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MGR PATIENT FLOW
UT Southwestern Medical CenterUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 May 2026
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MGR PATIENT FLOW - (943095)
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!
JOB SUMMARY
This position works under the general supervision of the Director of Patient Flow Center and provides operational and clinical leadership to the Patient Flow Team. The Manager is responsible for hospital-wide bed utilization, surge communication, capacity planning, and the execution of strategies to minimize boarding, improve throughput, and optimize timely discharges across all admission portals.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required
JOB DUTIES
Description
WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!
JOB SUMMARY
This position works under the general supervision of the Director of Patient Flow Center and provides operational and clinical leadership to the Patient Flow Team. The Manager is responsible for hospital-wide bed utilization, surge communication, capacity planning, and the execution of strategies to minimize boarding, improve throughput, and optimize timely discharges across all admission portals.
BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
- PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
- 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
- Paid Time Off, available day one
- Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
- Paid Parental Leave Benefit
- Wellness programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
- Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required
- Education
Graduate from an accredited Nursing program
- Experience
5 years of general nursing experience and
2 years of supervisory experience
- Licenses and Certifications
(RN) REGISTERED NURSE by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas
- Experience
Previous experience in Bed Control, Flow Coordination, and/or House Supervisor
JOB DUTIES
- Serves as primary manager of hospital bed utilization, providing overall direction, guidance, and coordination to patient flow team. Uses bed board technology, rounding and notifications communication to proactively initiate actions to mitigate patient holds, boarding issues and maintain an understanding of house-wide bed supply and demand
- Effectively utilizes overflow spaces to minimize patients holding in ED.
- Works with admission portals (Emergency Department, External Transfer, OR/Procedure Areas, Direct Admissions) and inpatient floors to plan for daily scheduled and unscheduled bed demand
- Communicates consistently to directors, managers and assistant managers of bed capacity and barriers to patient placement
- Facilitates rounding units to determine tentative, pending, and actual discharges, identifying, and removing barriers to transfers and admissions.
- Attends daily Throughput and Safety Huddle and provides an update of bed status, OBS bed needs, scheduled direct admissions, and transfers, plus current bed availability and discharges need to reach potential goal
- Partners with care givers to “pull” patients from the admission portals to the inpatient floors and reduce wait times for patient beds. Works with the hospital and physician leaders to prioritize admissions and place patients directly into the most appropriate and available location.
- Makes timely decisions regarding patient placement and esc
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