Creates a working environment that promotes positive employee engagement, adherence to company policies, effective communications, collaboration, innovation, optimal productivity and continuous learning. Assures that systems are in place to ensure appropriate resources and competent team. Directs department operations on a continuous basis and advises management on operational and functional improvement opportunities. Identifies and implements ways to reduce and control capacity bottlenecks, as well as enhance capacity availability across the system and/or in the particular hospital. Ensures the team and leadership are aware of capacity situation. Coordinates with PTC to optimize available beds across the system. Anticipates potential problem situations and intervenes to offset any adverse impact on the facility/unit and/or clinical operations. Recognizes emergent maintenance requirements and delegates the communications to the needs at the facilities level. Provides delegation for the prioritization of the discharging of patients during the hours of dispatch. Delegates Coordination between Beds and Dispatch to prioritize stat bed cleaning/transport requests based on bed request priorities. Fosters exceptional public relations for the team and organization across all sites; interacts with the administrator at the site as appropriate. Demonstrates the ability and delegates collaboration with the appropriate site specific administrative /clinical leadership to prioritize patient placement based on patient acuity and bed availability Ability to provide administrative support to clinical Operations Dept. Conduct site-based bed rounds during high census, surge, and emergency/PACU boarders, contribute to the patient flow initiatives, assure beds are being identified in a timely fashion and patients placed appropriately according to the 15-minute bed placement rule. Delegates and monitors telephone etiquette and ensures calls are answered in a courteous manner; receives and communicates messages in a timely matter and can prioritize needs. Ability to act as a liaison for AHS sites and callers. Interacts with team members, coordinates dept Huddles and manages customers in a polite and timely manner. Reports to the Nurse Manager for Clinical Operations and escalates concerns or issues at the sites or within the team. Required: 1. Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program; Bachelor’s degree in nursing. 2. Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse. 3. BLS certification. Preferred: 1. Master’s degree in nursing or related field. 2. 1+ year of experience in Nursing or relevant area. ABOUT US At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include: + Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ + Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ + Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ + Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ + Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ + Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ + CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ + Atlantic Home Care and Hospice + Atlantic Mobile Health + Atlantic Rehabilitation We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners. We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades: + 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years + Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare + 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare + 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review + Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP + Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) + One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine + One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine + Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets + NJ Sustainable Business EEO STATEMENT Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.