BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre (BCW) is the only facility in British Columbia devoted primarily to the health of women, newborns and families. It provides a broad range of specialized women’s health services that address the health needs of women of all ages and backgrounds. BC Women’s is one of the largest maternity facilities in Canada, with over 7,000 births a year, and is both the major primary and secondary maternity services provider in the Lower Mainland and the cornerstone of the provincial tertiary care system. As an academic health centre BCW’s mandate includes providing strong leadership in research and the education and professional development of health care professionals in areas related to the health of the populations we serve.

 

BCW is an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), which plans, manages and evaluates selected specialty and province-wide health care services across BC. PHSA embodies values that reflect a commitment to excellence. These include: Patients first • Best value • Results matter • Improvements through knowledge • Open to possibilities.

 

 

Patient Flow Coordinator

Neonatal Program — Regular Full-time

BC Women's Hospital - Vancouver, BC

Ref. #06580

 

 

Reporting to the Program Director/Program Manager, you will coordinate and facilitate bed utilization in the NICU/IN including the patient admission, transfer, and discharge process in collaboration with internal stakeholders, provincial partners, and associated organizations (BC Bed line). Focused on the transfer/discharge process for all babies within the NICU/IN, you will assist caregivers in preparing patients for transfer to an alternate neonatal facility or for discharge home. You will also access and acquire information needed for planning patient moves, and be accountable for the efficient day to day patient flow in the Program, through liaison with the provincial neonatal system.

 

You hold a level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Bachelors Degree in nursing from an accredited University. Current practicing registration with the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, current  CRP certification and a minimum of five years recent clinical experience in tertiary neonatal nursing, including two years working in a leadership capacity, is a must. Your demonstrated ability to work independently and creatively includes exceptional problem solving skills, organizational ability, and comfort with managing priorities. You must be able to maximize bed utilization initiatives while ensuring that care and management of neonatal patients and their families is not compromised.

 

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