Throughput Nursing Manager - Austin, United States - St. David's North Austin Medical Center

St. David's North Austin Medical Center

Verified Company

Austin, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Introduction:

Are you ready to manage in a new era as a Throughput Nursing Manager where building a healthier tomorrow is more than a job? Our St.

David's North Austin Medical Center team is committed to partnership, innovation, legacy and improving more lives in more ways. Share your resume today.

Benefits:

St.

David's North Austin Medical Center, 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, longterm 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 employeeonly coverage to fulltime and parttime colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

_ Note:
Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._
Our teams are dedicated to improving human life. Each year about five percent of all U.S. hospital services happen at an HCA Healthcare facility. Be an impact as a(an) Throughput Nursing Manager where your passion for leading and creativity are valued? We want your knowledge and expertise

Job Summary and Qualifications:

The Throughput Manager manages patient flow through the hospital and supports 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 manager will also ensure that improvement opportunities are appropriately channeled to effect change, coordinate compliance initiatives with outside agencies, intervene with the hospitalists and PCPs to address and resolve issues related to facility utilization and patient flow process and facilitate strong working relationship between caregivers, case management, and admitting departments to promote effective utilization management through coordination of efforts involving patient flow.

You will evaluate and implement patient flow to ensure maximization of the hospital resources.
You will continually evaluate, monitor and improve the patient flow program effectiveness as it relates to utilization review, resource management, and discharge planning and care coordination.
You will establish patient flow goals in coordination with hospital executive management and monitor progress toward the goals through tracking tools such as NATE, ED dashboard and TeleTracker.
You will manage patient discharge suite and transport department to include development of proper staffing levels, management of expenses in line with budgeted expectations, development of appropriate departmental policies and hospital policies to address regulatory requirements, coordination of all members of the team. Facilitate the ongoing training and education of staff to meet regulatory, hospital and department policies, as well as, completion on staff evaluations in accordance with hospital policy.
You will ensure staff practice and adhere to the "Code of Conduct" philosophy, "Mission and Value Statement" and the "ICARE" standards.
You will support the leadership of the observation / overflow unit during times of volume surge and capacity constraints.
You will coordinate flow responsibilities with the case management to ensure all patient flow needs of the hospital are met and to ensure similar policies and procedures are in place, as applicable.
You will serve as the educational leader to physicians and employees as it relates to utilization review, resource management, patient flow, multidisciplinary rounds and hospital throughput initiatives and projects.
You will demonstrate understanding of HCA's "Pati