Registered Nurse Transfer Center-Part Time-Days

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 53,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, VA is seeking a Part-Time RN to support patient transfers and triage. The role involves coordinating critical and non-critical transports, facilitating admissions to Riverside Health System Acute Care facilities, and ensuring timely bed placement with physician and transfer teams.

Strong clinical knowledge and collaboration are essential. Requirements include Virginia RN license, 3-4 years of acute care RN experience, and familiarity with transfer

Qualifications

• RN required and licensed in Virginia.
• 3-4 years RN experience in acute care required.
• 1 year critical care or emergency nursing preferred.
• Transfer Center experience preferred.
• Nurse triage experience preferred.
• Computer experience required, fast typing required.
• Weekend and irregular shifts may be required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient transfers via Riverside Transfer Center from 911 to admission.
• Triage patient symptoms via Riverside Nurse Triage line.
• Communicate with physicians, bed management, and transport teams to optimize throughput.
• Ensure accurate clinical documentation per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Nursing

Triage

Transfers coordination

Communication

Education

Virginia RN license

BSN preferred

Tools

EMR systems

Typing / Keyboarding

Job description

Newport News, Virginia Hiring Range $38.60 - $53.08/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Part Time Days Available Works in collaboration with RHS Healthcare teams in assisting with transition of critical and non-critical patients 24/7 to Riverside Health System's Acute and Emergency facilities and services. Manages all inbound and outbound calls for critical transfers through the Riverside Transfer Center. Performs critical and non-critical patient symptom triage through the Riverside Nurse Triage line. Consistently coordinates patient symptom based triage, facilitates direct inpatient and emergency department admits, and consults. Coordinates and arranges patient transport based on clinical assessment to ensure efficient patient throughput for both critical and non-critical patients. Coordinates and facilitates appropriate patient bed placement based on collaboration with physician and critical clinical assessment for Riverside Health System Acute Care facilities.

What you will do

• Demonstrates ability to use clinical knowledge around clinical service lines, disease entities, and epidemiological issues that could affect transport, care, and placement while demonstrating a sense of urgency to facilitate patient throughput to assure patients receive consistent, competent, and ethical care.
• Adheres to critical and non-critical protocols, algorithms, policies, and procedures.
• Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Performs critical and non-critical symptom-based triage through the Riverside Nurse line providing patient disposition from 911 to home care.
• Demonstrates understanding of diverse patient care populations and ability to modify education method to ensure patient/family comprehension.
• Coordinates and communicates with transfer team members, medical service transport coordinator, physician, bed management, and Transfer Center medical director, throughout the course of transfer or direct admission to ensure positive patient outcomes.
• Promotes a network of other Riverside hospitals sending and receiving facilities to facilitate transfers efficiently and timely.
• Communicates detailed information about patient status and demographic information when arranging critical and non-critical transport.

Qualifications

• Education Program Graduate, Registered Nurse (Required)
• Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred)
• Experience 3-4 years RN Experience in Acute Care setting (Required)
• 1 year Critical Care or emergency nursing (Preferred)
• Transfer Center experience preferred
• Nurse Triage experience preferred
• Computer experience required
• Efficient at typing/keyboarding required
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) (Required)
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Preferred)
• Weekend Shifts
• Irregular Shifts

If loving your work is important to you, consider a career at Riverside. By joining our team, you can make a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to care for others as we would care for those we love. We extend that sense of caring to every patient, resident and customer, as well as to each member of our team. We offer care at all stages of life, in hundreds of locations, giving you room to grow your career, along with great benefits and perks. At Riverside Health, your trust and safety are our top priorities.