Job Description

Assures that systems are in place to ensure appropriate resources and competent team. Directs department operations on a continuous basis and advises management on operational and functional improvement opportunities. Identifies and implements ways to reduce and control capacity bottlenecks, as well as enhance capacity availability across the system and/or in the particular hospital. Ensures the team and leadership are aware of capacity situation. Coordinates with PTC to optimize available beds across the system.

Anticipates potential problem situations and intervenes to offset any adverse impact on the facility/unit and/or clinical operations. Recognizes emergent maintenance requirements and delegates the communications to the needs at the facilities level.

Provides delegation for the prioritization of the discharging of patients during the hours of dispatch. Delegates Coordination between Beds and Dispatch to prioritize stat bed cleaning/transport requests based on bed request priorities. Fosters exceptional public relations for the team and organization across all sites; interacts with the administrator at the site as appropriate. Demonstrates the ability and delegates collaboration with the appropriate site specific administrative /clinical leadership to prioritize patient placement based on patient acuity and bed availability

Ability to provide administrative support to clinical Operations Dept. Conduct site-based bed rounds during high census, surge, and emergency/PACU boarders, contribute to the patient flow initiatives, assure beds are being identified in a timely fashion and patients placed appropriately according to the 15-minute bed placement rule. Delegates and monitors telephone etiquette and ensures calls are answered in a courteous manner; receives and communicates messages in a timely matter and can prioritize needs. Ability to act as a liaison for AHS sites and callers. Interacts with team members, coordinates dept Huddles and manages customers in a polite and timely manner. Reports to the Nurse Manager for Clinical Operations and escalates concerns or issues at the sites or within the team.

Qualifications

Education:
Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program required.

Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.

License/Certifications:
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse required.
BLS certification required.

Experience:
3-4 years of ICU or ED experience preferred.

About Us

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

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