Patient Flow Triage Nurse- Capacity Command Center

MetroHealth

Cleveland, OH

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Affordable Housing, Bed Management, Centralized Operations/Management, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Practices/Protocols, Communication Skills, Community Health, Critical Care, Customer Support/Service, Disease Prevention and Control, Emergency Care, Environmental Economics, Epic Systems, Healthcare, Hospital, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Legal, Medical Treatment, Multitasking, Nursing, Patient Assessment, People Management, Physical Demands, Quality of Care, Registered Nurse (RN), Safety/Work Safety, System Operations, Triage Nursing

LOCATION

Cleveland, OH

POSTED

30+ days ago

Location: METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER

Biweekly Hours: 72.00

Shift: 7a-730p

The MetroHealth System is redefining health care by going beyond medical treatment to improve the foundations of community health and well-being: affordable housing, a cleaner environment, economic opportunity and access to fresh food, convenient transportation, legal help and other services. The system strives to become as good at preventing disease as it is at treating it. Founded in 1837, Cuyahoga County's safety-net health system operates four hospitals, four emergency departments and more than 20 health centers.

Summary:

Oversees and coordinates the placement of all admissions (elective and emergent) from outside hospitals (OSH), direct admits and intra-facility transfers in accordance with clinical standards and guidelines in an efficient manner based on current bed availability. Ensures the patient is admitted to the most appropriate bed available within system using appropriate admission criteria and scopes of practice. Upholds the standards of the Centralized Bed Management System, admission, discharge, and throughput policies, procedures, and processes. Upholds the mission, vision, values, and customer services standards of The MetroHealth System.

Qualifications:

Required: Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Ohio. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN). Three to five years of clinical experience in critical care or combination of critical care and emergency care as an RN. Proven excellent customer service skills. Proven ability to multitask. Demonstrated basic computer skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with physicians and other health care professionals as well as patients and families. Demonstrated knowledge to triage patients to the appropriate level of care when planning bed placement or facilitating care at time of admission. Demonstrated ability to utilize Epic, paging system, and all other needed applications to perform role responsibilities. Ability to interact effectively with a wide range of cultural, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Preferred: Two years of experience with bed management and/or transfer center. Experience with flow of patients at MetroHealth Medical Center. Nursing supervisory experience. Physical Demands: May need to move around intermittently during the day, including sitting, standing, stooping, bending, and ambulating. May need to remain still for extended periods, including sitting and standing. Ability to communicate in face-to-face, phone, email, and other communications. Ability to read job related documents. Ability to use computer.

Patient Flow Triage Nurse- Capacity Command Center

MetroHealth

Cleveland, OH

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