Rn Transfer Coordinator Jobs (NOW HIRING)

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Days
Summary:
POSITION SUMMARY:
RN transfer coordinator tracks, performs and enforces all activities which involve the placement and movement of patients and helps to monitor efficient transfers and discharges. RN transfer coordinator coordinates and facilitates the patients' entry into DHR from other healthcare facilities through the Patient Intake Center. RN transfer Coordinator helps to expedite floor discharges and facilitates admissions from ER, interfacility Transfers and direct admissions. Discretion and effective decision making is required within the scope of the position's responsibilities. RN transfer coordinator will work closely and collaboratively with the Emergency Room, bed Board coordinator, Nursing, Case Management and Environmental Services in regard to utilization management and review of beds. The position will perform any reasonable request, assigned duty and other special projects assigned.
POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:
• Graduate from an accredited school of Nursing required. Bachelor's Degree in nursing preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Texas required.
• Computer skills required with knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Some evening or weekend work will be required
• Bilingual - English/Spanish.
JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
• Three (3) years of clinical experience in an acute care setting required
• Critical Care experience preferred
• Previous patient placement, bed control responsibilities preferred.
• Demonstrate ability to manage multiple and continually changing priorities, and make rapid decisions.
• Must possess the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively meet the needs of the patient/internal and external customer.
• Requires reasoning ability and good independent clinical judgment.
• Requires working with frequent interruptions.
• Must project a professional image.
• Requires working knowledge of computers and software applications used in job.
• The candidate must also have time management, organizational and problem-solving skills. This individual must be able to work independently and have the ability to communicate with people from all levels of the organization.
Responsibilities:
POSITION RESPONSIBILITES:
• Employs a high degree of skill in all oral and written communications and personal interactions.
• Establishes good rapport and cooperative working relationships with personnel in the organization. Maintain positive, collaborative interactions with physicians, department directors, and staff members to determine the needs of the facility.
• Coordinate and facilitates the patients' entry into DHR from other healthcare facilities.
• Helps in expediting discharges through communication, assist and facilitate with ambulance transportation by obtaining prior authorization.
• Assist Bed board coordinator with assigning hospital beds based on bed availability balancing with direct admits hospital procedures, transfers and Emergency Room admissions.
• Monitors and notifies supervisor and nursing staff of changes in bed status at the start of the shift and throughout the day. Communicates with nursing staff during increasing or decreasing periods of patient activity.
• Frequent communication with staff to audit bed occupancy. Provides bed occupancy updates to administration via email.
• Transfers patients in-house as needed, ensuring that critical transfers are given priority and while following hospital procedure.
• Works with EVS for rooms cleans of all hospital beds and notifies housekeeping supervisor of delays. Consistently monitors Bed Ready in conjunction with EVS to efficiently place patients in beds.
• Tactfully handles difficult situations. Calls are handled professionally and consistently with courtesy. Accepts telephone calls and routes calls appropriately.
• Demonstrates knowledge of patient-to-nurse ratios on units based on the established unit specific staffing criteria.
• Informs the Director of PIC, house supervisor or administration of any anticipated and/or actual issues/ problems.
• Anticipates potential problems situations and intervenes to offset any adverse impact.
• Maintains a calm, rational, professional demeanor when dealing with others, even in situations involving conflict or crisis. Performs well under pressure.
• Maintains absolute adherence to hospital and departmental policies and practices regarding confidentiality, patients' rights and EMTALA
• Consistently is attentive to detail, record-keeping and required paperwork inherent to the position.
• Participates in performance improvement activities, including data collection and evaluation criteria. Performs any other reasonable duties assigned in a competent, professional and courteous manner. (List of job duties)
Other information:
LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES:
(Chain-of-command)
1. (RN Transfer Coordinator) → 2. (Director of Patient Intake Center) → 3. (Chief Nursing Officer)
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.
AGE SPECIFIC:
Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA):
A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.
The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:
• Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.
• Yes
• Kneeling
• Yes
• Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.
• Yes
• Walking
• Yes
• Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.
• Yes
• Standing/Squatting
• Yes
• Straight pulling
• Yes
• Sitting
• Yes
• Pulling hand over hand
• Yes
• Pushing
• Yes
• Repeated bending
• Yes
• Stooping/Bending
• Yes
• Reaching above shoulder
• Yes
• Climbing Stairs
• Yes
• Simple grasping
• Yes
• Climbing Ladders
• No
• Dual simultaneous grasping
• Yes
• Depth Perceptions needed
• Yes
• Ability to see
• Yes
• Identify Colors
• Yes
• Operating office equipment
• Yes
• Twisting
• Yes
• Operating mechanical equipment
• Yes
• Crawling
• No
• Ability to read and write
• Yes
• Ability to Count
• Yes
• Ability to hear verbal communication without aid
• Yes
• Operating Personal Vehicle
• Yes
• Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication
• Yes
• Other: Ability to deal with stress
• Yes
• OSHA Category
• III
•
• B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.
C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.
D. Aptitudes: HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW
Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to "catch on" or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3
Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3
Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2
Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to "visualize" objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2
Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3
Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2
Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3
Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3
Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3
Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3
Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3
I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.
If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date.
Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________________
Transfer/Hire Date Effective: ________________________.