Patient Flow RN
Company: Catholic Health Initiatives
Location: Houston
Posted on: April 23, 2025
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Job Description:
**Overview**
**Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center**
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care
academic medical center that is a joint venture between Baylor
College of Medicine and CHI St. Luke's Health. Located in the Texas
Medical Center the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart -
Institute a cardiovascular research and education institution
founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley MD. The hospital was the first
facility in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet - hospital
for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
receiving the award five consecutive times. Baylor St. Luke's also
has three community emergency centers offering adult and pediatric
care for the Greater Houston area.
**Position Summary**
Oversees the patient care units, evaluation of continuous quality
improvement, and compliance with hospital policies and procedures
and governmental regulations.
**Responsibilities**
**Position Responsibilities:**
+ Assess bed demand, status, and flow of patients through the
hospital to include changes in level of care, Transfer Center,
Emergency Department, Minor Emergency Centers, Day Surgery, Cath
Lab, direct admits, and any other point of entry into the
hospital
+ Facilitate timely discharges through the collaboration with
physicians, nurses, and Centers for Integrated Care
+ Intervene appropriately in decision making on patient placement,
transfers and discharges based on patient care needs and level of
care criteria
+ Obtain clinical reports from transferring floor or referring
hospital to determine if the patient meets the level of care
requested
+ Familiarity with government regulations, TMF, HCFA, to ensure
compliance for level of care
+ Identify level of care, based on established governmental,
non-governmental and hospital guidelines for emergent and
non-emergent admissions
**Qualifications**
**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:**
**Education and Licensure:**
+ Associate's Degree
+ TX RN License
**Minimum Experience:**
+ Three (3) Years of experience
**Pay Range**
$33.60 - $48.73 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Keywords: Catholic Health Initiatives, Pearland , Patient Flow RN, Healthcare , Houston, Texas
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