DESCRIPTION:

RN Bed Coordinator
Evening shift RN position in Regional Referral Center!
At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor’s visit or a place to go when you’re in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities – that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.
MercyOne Genesis serves a 17-county bi-state region of the Quad Cities (Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline, Ill.) metropolitan area and the surrounding communities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. But when it comes to clinical capabilities and quality, we exceed those geographical limits. We have earned distinction as a two-time national Top 15 Health System, and recognition for being in the top 1 percent in the nation for patient safety.
Want to learn more about MercyOne Genesis? Click here: MercyOne Genesis | Stronger. Together. As One!
Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire a Patient Flow Coordinator!

As a Patient Flow Coordinator RN at MercyOne, you will:

• oversee bed management, including patients who are being admitted, transferred and discharged
• serves as a contact person for patient care area staff, physicians and health related facilities
• evaluates patient needs, appropriate level of care, referring facility capability, predicts bed availability and admission/discharge trends; facilitates bed briefings
• understands hospital patient placement priorities;
• participates in quality oversight, ensures EMTALA compliance and also services are provided efficiently according to Genesis Medical Center and department standards

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Field Of Study: Nursing
• Special Training: Keyboarding, Windows, Word
• Training Preferred: Critical Care or triage experience; Cerner experience; Charge Nurse or supervisory experience; Baccalaureate degree in Nursing; Illinois RN licensure
• Licensure/Registration: Registered Nurse in Iowa; Registered Nurse in Illinois within 6 months
• Experience: More than 2 years experience required.
• Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization. Communications are of moderate difficulty and sensitivity. Contact with others may involve detailed & lengthy dialogues & exchanges of information. Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or stressful encounters.
• Physical Demands: Low Intensity: Work requires a light or low amount of physical exertion. The job requirements for manual dexterity or physical manipulation are limited. The need for physical stamina and endurance is of minimal or low significance. The degree of physical strain produced on the job is somewhat taxing, but does not usually produce fatigue and require periods of rest. Freedom of movement exists, and the job does not confine the employee to a prescribed body posture. Body movement usually involves sitting and intermittent walking. The position exceeds these low intensity demands rarely, 10% of the time or less.
• Working Conditions: There is limited exposure to moderately adverse and undesirable environmental conditions. There are some health and safety risks. Position may require safety equipment and precautions. The amount of time the employee may experience these moderate conditions is limited to 10% or less of their work day.
  Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: None

Please refer the Job description for details