To Heal. To Teach. To Discover.

At University Hospitals, this is more than just our mission. These words embody the opportunities available to the many worldclass doctors, nurses, health care professionals, and support staff that choose to join UH and Be the Difference.

The Patient Flow Resource RN works with the Manager and Patient Flow Lead to assist providers, nurses, and Care Transitions teams to ensure patients in assigned Cleveland Medical Center units are progressing towards goals of care in a time-appropriate fashion by monitoring, engaging, and solving for barriers to progression, throughput, discharge, or health system flow.

• Works with the Manager/Patient Flow Lead/CMO to hold providers accountable for observation and inpatient throughput best practices in their assigned units to achieve organizational goals through standardized processes while maintaining a professional, respectful, and collaborative approach with all stakeholders.
• Assists the Manager and Patient Flow Lead to oversee the collaboration with medical staff and nursing leadership, care team members, Care Transitions, nursing, social work, therapy, Utilization Management (UM), and Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) to develop, implement, and continuously improve methods to optimize use of hospital services in a supportive and synergetic manner. 

Shift:  Full time, 40 hours/week, Monday - Friday day shift, no weekends or holidays

Location:  UH Cleveland Medical Center

To Heal. To Teach. To Discover.

At University Hospitals, this is more than just our mission. These words embody the opportunities available to the many worldclass doctors, nurses, health care professionals, and support staff that choose to join UH and Be the Difference.

The Patient Flow Resource RN works with the Manager and Patient Flow Lead to assist providers, nurses, and Care Transitions teams to ensure patients in assigned Cleveland Medical Center units are progressing towards goals of care in a time-appropriate fashion by monitoring, engaging, and solving for barriers to progression, throughput, discharge, or health system flow.

• Works with the Manager/Patient Flow Lead/CMO to hold providers accountable for observation and inpatient throughput best practices in their assigned units to achieve organizational goals through standardized processes while maintaining a professional, respectful, and collaborative approach with all stakeholders.
• Assists the Manager and Patient Flow Lead to oversee the collaboration with medical staff and nursing leadership, care team members, Care Transitions, nursing, social work, therapy, Utilization Management (UM), and Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) to develop, implement, and continuously improve methods to optimize use of hospital services in a supportive and synergetic manner. 

Shift:  Full time, 40 hours/week, Monday - Friday day shift, no weekends or holidays

Location:  UH Cleveland Medical Center

• 2+yrs frontline clinical care or operational leadership
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program required, BSN preferred
• RN licensure in the State of Ohio required
• Understanding of all levels of acute care including ED, ICU, inpatient & observation units
• Clinical knowledge of discharge process & requirements
• Basic knowledge of case management, utilization management and care transitions