Registered Nurse Coordinator (RN) - Transfer Center

• Facilitates patient centric critical and emergent transfers into multiple hospitals comprising the Abrazo Community Health Network (ACHN) and Carondelet System utilizing service line specific transfer protocols. 
• Systematically employs critical thinking triage skills to assist sending facilities to transfer their patients to a higher level of care focusing on EMTALA guidelines. 
• Collaborates with multiple members of the sending and receiving healthcare teams to ensure a timely admission into the right bed in the right level of care with the correctly identified admission status. 
• Escalates situations falling outside of transfer protocol parameters and presents succinct SBAR to physicians and/or AOC. 
• Accurately documents all transfer and admission data. 
• Coordinates air or ground transportation according to patient acuity level and availability. 
• Maintains competence in all telephone, computer, image sharing, telemedicine, and other systems utilized in the transfer center. 
• Facilitates patient outbound calls while vetting appropriateness 
• Other related job tasks or responsibilities as assigned

• Special Skills: 
  • Organizational and leadership skills 
  • Ability to decipher specific messages with background noise 
  • Effective communication skills – phone etiquette, written and verbal – with all levels of staff, physicians, patients and families 
  • Experienced at multi -tasking 
  • Ability to present self in positive and professional manner, exhibiting confidence, tact, and enthusiasm 
  • Must be sensitive to diverse cultural and bilingual issues 
  • Adept at interpreting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data 
  • Ability to quickly triage, critically think in high pressure situations and prioritize 
• Minimum Requirements 
  • Education:  
    • Graduation from accredited nursing program 
    • EMTALA Training through Tenet Health stream within 30 days of hire. 
  • Experience:  
    • Minimum of 5 years continuous clinical experience in a critical/acute care setting with adult neuro/trauma/cardiovascular/critical care or emergency room nursing preferred.  
    • Ability to manage initial assessment data and prioritize patient care with appropriate decision making. 
  • Licensure/Certifications:  
    • Registered Nurse with current state licensure.  
    • Current BLS certification required 
• Preferred Requirements 
  • Education: BSN preferred 
  • Experience: 8 years of critical care, emergency room, or house supervisor experience 
  • Certification/Registration: ACLS training preferred. 

 

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