Manager of Bed Placement and Transfers

Manager of Bed Placement and Transfers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree – required
• 10+ years Healthcare Experience – required
• 1-3 years Progressive Leadership – required
• RN – Registered Nurse – State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Previous/Current Upon Hire – required
• NP – Nurse Practitioner – Licensed Previous/Current Upon Hire – required
• PA – Physician Assistant Previous/Current Upon Hire – required
• PARAMEDIC – Paramedic – Licensed Previous/Current Upon Hire – required
• DO/MD/MBBS Upon Hire – required

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily operations of bed placement and transfer facilitation.
• Lead the Patient Flow Specialist team, including oversight of their day-to-day activity and decisions, recruitment and retention, professional development, training, ongoing education, performance monitoring and feedback, and quality improvement.
• Responsible for staffing and scheduling of Patient Flow Specialists.
• Monitor real-time data on bed availability, patient census, and resource allocation to identify and address bottlenecks in patient flow.
• Represent the bed placement and transfer function in meetings, huddles, presentations, and other external communications.
• Responsible for daily bed meeting.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and workflows to streamline the bed placement and transfer process.
• Collaborate with hospital leadership, emergency management, and community partners to coordinate patient transfers and placements during surge events or emergencies.
• Analyze data and metrics to identify trends, forecast demand, and make data-driven decisions to optimize bed management.
• Establish and maintain effective communication channels with hospital departments, external facilities, and community partners to facilitate timely patient placements and transfers.
• Implement continuous quality improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of bed placement and transfer process.
• Stay up-to-date with industry best practices, regulatory changes, and technological advancements in transfers, bed management and patient flow optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership (Medium proficiency)
• Management (Medium proficiency)
• Strategic Planning/Policy and Procedures (Medium proficiency)
• Communication (High proficiency)
• Reporting/Data Analytics (Medium proficiency)
• Healthcare Operations (Medium proficiency)