Registered Nurse (RN) Patient Logistics - Transfer Center

About the role

This role is located at the Atrium Health Mobile Medicine - Care Coordination Center. The position is full-time and benefits-eligible. The schedule includes 7 PM to 7 AM, with 36 hours of weekend time required every 6 weeks. This is not a remote position.

Major Responsibilities

• Patient Transfer Coordination: Facilitate safe and timely transfers of patients with emergent, urgent, or medically complex conditions; collaborate with physicians, transport staff, and other healthcare providers to ensure appropriate patient placement.
• Clinical Assessment: Perform triage assessments to determine the appropriate level of care and subspecialty needed for transferring patients; utilize clinical knowledge to gather and review patient information, ensuring all necessary data is collected for transfer decisions.
• Communication: Utilize closed-loop communication to act as a liaison between referring and receiving facilities, facilitate verbal communication and documentation of transfer requests; coordinate with multiple clinicians to discuss patient cases and determine the best course of action; provide exceptional customer service to patients, families, and external healthcare providers.
• Interprofessional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centered care, ensuring shared decision-making, and optimal outcomes; determine when to use the chain of escalation/resolution when appropriate.
• Documentation: Document all transfer activities in electronic medical record (EMR) and transfer center software; prepare and review monthly reports on transfer center activities and trends.
• Quality & Safety Improvement: Participate in quality improvement activities to enhance transfer center processes and patient outcomes; monitor and report trends related to patient transfers; participate in debriefing sessions as necessary to address adverse events.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Education: ADN (associate’s degree in nursing)
• Certification/License: Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in relevant state
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of nursing experience

Preferred Job Requirements

• Education: BSN (bachelor’s degree in nursing)
• Certification/License: Certified Acute Care Virtual Registered Nurse (CAVRN)
• Experience: Critical Care or Emergency department experience advantageous

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Must be able and available to work on-site.

Disclaimer

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.