RN - Patient Placement- Nights

Company: Mercy
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: May 28, 2025

Job Description:

Mercy is seeking a dedicated and experienced nurse to join our HUB team in a non-patient contact role. Who We Are: The Hub has many names:

• Hub
• Patient Placement and Staffing
• Throughput Center
• Transfer Center The Hub covers three main roles
• Patient Placement/Bed Planning
• Staffing/Nursing Logistics
• Coordinating Patients who transfer into a Mercy Hospital in the East This position requires you to be onsite at Mercy STL and is a closed unit. This is a great role for an acute care experienced nurse looking for a way to stay involved at the bedside without the physical demands of primary nursing. This team primarily works on the phone/computer to keep the well-oiled machine running!We are looking for compassionate and hardworking health care workers that are interested in being a part of great team. OVERVIEW: The East Region Throughput Center RN serves as the clinical expert for the unit. There are three main focuses of this position:
• To be the first point of contact for providers or other healthcare facilities throughout the region that need/want to transfer/admit to a Mercy facility.
• The assignment of patients to an appropriate unit based on the identified criteria within each facility.
• Staffing The position will utilize EMR modules, electronic scheduling systems and will collaborate with others within the unit as well as a variety of care teams. The ultimate goal is to facilitate a comprehensive, efficient and highly reliable admission, transfer and staffing experience for providers, patients and coworkers. Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards. Qualifications:

• Current and valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse
• Minimum of 3 years RN experience in Telemetry or higher required.
• BLS
• RN needs to demonstrate outstanding customer service skills
• RN needs to demonstrate excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• RN needs to present "Contagious Calm" in difficult situations
• RN needs to be flexible, approachable, collaborative and always seeking to improve
• RN needs to demonstrate strong leader skills and be self-motivated Incentives:
  • Education Assistance
    • Tuition Reimbursement $2,000 per year
    • Day-One comprehensive medical, dental & vision insurance
    • PTO/Vacation Time
    • Employer-Matched Retirement Funds
    • Shift Differentials Hub, Patient Placement, Staffing, Throughput Center, Transfer Center, Rapid Access, House Supervisor, Case Management, Bed Planning EEO/AA/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

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