RN, Admitting & Transfer Center

Responsibilities

• Ensures patient flow in a 24/7 environment.
• Maintains critical access for specialty services.
• Balances regional needs while facilitating timely admission of patients to Strong Memorial Hospital.
• Facilitates timely transfer of patients from acute care hospitals to either Strong Memorial Hospital or Affiliate Hospitals based on patient needs.
• Acts as a liaison between referring physicians and accepting physicians to facilitate communication regarding the smooth transfer of acute care patients.
• Trips appropriately to attending physician and serves as required.
• Uses clinical judgment to ascertain level of care discrepancies and seeks direction from internal physicians when necessary.
• Acts as a clinical resource person and collaborates with patient care areas and other departments to ensure the needs of patients are safely met and institutional needs are met.
• Assumes a leadership role in collaborative practice, patient flow improvements, and other regional care activities.
• Supports flow initiatives and supports Nursing, Specialty Service, and General Services in understanding census limitations.
• Makes critical decisions in a timely manner and exhibits knowledge of, and ensures, compliance with Hospital Policy, Federal and State regulatory requirements.
• Reviews and evaluates regional needs for patient transfer to and between Affiliate Hospitals.
• Leverages clinical knowledge and business acumen to make appropriate decisions when transferring patients within SMH, Intra Affiliate, and Regional Institutions.

Requirements

• Minimum Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Health Related Field, 3 years' experience preferred.
• Licenses and Certifications: RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure upon hire required.

Qualifications

• Utilizes clinical skills to manage patient flow in an expert manner, following policies and procedures.
• Recognizes trends or subtle changes in patient /family response to care and responds effectively.
• Identifies complex patient problems and collaborates in developing a plan of care based on best practice standards and service availability.
• Determines best patient placement based on expert clinical knowledge, current occupancy, and staffing.
• Identifies patient safety issues and implements action plans or educational training based on needs.
• Demonstrates exemplary unit/service standards of documentation.
• Performs ongoing comprehensive assessment of regional, institution, department, and service components that contribute to patient flow.
• Provides information to update practice standards and activities based on best evidence.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of patient placement based on clinical needs and revises as indicated.
• Functions effectively with clinical staff as an expert Patient Flow Manager.
• Collaborates with patient care areas and other departments to ensure the needs of patients are safely met and institutional needs are met.
• Assumes a leadership role in collaborative practice, patient flow improvements, and other regional care activities.
• Supports flow initiatives and supports Nursing, Specialty Service, and General Services in understanding census limitations.
• Makes critical decisions in a timely manner and exhibits knowledge of, and ensures, compliance with Hospital Policy, Federal and State regulatory requirements.
• Reviews and evaluates regional needs for patient transfer to and between Affiliate Hospitals.
• Leverages clinical knowledge and business acumen to make appropriate decisions when transferring patients within SMH, Intra Affiliate, and Regional Institutions.