Patient Flow Navigator

As part of the Patient Flow Team, will implement system wide initiatives to facilitate the ease of patient movement through the hospital system. Working collaboratively with all teams, you will identify and resolve barriers to ensure effective flow of patients.  This is a non unit producing position with administrative bed allocation responsibilities and authority to determine all bed assignments.

• Provide co-ordination and supervision of patient admissions, discharges and transfers utilizing Halton Healthcare flow and access tools, standards, protocols and current awareness of each units status within the hospital
• Chair daily bed meetings with the CRNs, Managers, Infection Control, Staffing Resource Team and Diagnostics.
• Facilitate the flow of patients to maximize patient throughput and ensure placement of patients in the right bed at the right time through appropriate bed allocation
• Act as a liaison between units to ensure smooth, timely and appropriate placement of admitted patients

• Ability to assess risk and support patient acuity, while considering the global needs of all patients and hospital programs
• Identify and track various Patient Flow performance metrics

• Understand demand and capacity principles and processes and works in partnership with unit staff to identify/remove barriers to help resolve challenging situations
• Develop and maintain strong, effective partnerships with all members of the health care team

• Responsibility for tracking use of over census beds using developed tracking tool
• Work in conjunction with Decision Support, Manager of Patient Flow and Director of Patient Flow to track identified metrics
• Contribute to the overall goal of timely patient transfer requests include life or limb Criticall, repatriations, inter-facility transfers and compassionate requests. Responsibilities include contacting external facilities in order to follow up on existing incoming/outgoing repatriations/bed offers, and to initiate/coordinate new repatriation requests, particularly on weekends.
• Assess and make recommendations for changes in current practice as per Halton Healthcare focus on continuous quality improvement