RN - Care Coordination Center - Transfer Center - FT - Nights - MHS - Memorial Healthcare System
Miramar, FL
About the Job
Location:
Miramar, Florida
We have an outstanding reputation for providing patient- and family-centered care that exceeds all expectations. Together, we have created an award-winning, nationally-recognized system where every effort is focused on delivering Deeper Caring and Smarter Healthcare throughout our communities. Career opportunities exist on diverse teams across our many facilities where you can search open positions and apply online to join #teamMHSflorida.
Learn more below.
Summary:
Coordinates the successful transfer or bed placement of patients entering Memorial Healthcare System (MHS). Ensures patients are assigned rooms in an expedient manner by communicating effectively with the surgery department, emergency department, nursing units, physician offices, and outlying facilities to ensure appropriate transfer and placement of patients. Gives high priority to customer service and complete customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
Anticipates admission needs and communicates findings with transferring department, nurse or facility and collaborates to obtain optimal patient flow across the system.
Assigns initial bed placement and establishes bed assignments based on documented assessment, patient and bed attributes, isolation and identified risks.
Collaborates across all disciplines to coordinate patient transfers, including disposition, ambulance transportation (internal and external), specialist referrals, etc. Coordinates the successful transfer and placement of patients across MHS.
Follows established documentation protocols for transfer and bed placement in the Epic EMR to ensure adequate patient safety standards are met.
Serves as the expert in Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and intervenes including escalation to leadership, as needed. Follows established protocols for interfacility transfer acceptance and escalates to direct report, Administrative Officer, or Administrator On Call (AOC).
Remotely engages with facility staff to monitor and document transfer need; communicates patient condition to sending or receiving providers and facilities. Consults other disciplines based upon patient s needs, e.g., infection control, equipment needs, nutritional, functional, pain, social and skin integrity.
Accurately completes effective and expedient placement of patients from all nursing units with emphasis on the ED, ICU, Post Anesthesia Care, Cardiac Care, Cath Lab, and external transfers.
Utilizes the chain of command to advocate for a patient in need of priority admission or transfer to higher or lower level of care that are beyond the scope of practice for the facility, specialists, etc. (e.g., STEMI, stoke, trauma alert).
Plans, implements, and evaluates patient needs based on reported assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources. Remotely triages using Critical Care or Emergency Department experience to identify patient care needs providing expert and timely recommendation for correct facility transfer based on patients acuity, services required, condition, circumstances and area facility capacity and capability matrixes.
Competencies:
ACCOUNTABILITY, ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING, CLINICAL POLICIES AND STANDARDS, CUSTOMER SERVICE, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN OF CARE, DOCUMENTATION, HEALTHCARE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, KNOWLEDGE OF DISEASE PROCESS, ORGANIZATION SKILLS (4), PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE, PATIENT SAFETY - NURSING, PROBLEM SOLVING - PATIENT CARE, RESPONDING TO CHANGE, STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR, WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT
Education and Certification Requirements:
Bachelors: Nursing (Required)BLS Cert American Heart_non ecard (BLS AHA) - American Heart Association (AMERICAN HEART), Registered Nurse License (RN LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL)
Additional Job Information:
Complexity of Work: This role requires critical thinking skills, effective communication, decisive judgment, and the ability to build and foster positive relationships. The incumbent must be able to lead others and take appropriate action when required. Can adjust through a rapidly changing environment. Required Work Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of Emergency Department or Critical Care experience. Other Information: Additional Education Info: Bachelors in Nursing preferred
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
Miramar, Florida
We have an outstanding reputation for providing patient- and family-centered care that exceeds all expectations. Together, we have created an award-winning, nationally-recognized system where every effort is focused on delivering Deeper Caring and Smarter Healthcare throughout our communities. Career opportunities exist on diverse teams across our many facilities where you can search open positions and apply online to join #teamMHSflorida.
Learn more below.
Summary:
Coordinates the successful transfer or bed placement of patients entering Memorial Healthcare System (MHS). Ensures patients are assigned rooms in an expedient manner by communicating effectively with the surgery department, emergency department, nursing units, physician offices, and outlying facilities to ensure appropriate transfer and placement of patients. Gives high priority to customer service and complete customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
Anticipates admission needs and communicates findings with transferring department, nurse or facility and collaborates to obtain optimal patient flow across the system.
Assigns initial bed placement and establishes bed assignments based on documented assessment, patient and bed attributes, isolation and identified risks.
Collaborates across all disciplines to coordinate patient transfers, including disposition, ambulance transportation (internal and external), specialist referrals, etc. Coordinates the successful transfer and placement of patients across MHS.
Follows established documentation protocols for transfer and bed placement in the Epic EMR to ensure adequate patient safety standards are met.
Serves as the expert in Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and intervenes including escalation to leadership, as needed. Follows established protocols for interfacility transfer acceptance and escalates to direct report, Administrative Officer, or Administrator On Call (AOC).
Remotely engages with facility staff to monitor and document transfer need; communicates patient condition to sending or receiving providers and facilities. Consults other disciplines based upon patient s needs, e.g., infection control, equipment needs, nutritional, functional, pain, social and skin integrity.
Accurately completes effective and expedient placement of patients from all nursing units with emphasis on the ED, ICU, Post Anesthesia Care, Cardiac Care, Cath Lab, and external transfers.
Utilizes the chain of command to advocate for a patient in need of priority admission or transfer to higher or lower level of care that are beyond the scope of practice for the facility, specialists, etc. (e.g., STEMI, stoke, trauma alert).
Plans, implements, and evaluates patient needs based on reported assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources. Remotely triages using Critical Care or Emergency Department experience to identify patient care needs providing expert and timely recommendation for correct facility transfer based on patients acuity, services required, condition, circumstances and area facility capacity and capability matrixes.
Competencies:
ACCOUNTABILITY, ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING, CLINICAL POLICIES AND STANDARDS, CUSTOMER SERVICE, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN OF CARE, DOCUMENTATION, HEALTHCARE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, KNOWLEDGE OF DISEASE PROCESS, ORGANIZATION SKILLS (4), PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE, PATIENT SAFETY - NURSING, PROBLEM SOLVING - PATIENT CARE, RESPONDING TO CHANGE, STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR, WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT
Education and Certification Requirements:
Bachelors: Nursing (Required)BLS Cert American Heart_non ecard (BLS AHA) - American Heart Association (AMERICAN HEART), Registered Nurse License (RN LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL)
Additional Job Information:
Complexity of Work: This role requires critical thinking skills, effective communication, decisive judgment, and the ability to build and foster positive relationships. The incumbent must be able to lead others and take appropriate action when required. Can adjust through a rapidly changing environment. Required Work Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of Emergency Department or Critical Care experience. Other Information: Additional Education Info: Bachelors in Nursing preferred
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
- Asbestos = 0%
- Audible Speech = 80%
- Bending and Stooping = 80%
- Bio hazardous Waste = 80%
- Biological Hazards - Respiratory = 80%
- Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion = 80%
- Blood and/or Bodily Fluids = 80%
- Climbing = 40%
- Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens = 80%
- Computer Monitor = 80%
- Cytotox
Source : Memorial Healthcare System
