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. Essential functions include informing personnel of the referring and receiving hospitals, performing data entry, evaluating patient conditions, arranging transport, and verifying medical insurance.

Responsibilities

• Informs personnel of the referring and receiving hospitals regarding arrangements made, time plans, and names of physicians, nurses, or counterparts at opposite points.
• 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 emergencies or disasters, assists in deploying ambulances, triage teams, and equipment; alerting area hospitals; and coordinating the transport of victims.
• Determines availability of beds 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 connects 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 Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, or 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.
• List the title, license number, issue date, expiration date, and issuing agency for all required licenses on your application.
• Additional experience beyond the requirements.

Desirable Qualifications

• Additional experience beyond the requirements.

Physical Class II - Light

This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Special Requirement Information

To validate your license, ensure 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.