RN Coordinator Patient Throughput
MSCCN - San Antonio, TX
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Description Introduction Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: RN Coordinator Patient Throughput Methodist Hospital Texsan Benefits Methodist Hospital Texsan offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: + Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. + Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more. + Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing + 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service) + Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock + Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance. + Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more + Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts + Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships + Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships) + Colleague recognition program + Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence) + Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income. Learn more about Employee Benefits ( _Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._ We are seeking an RN Coordinator Patient Throughput for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply Job Summary and Qualifications General Statement of Duties: The Throughput Coordinator assists with patient flow through the hospital and clinical coordination of care across the continuum. Responsibilities will include developing length of stay (LOS) and resource reduction strategies, as well as capitalizing on facility best practices. The Coordinator will also ensure that improvement opportunities are appropriately channeled to effect change, coordinate compliance initiatives with outside agencies, intervene with the hospitalists & PCPu2019s to address and resolve issues related to facility utilization and patient flow process and facilitate strong working relationships between caregivers, case management and admitting departments to promote effective utilization management through coordination of efforts involving patient flow. Essential Job Functions: 1. Evaluation and implementation of patient flow to ensure maximization of the hospital resources. 2. Actively participates in the discharge of patients through the facility discharge suite to include patient and family education. 3. Continually evaluate, monitor and improve the patient flow program effectiveness as it relates to utilization review, resource management, and discharge planning and care coordination. 4. Establish patient flow goals in coordination with the Director of Nursing Operations, House Supervisor, hospital executive team and monitor progress toward the goals through tracking tools such as NATE, ED dashboard and Teletracker. 5. Development of appropriate departmental policies and hospital policies to address regulatory requirements, training of all members of the team. 6. Facilitate the on-going training and education of staff to meet regulatory, hospital and department policies. 7. Coordinate Medical Center Patient Flow responsibilities with Case Management 8. Serve as the educational leader to physicians and employees as it relates to resource management and patient flow. 9. Work collaboratively with One Call to facilitate the transfer process and implement actions for increased throughput. 10. Oversees hospital THROUGHPUT and ensures efficient hospital operations and communications. 11. Communicates with the AOC as appropriate 12. Demonstrate understanding of HCAu2019s and u201cPatients Firstu201d safety initiative by strict compliance to all safety protocols and procedures. Performs other related duties as assigned or required. What qualifications you will need: Minimum Education, Experience, Training, Required Knowledge, Skill, Abilities and Other Job-Related Characteristics: 1. Education: Graduate of an associate, diploma or baccalaureate registered nursing program 2. Experience: Two years clinical nursing experience 3. Employee completes initial and ongoing training and competencies as defined by service line, facility and department/unit which are specific to the needs of the patient population served (if applicable). 4. Preferred: Five years of clinical nursing experience Minimum License, Certificates, or Registrations Required: Current RN licensure to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas Methodist Hospital Texsan is a 120 bed acute care hospital. We remain one of South Texasu2019s premier heart and orthopedic hospitals. We are certified in chest pain and heart failure with comprehensive cardiac services. Our orthopedic services, including the Joint Replacement Academy and the Center for Spine, hold some of the best clinical results in the industry. We achieve this by using state-of-the-art technology, such as our robotics program. Methodist Hospital Texsan is the first hospital in San Antonio to receive the Joint Commissionu2019s Gold Seal of Approval for Chest Pain Certification. We were awarded the Heart Care Center National Distinction of Excellence. This is the highest recognition a hospital can receive. Our ICU was awarded the Silver Beacon Award for Excellence. We are also recognized as a Level IV trauma center. Our 30 bed Inpatient Rehab Unit has received the Rehabilitation Stroke Certification from the Joint Commission. Methodist Hospital Texsan has been deemed one of Modern Healthcareu2019s Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 3 years in a row. We were a recipient of the 2019 Guardian of Excellence Awardu00ae by Press Ganey. Join our record setting team today
Created: 2026-02-05