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Clinical Nurse II - Bed Placement Nurse
Capacity Management | Non-Bedside RN Role
Role Summary
The Clinical Nurse II - Bed Placement Nurse is a non-bedside Registered Nurse role within the Capacity Management team. This position is responsible for system-level coordination of patient placement, admissions, transfers, and level-of-care decisions across the hospital and health system. The role supports safe, timely, and appropriate patient placement by coordinating admissions, internal transfers, and level-of-care assignments to optimize patient safety, access to care, and hospital throughput. Bed Placement Nurses apply advanced clinical judgment, regulatory knowledge, and systems-level thinking to make high-stakes decisions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The role supports patients of all ages, service lines, and acuity levels and maintains real-time situational awareness of hospital capacity.
Unit Description - Capacity Management Team
The Bed Placement Nurse functions within a centralized Capacity Management team that coordinates patient placement across the hospital and health system. Key aspects of the unit include:
The team supports patients of all ages and acuity levels, including those requiring specialized resources. This is a non-bedside role with no direct patient assignments, relying instead on clinical expertise and systems thinking to balance patient needs, safety, and real-time capacity demands. The role serves as a clinical and operational resource in a 24/7 environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Qualified candidates typically bring:
BSN preferred Clinical experience in one or more of the following:
Demonstrated ability to apply clinical judgment without direct bedside care Experience coordinating admissions, transfers, or level-of-care placement Proficiency with Epic or similar EHR systems, including bed management workflows Strong communication, prioritization, and critical-thinking skills Experience with quality improvement, patient flow, or capacity initiatives Lean or operational leadership experience (preferred)
Ideal Candidate & Impact
This role is ideal for experienced RNs who:
Thrive in fast-paced, high-complexity environments Enjoy operational and systems-focused nursing Possess strong clinical judgment and communication skills Have an interest in patient flow, throughput, and hospital operations
The Clinical Nurse II - Bed Placement Nurse plays a critical role in patient safety, access to care, regulatory compliance, and hospital throughput, supporting effective hospital operations around the clock. Summary: Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting. Responsibilities:
1. Education - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
2. Evaluation of Care - Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
3. Implementation - Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
4. Leadership - With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
5. Patient Assessment - Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
6. Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
7. Research - Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.
Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements:
* Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
* If hired after January 6, 2014, must be enrolled within four years of employment, and obtain a Bachelor's degree with a major in Nursing or a Master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of employment date.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
* Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
Professional Experience Requirements:
* One (1) year of nursing experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: UNC REX Healthcare Organization Unit: Rex Bed Placement Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00 Salary Range:$34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Day Job Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
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UNC Health Care
$34.22 - $48.38 per hour
Jan 13, 2026