmotivation and ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Consistently looks for and takes initiative to increase the quality of the work done by the team.

• Focuses on can rather than cannot.

• Maintains/updates knowledge in technical applications and industry best practice.

Schedule:

20 hours/week Preferred availability of daytime and evening hours (between 7:00am 11:00pm) with a weekend rotation. Combination of 8 and 12hour shifts.

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelors degree in health care business or related field or relevant equivalent work experience required.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years health care experience required.
• Bed management experience preferred.

License/Certifications

• Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) license valid compact multistate license to work or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure preferred.
  • If licensed must maintain current active license.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and interact with patients family members hospital personnel and coworkers.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments.
• Ability to learn retain and utilize computer skills that are required for department and hospital information systems.
• Ability to think critically and problem solve.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Medium Light Work Exerting up to 35 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Not necessary for the position (0%):
  • Climbing
  • Crawling
  • Kneeling

• Occasionally Performed (1%33%):
  • Balancing
  • Carrying
  • Crouching
  • Distinguish colors
  • Lifting
  • Pulling/Pushing
  • Reaching
  • Standing
  • Stooping/bending
  • Twisting
  • Walking

• Frequently Performed (34%66%):
  • Grasping
  • Keyboarding/typing
  • Repetitive Motions
  • Sitting
  • Speaking/talking

• Constantly Performed (67%100%):
  • Hearing
  • Seeing/Visual

Job Hazards

• Not Related:
  • Chemical agents (Toxic Corrosive Flammable Latex)
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
  • Physical hazards (noise temperature lighting wet floors outdoors sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Radiation Alpha Beta and Gamma (particles such as Xray Cat Scan Gamma Knife etc)
  • Radiation NonIonizing (Ultraviolet visible light infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations

• Rare (133%):
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa more than 30 clinic locations a nursing and allied health college and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891 service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance health education outreach to our diverse communities and populations and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other classification protected by Federal state or local law.