RN Coordinator Patient Logistic Center PRN

Duties

• Performs all transfer center functions, including centralized patient placement, in a timely, customer centered professional manner with the aid of a computer database.
• Coordinates transfer of emergent, urgent and elective patients to a final destination facility from all potential referral sources.
• Facilitates patient throughput to a final destination facility with an ongoing focus on quality and efficiency, providing follow up to all participants of the transfer.
• Works well with others and promotes teamwork by demonstration of good team member behaviors. Identifies and assists team members with heavier workloads.
• Serves an example of appropriate staff behavior when on or off calls.
• Ensures accurate and concurrent data collection and maintenance in both patient record and center workflow systems.
• Proficient in navigating and documenting in all technology platforms and other call and office-oriented systems as needed.
• Processes patient acuity utilizing critical thinking skills, clinical decision making, and acquired knowledge to assess situations and facilitate patient flow through the continuum of care.
• Communicates an accurate clinical presentation of the patient for accepting physicians, nurses, and hospital administrators.
• Serves as a consultant and mediator for physicians (and their offices), NP’s, PA’s, nurses, and ancillary staff.
• Communicates professionally with referring facilities and physicians and receiving physicians and facilities regarding all patient transfers, potential bed placements, and assists with coordinating patient movement from one facility to another.
• Uses problem-solving skills to determine the course of action to generate the best patient clinical outcome, the physicians’ preferences, and the transferring and receiving hospitals.
• Critical thinking skills will be utilized to insure every patient transfer promotes the well-being and safety of the patient.
• Tracks and trends barriers to patient intake flow; makes recommendations and develops action plans to improve processes and systems.
• Participates in daily bed management meetings when working in the CPP function of the transfer center (possibly virtual) and effectively communicates resources and issues to appropriate area of each facility.
• Serves as a consultant and mediator for physicians (and their offices), NP’s, PA’s, nurses, and ancillary staff.
• Communicates professionally with referring facilities and physicians and receiving physicians and facilities regarding all patient transfers, potential bed placements, and assists with coordinating patient movement from one facility to another.
• Uses problem-solving skills to determine the course of action to generate the best patient clinical outcome, the physicians’ preferences, and the transferring and receiving hospitals.
• Critical thinking skills will be utilized to insure every patient transfer promotes the well-being and safety of the patient.
• Tracks and trends barriers to patient intake flow; makes recommendations and develops action plans to improve processes and systems.
• Participates in daily bed management meetings when working in the CPP function of the transfer center (possibly virtual) and effectively communicates resources and issues to appropriate area of each facility.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program required; Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years’ related clinical experience in an acute care setting (ED or Critical Care preferred).