(RN) Enterprise Flow Nurse - 137504

UC San Diego Health is a Magnet designated organization, which is a prestigious recognition that applies to only 10% of all U.S. hospitals. Magnet is the "gold standard" for nursing excellence and is based on strengths in five key areas, which include transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovation and improvements and empirical outcomes. UC San Diego Health has held its Magnet status since 2011.

UC San Diego Health is seeking an experienced and collaborative Enterprise Bed Flow Nurse to join our 24/7 Mission Control. This role plays a critical part in ensuring safe, efficient, and timely patient movement across all UCSDH locations. The Enterprise Bed Flow Nurse will leverage clinical expertise and operational insight to coordinate bed placement, optimize patient throughput, and support seamless care transitions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and oversee patient placement across UCSDH locations, ensuring alignment with clinical needs and organizational priorities.
• Implements established protocols during increased census, initiates alerts per Mission Control policy and actively oversees bed tracking dashboards to ensure real-time accuracy and communicate updates during bed huddles.
• Partner with Unit Charge Nurses across three locations to assess patient acuity and prioritize bed placement for EDIP and Post-Operative patients.
• Leads structured daily bed meetings to ensure an organized and coordinated approach to patient placement.
• Monitor and follow up on discharge delays, proactively identifying and addressing barriers to timely patient throughput.
• Facilitate real-time communication between care teams to ensure safe and effective transitions of care.
• Participate in ongoing performance and quality improvement initiatives to enhance flow processes, streamline communication, and minimize delays.
• Apply clinical expertise and hospital policies to support safe and effective patient transitions throughout the enterprise.
• Other duties as assigned.

• A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse (RN) issued by the state of California.
• Current UCSD ART certification, or BLS and ACLS certifications at time of hire with commitment to get ART within six months of hire date.
• Four (4+) or more years of inpatient RN experience.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate clearly with individuals at all organizational levels (including physicians, nurse leaders, and administrative leaders), and comfort working in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment.
• Demonstrated skills to manage the complex workflow and multiple priorities involved with a patient care unit.
• In-depth knowledge of patient care clinical standards and care delivery, systems, external regulations and internal policies.
• Knowledge of human resources management policies, with the ability to train, monitor, evaluate, and document human resources matters and employee performance. Provides input to decision-makers on human resources matters.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to quickly analyze problems, determine appropriate levels of intervention, and develop and apply effective solutions.
• Effective interpersonal skills for effective information exchange and problem-solving with all levels of management and staff, consultants and outside agencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to train and mentor subordinates, to convey complex clinical and technical information in a clear and concise manner. Prepares and presents a variety of reports, documentation, analyses, and project proposals
• Knowledge of business software and specialized applications and data management systems used in nursing units or departments.
• Demonstrated hospital management skills, with progressive expertise in patient care services.
• Knowledge to manage disaster incidents, and sentinel events and ability to problem solve with critical thinking skills.

• MSN or relevant graduate degree.
• Relevant nursing certification (CCRN, NE-BC, CNML, etc.).
• Inpatient flow RN experience.

• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.