EMERGENCY PATIENT TRANSFER COORDINATOR (NON-MEGAFLEX)

About the role

The Emergency Patient Transfer Coordinator (Non-Megaflex) coordinates the transfer of emergency patients to the most suitable County or non-County hospital.

Responsibilities

• Informs personnel of the referring hospital and the receiving hospital regarding arrangements made, time plan, and name of physicians, nurses or counterparts at opposite point.
• Performs data entry and uses computer to log calls, record information and decide if requests should be handled as routine, urgent, stat or critical.
• Receives telephone calls from community hospitals requesting transfer of emergency or acute care patients to County or non-County hospitals.
• Evaluates patient's physical condition, medical needs, age, resources and location to decide on suitable placement.
• In case of major emergency or disaster, assists in deploying ambulances, triage teams and equipment; alerting area hospitals; and coordinating the transport of victims.
• Determines availability of bed in nearest County hospital capable of providing specialized care and confirms admission of patient or if unable to arrange for transfer to a County or non-County hospital, continues search until agreement is reached with other suitable hospital able to receive patient.
• Arranges for transport by helicopter if warranted and for connecting ambulance services.
• Determines appropriate mode of transportation and, if appropriate, arranges with Central Dispatch Office for properly equipped and staffed vehicles to transfer patients.
• Performs the patient’s verification of medical insurance.

  Requirements

  • Current Licensure/experience in One Of The Following:
    • Registered Nurse issued by the State of California
    • Licensed Vocational Nurse issued by the State of California
    • Licensed Paramedic issued by the State of California
  • Experience as a Military Corpsman with a valid California Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certificate AND - Two (2) years of experience providing care to emergency or critical patients.
  • License to compete in this examination process, applicants must have a valid State licensure as a Registered Nurse*, Licensed Vocational Nurse** or Paramedic*** - OR - have Military Corpsman experience, with a valid California Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certificate at time of applying.

  Desirable Qualifications

  • Additional experience beyond the requirements.

  Special Requirement Information

  • To validate your license, ensure that the License and Certification Section of the application is complete. List the title, license number, issue date, expiration date, and issuing agency for all required licenses.
  • You can also attach a photocopy of each license to your application or provide a copy to yramos@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days of filing.
  • All required licenses and certifications should be active and without restrictions.