Patient Flow Manager

• Employment Term: Permanent Full Time Opportunity Available

• Location: Buderim Private Hospital Sunshine Coast QLD

• Remuneration: Attractive Salary on offer Super NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Make a meaningful difference with Buderim Private Hospital

As one of the Sunshine Coasts largest hospitals we provide a comprehensive range of surgical and medical services using the latest technology. This includes emergency maternity intensive care cardiovascular obstetric and gynaecology urology cancer care general medicine renal and respiratory services orthopaedic and mental health care among many others. With a deep connection to the Sunshine Coast thats 40 years in the making Buderim Private Hospital partners with our patients to deliver personalised one-on-one care from the heart and make a meaningful difference in peoples lives.

An integral part of our team as a Patient Flow Manager youll be encouraged to grow develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Lets make a meaningful difference together!

Your part in our Buderim Hospital team

In this pivotal leadership role you will be the direct line manager to a team of After-Hours Nurse Managers and the Casual Pool Nursing Workforce delivering service excellence and providing support for quality improvement staff development and risk management across all hospital departments. Youll be responsible for the movement of patients through the hospital and for ensuring safe and efficient patient care.

You will:

• Work in collaboration with the hospital leadership team to coordinate patient flow ensuring efficient allocation of patients to beds in line with our bed management and access strategy.

• Work to achieve optimal patient outcomes and exceptional patient satisfaction

• Facilitate and manage effective communication across the hospital and with key stakeholders including consultation with pre-admission office Clinical Nurse Managers Clinical Liaison Nurse and VMOs.

• Collaborate with your peers day-to-day to ensure the provision of a coordinated nursing service allowing for a highly functional service that supports excellent bed management and patient flow.

• Recruit to ensure adequate staffing maintaining a flexible workforce to support patient occupancy ensuring budget and performance indicators are managed effectively.

• Lead the team to contribute to the hospitals strategic plan develop actions plans and formulate policy and procedure as .

• Contribute to the hospitals Quality Improvement Program by recommending and overseeing improvement projects and assisting with audit activities as .

• Promote the importance of maintaining the dignity of the patient and patient confidentiality.

• Respond to emergencies as .

What makes a difference for us

As an experienced nursing clinician you will showcase a working knowledge of contemporary nursing practices being actively across current and emerging healthcare service delivery trends. With strong communication skills youll be confident facilitating communication within a large organisation effectively collaborating with stakeholders to manage and negotiate outcomes.

• Bachelor of Nursing / current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA.

• Demonstrate extensive experience in aleadership role or senior role within a patient flow specialty with the skills and the ability to manage and support an after-hours team.

• Financial acumen and the demonstrated ability to manage resources within budget.

• Knowledge of legislation Acts and Regulations relevant to healthcare service delivery. Knowledge of or ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of corporate policies and procedures Risk Safety & Quality HR Emergency Response Financial Acumen

• Proficiency with the MS Suite of products and the use of internal systems eg Cerner Kronos and Trendcare is desirable

• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements