Assistant Head Nurse - Patient Flow Coordinator

The Patient Flow coordinator (PFC) is a centralized zone role in direct collaboration with the demand capacity services in all aspects of our health system 24/7. As an IOC PFC, you are responsible for collaborating with EMS Supervisors for promoting optimal patient flow by facilitating the effective management of patient transport and admission via EMS and with RAAPID North. Utilizing community and acute care resources, the IOC PFC will provide oversight to system flow and capacity in real time. This team will monitor capacity and flow and take steps to remediate the bottlenecks. The PFC and EMS Supervisors assign destinations based upon patient need, appropriateness, and system capacity. Reporting to the IOC Program Manager, the Assistant Head Nurse - PFC will: Work in collaboration with Physicians, Executive Administrators, Acute Care Site Managers/Flow Coordinators, Bed Management, Emergency Department Charge Nurses, Rural/UCC Site Managers, Clinicians, RAAPID, the successful applicant is responsible and accountable for providing direction, leadership, and organization around Edmonton Zone capacity management. Daily, the role is liaising with identified stakeholders to assist with input, throughput, and output of patients in the health system. The PFC actively monitors Edmonton Zone capacity and is responsible for organization and/or leading virtual zone demand capacity calls. The role is responsible for the initiation of zone escalation protocols (EZ-STEP) when significant bottlenecks in flow are identified and be a point of contact, during worked hours, for Executive Leadership on call. This is an exciting position for experienced RNs with a diverse background of clinical experience and strong leadership roles and demonstrated leadership strengths

As an Assistant Head Nurse, you will be responsible for staff assignments, patient flow and acting as a role model, clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff. In addition to providing frontline nursing care, as required, you will take a leadership role in the promotion of quality patient care and the implementation of operational priorities. Your in-depth knowledge and skills, advanced judgment and clinical experience, will assist in providing solutions for complex health care issues at all levels with patients, interprofessional teams, administrators and policy makers. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.

Completion of an accredited nursing education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). PLEASE NOTE: This posting is scheduled to close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date but may be filled earlier if a Regular Employee who holds a position within the unit, program, or office expresses their interest in this vacancy by 23:59 MT on the 5th calendar day following the posting date, under LOU #25. In the event that no Regular Employee from this workplace expresses their interest by the deadline, the vacancy shall be filled under the provisions of Article 14: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies. Please be advised this posting may be used to fill multiple identical vacancies arising as a result of the administration of the Trial of Modified Posting Provisions.

3-5 years related acute care and continuum of care experience required. Charge or leadership experience. In scope leadership experience.

Excellent organization skills and multi-tasking, ability to work independently and under pressure, ability to make critical decisions under pressure, bed Management/Capacity Management experience.