Provides support to Renown's management and patient care teams by collaborating patient transfer acceptance and throughput at Renown acute facilities. Frequently and effectively communicates with all levels of the care team (Patient, Directors, Managers, Clinical Team Leaders, Nurses, Patients, Families, Physicians and other hospital Team Members). The individual must demonstrate leadership skills and act as a mentor and facilitator to professional nursing colleagues and other team members. Provides support to management and staff through communication, organizing, prioritizing, facilitating, and problem solving, in order to ensure the success of appropriate patient placement, excellent customer service, and appropriate throughput. Must demonstrate competence in a fast paced, stressful environment due to demands from multiple sources. In this unpredictable environment, the individual must possess the ability to organize, prioritize and reprioritize shift priorities as needed. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development through the life span, possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status, interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age and specific needs to achieve optimal patient placement and subsequent flow within the facility according to departmental policies, procedures and guidelines. The individual must demonstrate a strong knowledge base in critical care and emergency treatment, assessment, and phases of patient care. Requires substantial computer work while in a seated position in performance of duties. Utilizes advanced technical equipment as needed. The individual must be able to manage stressful environments as this position requires quick decision-making with multiple competing priorities.
This position does not provide patient care.
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