Employment Type:

Shift:

Description:

The shift is 11am - 11pm during the week and on the weekends it is 12 our night shift (every third weekend).

This is a great opportunity for a Registered Nurse, RN professional to work in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person, physically, emotionally and spiritually.Loyola Medicine's 3 hospitals are located approximately 30 minutes from Downtown Chicago.

Provides leadership and support to all patient care units through the facilitation and coordination of patient flow and bed utilization. Establishes positive working relationships with nurse managers, charge nurses and physicians to evaluate current and future requirements for optimal flow. Facilitates external transfers for other hospitals through prompt and accurate triaging requests to the most appropriate clinical service. Actively participates in multidisciplinary teams/committees, supporting patient access and throughput.

Benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Tuition reimbursement ($5250/year)
• Fitness Center
• Referral rewards
• Differentials (charge/preceptor, nights, weekends, etc.)
• "Loyola nurse for life" (growth opportunities through school, committees, leadership training, etc.)

Our promise to you:

Joining Loyola Medicine is about being a part of something bigger! We treat the human spirit, in our patients and our colleagues. We are a part of a community, which believes in the wholeness of each individual, and serves to uplift others in mind, body and spirit. We are passionate about your growth and success in your career at Loyola Medicine. We value you, for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. We also understand that we are better together.

Position Responsibilities:

TRANSFER CENTER OPERATIONS: Processes patient transfer requests from external health care facilities. Rapidly triages requests to the appropriate clinical service. Arranges transportation for external transfers as required. Follows up with referring hospitals to ensure complete transmittal of required demographic and clinical data. Actively updates physicians, Nurse Managers and Charge Nurses on status of incoming transfers.

PATIENT PLACEMENT OPERATIONS: Assigns patients to the most appropriate beds based on clinical need and other considerations, including admission criteria, bed availability and staffing. Communicates on a frequent, timely basis with peers, Nurse Managers, Charge Nurses, physicians and other staff to proactively facilitate patient placement and throughput. Reviews admission request from all access points to understand bed demand. Evaluates current and future bed supply to anticipate potential areas of congestion and obstacles to patient throughput. Facilitates resolution when competing demands for bed arise. Appropriately escalates issues to Director.

TEAM LEAD serves as department team lead working in collaboration with the RN Managers and House Supervisors in the overall management and decision making in patient movement in effort to coordinate hospital wide capacity management decisions. Works with Physician Liaisons on capacity management issues. May engage or participate in senior leadership presentations on capacity management issues.

REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS: Complies with EMTALA, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, TJC, Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois licensing requirements, as well as with organizational quality improvement programs.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Engages in and demonstratesself-development in clinical and professional areas. Identifies personal and professional learning needs that relate to organizational goals. Sets specific goals to meet these needs in collaboration with supervisor.

Position Requirements:

Minimum Education:

Required: Bachelors Degree

Specify Degree(s): Nursing

Minimum Experience:

Required: 6-10 years of previous RN experience

Details: Emergency Response, Emergency Triage, Critical Care or Patient Placement experience preferred.

Managerial Experience: 1-2 years

Details: Ability to support and direct team members in a team lead capacity, charge nurse experience

Licensure/Certifications:

Required:Current Registered Nurse License State of Illinois

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.