Patient Flow RN
Patient Flow RN
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Job Description
Overview
Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care academic medical center that is a joint venture between Baylor College of Medicine and CHI St. Lukes Health. Located in the Texas Medical Center the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart Institute a cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley MD. The hospital was the first facility in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center receiving the award five consecutive times. Baylor St. Lukes also has three community emergency centers offering adult and pediatric care for the Greater Houston area.
Position Summary
Oversees the patient care units evaluation of continuous quality improvement and compliance with hospital policies and procedures and governmental regulations.
Responsibilities
Position Responsibilities:
- Assess bed demand status and flow of patients through the hospital to include changes in level of care Transfer Center Emergency Department Minor Emergency Centers Day Surgery Cath Lab direct admits and any other point of entry into the hospital
- Facilitate timely discharges through the collaboration with physicians nurses and Centers for Integrated Care
- Intervene appropriately in decision making on patient placement transfers and discharges based on patient care needs and level of care criteria
- Obtain clinical reports from transferring floor or referring hospital to determine if the patient meets the level of care requested
- Familiarity with government regulations TMF HCFA to ensure compliance for level of care
- Identify level of care based on established governmental non-governmental and hospital guidelines for emergent and non-emergent admissions
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Licensure:
- Associates Degree
- TX RN License
Minimum Experience:
- Three (3) Years of experience
Employment Type
Unclear
