RN Coordinator Transfer Center

Location: Avera Palm Place

About the role

Part-time, 12 hours per week. Rotating shifts including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

The RN coordinator creates a single point of contact for transferring patients to the most appropriate Avera hospital within our system. This includes collaboration regarding each patient's unique needs and identifying the most appropriate facility. This position supports the assignment, tracking, and problem-solving to ensure timely patient placement. The RN works collaboratively with team members, nursing departments, outlying facilities, and physicians to facilitate efficient movement of patients throughout the footprint. The RN gathers clinical data to ensure continuity of patient care and appropriate patient placement, monitors all transfers, identifies potential delays in care, and provides communication between members of the care team.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the flow of patients from outlying facilities and clinics to ensure efficient and seamless entry into the facility.
• Prioritizes and places patients in the appropriate regional sites using critical thinking skills and following department policies and guidelines.
• Works as a liaison with the bed placement coordinator to ensure timely transfer of patients.
• Evaluates the transfer center process toward attainment of outcomes.
• Collaborates with physicians, nurses, and healthcare providers, including specialists, in assessing patient placement.
• Utilizes research and evidence-based findings in practice if appropriate.
• Recognizes the need for knowledge and skills sufficient to integrate the use of healthcare technology and/or information management systems.

Requirements

• Ability to work the specified hours.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, provided the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) with an active license in the state of practice (upon hire).
• 1-3 years of nursing experience (preferred).

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and the community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating workflow with other team members to ensure a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $34.50 - $51.50 per hour, with the actual pay rate dependent upon experience.