BED BOARD NURSE / COORD

Job Description

Responsibilities

Doctors Hospital of Laredo, in Laredo, TX, is a 183-bed acute care facility that offers a range of medical services. You'll feel a difference when you walk in our doors.

There's pride in the care we deliver and a commitment to serving Laredo's growing healthcare needs.

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JOB SUMMARY :

Bed board and staffing coordinator is responsible for all patient flow activity for the day to day operation, and responsible for staffing management.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

• Assist all House Supervisors to carry out their duties safely, timely, compassionately and efficiently
• Directly communicates with physicians and other members of management to resolve conflict or other issues

quickly and effectively, contacting Administrator on call as necessary. Ensures patient throughput and

placement of patients.

Continually evaluates the efficiency of patient flow, staffing patterns and other operations to assess

opportunities for improved patient care.

• Communicates information to all health care team members regarding patient care and outcomes.
• Promotes and provides a safe environment for staff and patients.
• Responsible for bedboard management including but not limited to 'throughput", utilization of patient dash

board, and "Bed Ready" system.

• Work with house supervisors to ensure the patient placement as per the guidelines and hspital policy.
• Help House Supervisors with internal and external patient transfers.
• Help House Supervisors to staff all nursing departments appropriately as per staffing matrix and special

request.

• Flex the nursing staff as warrented.
• Follow chain of command to keep the patients and staff safe at all time.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune;

and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the States, Washington, , Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contact Vanessa Martinez, Recruiter at and by phone at 956-523-2027.

Qualifications

• Texas RN License
• Minimum of 3 years of nursing experience is required
• Previous clinical leadership experience required
• Previous management experience preferred
• BLS / ACLS
• Bilingual English / Spanish preferred
• Refer to Nursing Policy

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