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Augusta Health

Bed Control Specialist RN

Augusta Health, Fishersville, Virginia, United States, 22939

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Description:

The Registered Nurse

Bed Center plays a critical role in coordinating patient flow by ensuring timely, safe, and appropriate bed placement across hospital units. This position manages hospital admission requests from multiple entry pointsincluding the Emergency Department, direct admissions, and procedural areasand collaborates closely with physicians, patient care units, and hospital leadership. In addition to managing bed assignments, the RN provides backup support to the Nursing Supervisor, contributes to process improvement initiatives, and serves as a clinical resource to frontline staff. The RN demonstrates strong clinical judgment, communication skills, and a commitment to patient-centered care and operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications:

Nursing Diploma and/or Associate Degree in Nursing

Registered nurse license in the Commonwealth of Virginia or from a state that is part of a Compact agreement with Virginia

Registered Nurse with at least three years of acute care experience

Preferred Qualifications:

BSN or MSN

Professional Nursing Certification

Previous bed center experience

Skills:

Broad knowledge of bed placement decision making.

Knowledge of regulatory, legislative, and DNV standards.

Demonstrates job related computer competence as seen in patient documentation, information retrieval, electronic health systems (EHSs), and Microsoft Office products.

Effective verbal and written skills with the ability to collaborate with multiple disciplines throughout the organization.

Good problem solving and decision-making skills.

Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:

Generous paid time off to promote work life balance

Free onsite parking

Shift and weekend differentials

Tuition reimbursement

Onsite child care

Company Information Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginias scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal Opportunity

Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.

Nestled in Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Health is among the finest community hospitals in America. Our patients receive an exceptional level of care, reassured that their loved ones and visitors have many amenities available within the hospital so they can all be comfortable while staying close during difficult times.

Augusta Health opened in 1994 to continue a tradition of personalized care with small-town hospitality that began more than 50 years ago with predecessor hospitals in Staunton and Waynesboro, Virginia. Today, our highly trained physicians and staff use state-of-the-art technology to provide superlative care with warmth and compassion.

If you are a dedicated healthcare professional, you will find exciting

career opportunities

at Augusta Health. If you are a resident of Augusta County or surrounding areas, you can benefit from a variety of programs we host to promote good health in the communities we serve.