RN Patient Flow Coordinator

Location Address:

1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930

Compensation Pay Range:

Minimum Offer $36.41 Maximum Offer $55.60

Summary:

The RN Patient Flow Coordinator is responsible for optimizing patient throughput and ensuring efficient patient movement throughout the facility. This role coordinates admissions, transfers, and discharges while maintaining high standards of patient care, safety, and satisfaction. The RN Patient Flow Coordinator collaborates closely with nursing units, physicians, case management, and ancillary departments to balance patient needs with available resources and capacity.

Under the leadership of the Nursing Director, works with multiple disciplinary teams to optimize patient throughput. Day to day operations of patient flow and sustainment of our early discharge process. Provides operational leadership for assigned duties which includes hands-on unit presence and direction in facilitating provision of patient care and achieving organizational outcomes.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the  New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

Patient Flow Management

• Coordinate and prioritize patient admissions, transfers, and discharges across all units.
• Monitor real-time bed availability, staffing levels, and unit capacity to facilitate optimal patient placement.
• Serve as the central communication hub for bed management and patient movement.
• Collaborate with Emergency Department, perioperative services, and inpatient units to reduce wait times and bottlenecks.

Clinical Coordination

• Review patient acuity and ensure appropriate level-of-care placement.
• Utilize clinical judgment to assign patients based on medical needs, safety considerations, and organizational protocols.
• Support continuity of care by ensuring timely transitions between departments.

Collaboration & Communication

• Communicate effectively with physicians, nursing leadership, case management, and support services.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary discussions to resolve patient throughput challenges.
• Escalate capacity concerns and coordinate surge planning as needed.

Operational Efficiency

• Track and analyze patient flow metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Assist in implementing strategies to improve throughput, reduce length of stay, and enhance patient experience.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, regulatory requirements, and patient placement guidelines.

Qualifications:

Education: Associates Degree Nursing required.

Nursing Licensure: Current State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License required

Certifications: BLS required

Specialty Certifications in area of practice and/or management preferred.

Experience: 2 years experience as a clinical nurse.

Skills: Requires detailed knowledge of patient flow through the hospital in terms of what and how work is to be done as well as why it is done, this level includes interpretation of data.

Requires detailed knowledge of nursing, standards based practice, & shared governance, in terms of what and how work is to be done as well as why it is done, this level includes interpretation of data. Must have an understanding of human resource issues, operational budget, and financial resources. Ability to determine appropriate courses of action in more complex situations that may not be addressed by existing policies, procedures or protocols.

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

Compensation Disclaimer

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.

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