Job Description

Job Description

Details

• Department: Nursing Administration
• Schedule: Full time, day shift, 5 8-hr shifts per week
• Hospital: Saint Thomas Midtown
• Location: Nashville, TN

This RN will identify, establish, and facilitate expedited discharges while maintaining safety and quality. It is a highly collaborative position. This individual will work closely with the House Supervisor, all hospital departments, and senior hospital leadership. 

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

 

*Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: Travel, PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.

Responsibilities

Coordinate a centralized bed management system to facilitate efficient admissions and transfers, optimize occupancy and avoid delays in service.

• Communicate with clinical staff to determine status of pending discharges, transfers and bed availability and plan bed assignments accordingly.
• Review all admissions and transfers for clinical/unit appropriateness and medical necessity. Take appropriate action in the event criteria are not met or appropriate resources are not available.
• Provide direction and support to admissions coordinators to ensure efficient patient access and flow.
• Analyze bed management data, identify issues and potential resolutions and prepare reports for executive review

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Registered Nurse obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

• Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of
  hire.

Additional Preferences

Requires at least 1 year of RN experience in a Med Surg unit. 

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Saint Thomas is a leading health care system with a 125-year history of providing care to the community, and is the only faith-based, non profit health system in Middle Tennessee.

 

Today, the health system offers a highly comprehensive system of care, with more than 250 sites of care that cover a 45-county area in Tennessee consisting of 16 hospitals and a network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and specialty facilities.

 

Across the state, Ascension Saint Thomas and its partner organizations employ more than 11,000 dedicated associates who care for millions of patients each year.

 

Ascension Saint Thomas is part of Ascension, one of the nation’s largest faith-based healthcare organizations committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension includes approximately 134,000 associates, 35,000 affiliated providers and 140 hospitals, serving communities in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

 

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

 

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

 

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Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

 

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Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Relief, Local area, Shift work, Day shift,

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