Bed Placement Coordinator | 36 hours per week | Grand Central

Minimum Hiring Wage:

From $39.37 per hour

Job Details:

Schedule Hours: 8:30am - 9:00pm, weekend requirement

A Brief Overview

The Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Placement Coordinator plays a key role in optimizing hospital-wide patient flow by ensuring safe, timely, and appropriate placement of patients. Serving as the central communication link between nursing units, physicians, case management, the emergency department, perioperative services, and hospital leadership, this role works closely with the House Supervisor to balance patient acuity, staffing ratios, and available resources. The RN Patient Placement Coordinator also supports daily hospital operations, including staffing coordination, supply management, off-hour OR scheduling, and responding to urgent patient care needs. This position requires exceptional communication, critical thinking, and collaboration skills, contributing directly to patient safety, staff support, and overall hospital efficiency.

What you will do

• Collaborates with charge RNs and unit leadership to determine priority workflow
• Assists in discharge/transfer process
• Facilitate the transfer of patients between units
• Supports the House Supervisor Daily

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program Required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) Preferred
• 4-6 years previous Med-Surg nursing experience including utilization of the Electronic Medical Record Preferred
• Previous experience with virtual technology platforms Preferred
• Strong ability to multitask
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Registered Nurse Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) (United States of America) Required
• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association within 180 Days Required
• Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
• Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required

Benefits:

We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes:

• Competitive base pay

• Matching retirement programs

• Health, Dental and Vision plans

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans

• Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D

• Paid time off (PTO)

• Education Assistance Program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Referral Bonus Program

• Discounted cafeteria meals

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Service Recognition program

• Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.