Nurse Transfer Center Lead — Care Coordination & Admissions

Socket.dev; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Adventist Health Bakersfield is seeking a full-time Nursing Coordinator to optimize patient placement across units and facilities. You will coordinate admissions, transfers and bed availability, collaborating closely with the interdisciplinary team to ensure smooth operations and safe patient flow.

You will perform telephonic triage, follow-up with physicians and families, and document all interactions in the EMR, contributing to disease management and care coordination programs.

Qualifications

• BSN preferred; RN licensure in-state required.
• Experience as a lead/charge nurse or with placement/care of critically ill patients.
• Experience with electronic medical records (EMR) required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient placement and transfers between units and facilities.
• Performs telephonic patient triage and discharge follow-up with physicians and patients.
• Documents interactions and creates reports from patient data.
• Collaborates with ER, PACU and bed boards to monitor admissions and transfers.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Patient triage

EMR experience

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

RN licensure in state of practice

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Adventist Health Bakersfield is seeking a full-time Nursing Coordinator to optimize patient placement across units and facilities. You will coordinate admissions, transfers and bed availability, collaborating closely with the interdisciplinary team to ensure smooth operations and safe patient flow.

You will perform telephonic triage, follow-up with physicians and families, and document all interactions in the EMR, contributing to disease management and care coordination programs.