Clinical Patient Flow Coord II

Location: Sarasota Campus

Department

Patient Flow and Capacity
Job Summary

Responsible for hospital operational throughput within the hospital. Facilitates the movement of inpatient and outpatients to appropriate rooms when admitted and preventing flow back up in critical areas such as the ICU, OR, PACU and ECC in collaboration with Patient Placement. Responsible for building collaborative relationships between charge nurses, nurse managers and administration. Develops and implements plans to identify and mitigate impediments to efficient patient flow throughout the hospital system. Facilitates the provision of a safe, functional and supportive environment for patients, staff and the surrounding community during a disaster situation. Leads the clinical initiative for the Emergency Medical System by constantly encouraging staff to participate in learning opportunities related to disaster preparedness.

Required Qualifications

- Require graduate of an accredited school of nursing or a diploma program. For new hires after 2012, Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing (BSN) is required within specified timeframe as outlined in the New Hire BSN Agreement policy (126.045).
- Require minimum three (3) years of experience as a registered nurse.

Preferred Qualifications

- Prefer previous managerial/supervisory experience.
- Prefer ability to take initiative and exercise independent judgment, decision making and problem solving expertise.
- Prefer previous experience developing policies and procedures, developing and presenting educational programs, and/or working with outside government agencies or vendors.
- Prefer demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and the ability to give direction at all levels.
- Prefer ability to utilize Microsoft Word, Excel and other commonly used computer applications.
- Prefer ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels.

Mandatory Education

Preferred Education

Required License and Certs

BLS: Basic Life Support/CPR
FL RN: FL Registered Nurse License

Preferred License and Certs

Employment Screening Requirements

As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Qualifications

- Prefer previous managerial/supervisory experience.
- Prefer ability to take initiative and exercise independent judgment, decision making and problem solving expertise.
- Prefer previous experience developing policies and procedures, developing and presenting educational programs, and/or working with outside government agencies or vendors.
- Prefer demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and the ability to give direction at all levels.
- Prefer ability to utilize Microsoft Word, Excel and other commonly used computer applications.
- Prefer ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels.