HOSPITAL PATIENT FLOW COORDINATOR

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Be the clinical leader who keeps the hospital moving.

If you thrive in high-acuity environments, think three steps ahead, and enjoy influencing operations at a systems level this role puts you at the center of it all.

As a Hospital Patient Flow Coordinator, you will lead real-time bed management and patient placement strategy across the organization. You'll collaborate with physicians, nursing leaders, admitting, and hospital administration to ensure patients are placed safely, efficiently, and appropriately.

This is not a task-based role it's a hospital-wide position that directly impacts quality, safety, and throughput.

Why This Role Stands Out

High visibility across the organization

System-level impact on patient care and hospital operations

Autonomous decision-making authority

Close collaboration with executive and clinical leaders

Fast-paced, intellectually engaging work

Opportunity to influence capacity strategy

If you enjoy critical thinking, operational strategy, and clinical stewardship beyond the bedside this is your next step.

What You'll Do

Lead Real-Time Patient Placement

Maintain situational awareness of all hospitals census, staffing levels, and bed availability

Utilize EPIC Bed Planning and surgical/ancillary schedules to guide strategic placement decisions

Develop and adjust daily admission plans based on real-time changes

Anticipate and Prevent Capacity Barriers

Monitor ED volumes, elective procedures, and clinic patterns to proactively predict bed demand

Coordinate hospital redirection and overcapacity status during high census periods

Partner with critical care and acute coordinators and unit leaders to anticipate admissions

Serve as the Central Liaison

Collaborate with Nurse Managers, Administrative Representatives, Physicians, Staffing Office, and Admitting

Facilitate in-house transfers while considering acuity, equipment, and disease management needs

Provide guidance on admission status and medical necessity for direct admits

Support Critical Events

Active participant on yearly hospital drills as well as statewide accountability for mass casualty events

Engage in high-stakes decision-making during capacity surges

Drive Quality & Process Improvement

Monitor patient placement metrics

Lead bed flow huddles

Contribute to updates in Allocation of Services guidelines

Who Thrives in This Role

This position is ideal for nurses who:

Has strong acute care or critical care backgrounds

Think system-wide, not just unit-based

Are calm and decisive in fast-paced environments

Enjoy collaboration and influencing outcomes

Want leadership impact without moving into a traditional manager role