Transfer Center RN - Part Time Benefitted

Position Summary

Position Duties

• Manages requests for all transfers and direct admissions, facilitates provider communication. 1. Accurately collects the data required for the intake of patients from a variety of locations including: ED, physician office, Phoenix Children's clinic, referring facilities. 2. Coordinates all MD to MD acceptance calls; participates in and documents all acceptance calls, with an ongoing focus on quality and customer service. 3. Collaborates with Patient Placement Representative with determining patient benefits/eligibility. 4. Manages and accepts all ED referral calls (non-EMS) and communicates incoming referrals to ED. 5. Demonstrates the ability to triage and prioritize patient information and acuity utilizing critical thinking, clinical decision making, and established process flow to assist in assessing and facilitating patient flow across multiple facilities. 6. Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, and care of patients of all ages served.
• 1. Accurately collects the data required for the intake of patients from a variety of locations including: ED, physician office, Phoenix Children's clinic, referring facilities. 2. Coordinates all MD to MD acceptance calls; participates in and documents all acceptance calls, with an ongoing focus on quality and customer service. 3. Collaborates with Patient Placement Representative with determining patient benefits/eligibility. 4. Manages and accepts all ED referral calls (non-EMS) and communicates incoming referrals to ED. 5. Demonstrates the ability to triage and prioritize patient information and acuity utilizing critical thinking, clinical decision making, and established process flow to assist in assessing and facilitating patient flow across multiple facilities. 6. Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, and care of patients of all ages served.
• Proactively manages all patient placement, throughput and hospital bed capacity. 1. Manages bed board on an ongoing basis in a timely and accurate manner. 2. Escalates bed placement/capacity issues to appropriate leadership in a timely manner. 3. Works with nursing units and leaders to identify best available bed placement at the time of request, given patient needs, staffing resources, level of care requirements, infection control principles, and throughput goals. 4. Reviews and plans for all scheduled admissions daily. 5. Collaborates with key departments such as admitting, EVS, case management to ensure timely patient admissions and a positive patient family experience.
• 1. Manages bed board on an ongoing basis in a timely and accurate manner. 2. Escalates bed placement/capacity issues to appropriate leadership in a timely manner. 3. Works with nursing units and leaders to identify best available bed placement at the time of request, given patient needs, staffing resources, level of care requirements, infection control principles, and throughput goals. 4. Reviews and plans for all scheduled admissions daily. 5. Collaborates with key departments such as admitting, EVS, case management to ensure timely patient admissions and a positive patient family experience.
• Acts as a role model for Family Centered Care and Customer Service, demonstrating positive and timely communication with internal and external customers. 1. Excellent telephone etiquette. 2. Clear communication skills, demonstrating sincerity in all interactions. 3. Ability to multi-task, including transcribing information into database while speaking with callers.
• 1. Excellent telephone etiquette. 2. Clear communication skills, demonstrating sincerity in all interactions. 3. Ability to multi-task, including transcribing information into database while speaking with callers.
• Participates in department specific process improvement. 1. Assists in tracking and trending barriers in patient flow, transfers or customer service and makes recommendations and assists with solutions.
• 1. Assists in tracking and trending barriers in patient flow, transfers or customer service and makes recommendations and assists with solutions.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

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Experience

Additional Requirements

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• Current State of Arizona RN license or an RN license from a compact state with multistate privileges or the ability to establish licensure according to Arizona law prior to start date. Required
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• Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association. Required
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• Current PALS certification. Preferred

Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential

• 1. Physical Requirement - Climbing - Occasionally 2. Physical Requirement - Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Occasionally 3. Physical Requirement - Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Frequently 4. Physical Requirement - Hearing - Constantly 5. Physical Requirement - Pushing/pulling - Occasionally 6. Physical Requirement - Reaching - Frequently 7. Physical Requirement - Sitting - Constantly 8. Physical Requirement - Standing - Occasionally 9. Physical Requirement - Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Occasionally 10. Physical Requirement - Talking - Constantly 11. Physical Requirement - Walking - Frequently 12. Physical Requirement - Near Vision - Frequently 13. Physical Requirement - Far Vision - Frequently 14. Physical Requirement - Color Discrimination - Occasionally 15. Physical Requirement - Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Constantly 16. Physical Requirement - Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally 17. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Inside office environment - Applicable 18. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Confined areas - Applicable

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