Patient Flow Coodinator / Supervisor

[quick2k2ecotec]

I was wondering what the job of a Patient Flow Coordinator / Supervisor was exactly? What are they responsible for? What is required of them?

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

When I did a Google search, I came up with something interesting. There is apparently a pretty wide variation of roles associated with this title. Sometimes it's basically a registration clerk with a HS diploma, while other times it's an administrative RN position similar to House Supervisor.

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

Here are my search results:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4FUJB_enUS217US217&q=patient+flow+coordinator

[quick2k2ecotec]

Thanks, but I know how to google. I was asking for some more personal experiences.

[RNperdiem, RN]

I believe it is a hospital version of an air traffic controller. The nursing house supervisor carries a large clipboard listing all departments, where empty beds are, who is staffing where, which patients are scheduled for discharge. This is the person the charge nurse calls when an extra person shows up to work, or somebody goes home sick and they need staff. If your patient needs an ICU bed, the supervisor makes it happen.

[rn-jane]

We have a patient flow coordinator at our hospital. She is basically responsible for getting people beds in the appropriate areas, i guess like an air traffic contoller. Our advanced telemetry unit has very limited beds and we are basically a revolving door. She will also call the docs to get them tranferred when the charge nurses are too swamped. If nurses are behind doing discharges, tranfers, she will help out there as well.

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

I didn't mean to patronize you. Was just letting you know that the job title can mean multiple things depending on the facility. Sorry about that.