Transfer Center Nurse Specialist

Overview

Presbyterian is seeking a Transfer Center Nurse Specialist

The Transfer Center Coordinator is responsible to coordinate/inpatient bed assignments for critical care patients at Presbyterian. The Transfer Center Coordinator coordinates, prioritizes, and optimizes patient flow activities throughout the hospital network, as well as coordinates and facilitates the patients entry into Presbyterian from other health care facilities

• Full Time - Exempt: No
• Job is based at Rev Hugh Cooper Admin Center
• Work hours: Varied Days and Hours
• Benefits: We offer a wide range of benefits including medical, wellness program, vision, dental, paid time off, retirement and more for FT employees.

Ideal Candidate 

• 1 year RN experience to OR a minimum 1 year experience in a transfer center setting.
• Associates degree in Nursing required.

Qualifications

• 1 year RN experience to OR a minimum 1 year experience in a transfer center setting.
• Associates degree in Nursing required.
• State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License Academic Preparation:
• Degree from accredited academic nursing program preferred

Responsibilities

• Transfer Center Patients
• Coordinates and facilitates the transfer of patients from other health care facilities to Presbyterian Hospital using Transfer center process flows.
• Collects clinical information to determine patient s level of care
• Collaborates with Presbyterian on-call physicians to arrange acceptance by the attending physician specialist (uses intranet paging system)
• Communicates with referring hospital to coordinate transportation arrangements and provide an assigned bed
• Communicates clinical information to MedEvac ComCenter and activates MedEvac
• Bed assignment to all patients in Hospital Computer System and electronic bedboard
• Completes pre-certification as necessary
• Accurately completes Transfer Center Database or delegates to Transfer Center Scheduler
• Participates in evaluation process by faxing evaluations to other health care facilities
• Bed Assignment
• Ensures safe and timely placement of patients based on admission status, physician requested level of care, patient s clinical information and nursing units admission discharge criteria.
• Collects clinical information from patients, patients families, nurses, physicians and/or physicians offices to determine level of care for patient placement into an inpatient bed
• All patients are assigned beds in Hospital Computer System and electronic bedboard, except for Mother Bed Division
• Directs Transfer Center Scheduler or Bed Management Scheduler to assign beds to patients transferring out of critical care units
• Edits all patients requests to reflect accurate patient information, admit sources and select point personnel pagers
• Reviews PreAdmitTracking blocked and flagged beds daily to complete daily closed bed report with bed numbers and reasons for closure
• Use PreAdmitTracking comment section appropriate to communicate discharge times and transfer unit information
• Monitors inpatient bed status and upgrades bed cleaning status via BedTracking system to expedite patient flow to a clean bed.
• Request patient transporters to expedite patient movement.
• Collaborate with PFC, nursing supervisor, Operations Coordinator, Manager/Director of Patient Logistics, regarding patient placement issues.
• Registration
• Responsible for accurate and timely completion of patient registration and account data into the Hospital Computer System.
• Maintains 90% (or better) compliance accuracy rate with critical elements in account Registrations (a) Verification of demographic, guarantor and Insurance information
• Uses the account documentation process in the hospital s registration system to document missing information Complies with all Revenue Cycle Education Policies
• Education
• Attends three Continuing Revenue Cycle Education sessions per year
• Reads monthly newsletter, email notices and incorporates into daily practice
• Responsible for ongoing detailed knowledge of the hospital computer system
• Yearly completion DeMedici and Yearly RCE competency tests
• Complete transfer center orientation within six months of employment
• Departmental Communication
• Actively supports Presbyterian Hospital values as listed in performance evaluation.
• Functions as preceptor for new employees, students and other hospital.
• Provides shift to shift report regarding bed availability, elective list, ED holds, transfer center patients and difficult patient placement and decedent affairs issues. Refers daily patient placement or decedent affairs issues to PPTC Director and others as defined.
• Refers problems within the Patient Logistic to appropriate chain of command.
• Performs other functions as required.

Benefits

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Wellness Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinar, preventive screening and more.

Why work at Presbyterian? As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services Presbyterian exists to ensure the patients, members and communities we serve can achieve their best health. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

Maximum Offer for this position is up to

USD $42.63/Hr.

Compensation Disclaimer

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.