Transfer Center/Patient Placement RN NIghts

About the Role

At Saint Alphonsus Health System, we are looking for people who are living out their calling. We want you to be passionate about coming to work and challenged to achieve your potential. Living by these virtues, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and the highest quality of care. We are seeking to hire a Full-Time Bed Control Nurse to coordinate the placement of all patient admissions (elective and emergent) and transfers in accordance with the clinical standards and guidelines of Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patients are admitted to the most appropriate bed available using criteria for admission.
• Determine if patients are candidates for observation or inpatient status.
• Contact physician specialty groups for physician-to-physician consults from outlying facilities.
• Coordinate transport of patients to the facility with Life Flight and robotic consults.
• Know and manage bed availability on all care units of the medical center.
• Navigate the robotic consult protocol.
• Determine the appropriate physician to take outside physician consults.
• Assist in coordinating air or ground transport.
• Facilitate inter-facility transfers of patients from outlying facilities.
• Communicate with managers, charge nurses, and clinical coordinators to ensure adequate staffing for patient admissions.
• Utilize IUSM for patient placement.
• Coordinate with environmental services and patient care units to speed up bed turnaround.
• Participate in daily bed briefing and surge and intensity meetings as necessary.
• Initiate new concepts, approaches, and procedures to facilitate the admission process.
• Monitor the overall capacity status of the medical center and coordinate interventions during peak census or limited staffing.
• Coordinate with transport, PACU, and inpatient units for timely movement of physical beds.
• Enter calls from outlying facilities into Forefront.
• Utilize Central Logic to search for physicians and use the paging system with appropriate scripting.
• Communicate frequently with the emergency department to facilitate timely admissions.
• Prepare periodic reports regarding issues and concerns in patient placement.
• Serve on committees within and beyond Patient Care Services.

Schedule

You will work three 12-hour shifts from 6:30 PM - 6:30 AM, with rotating days, and enjoy four days off each week.

Qualifications

• Current RN license required.
• Multistate licenses must establish residency with the Idaho Board of Nursing within 60 days from hire.
• Proof of application for an Oregon RN license within 90 days of hire date.
• Acute care, critical care, or MS experience required.
• BSN strongly preferred.
• Minimum of two years of Registered Nurse experience required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required at hire (ACLS and/or PALS may be accepted in lieu of BLS).
• Other certifications may be required as identified in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.

Benefits

• Market-competitive pay.
• Generous PTO.
• Comprehensive benefits beginning on day one, including retirement planning and matching, college savings plans, and multiple life insurance options.
• Employee Assistance Programs, tuition reimbursement, and educational opportunities.

About Saint Alphonsus Health System

Saint Alphonsus Health System is a faith-based, not-for-profit health system serving Idaho, Oregon, and northern Nevada communities. It includes 4 hospitals, 609 licensed beds, and 73 clinic locations. The health system is committed to improving the health and well-being of people through patient-centered, physician-led, innovative, and community-based care. Recognitions include being named among the Top 15 Health Systems in the country by IBM Watson Health and having the region’s most advanced Trauma Center (Level II). Saint Alphonsus is also a Commission on Cancer Accredited Program, demonstrating an uncompromising commitment to improving patient survival and quality of life.

Saint Alphonsus and Trinity Health are committed to promoting diversity in the workforce and providing an inclusive work environment. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.