RN Transfer Coordinator – Bed Flow & Patient Placement

Tenet; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Baptist Health System is seeking an Experienced Registered Nurse for Patient Placement in Texas. This role coordinates transfers, admissions, and bed assignments across the system, aligning with EMTALA and regulatory requirements.

You will partner with referring facilities, physicians, and hospital teams, acting as a clinical resource to ensure efficient bed flow and accurate patient documentation within the system.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited school of Nursing.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (preferred).
• Minimum 4 years of experience in an acute care setting.
• Preferred ER/Critical Care or management experience (charge nurse, house supervisor).
• Current Texas State License for Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with clinical staff, medical staff and leadership teams to identify, trend and report barriers to patient access and throughput.
• Works directly with staff at each client facility to ensure timely access, appropriate bed assignment, and accurate patient information documentation to assist with an appropriate final destination plan of care at receiving facility.
• Utilizes applicable system(s) to facilitate bed flow and expedite patient placement within the Baptist Health System.
• Coordinates the transfer of patients between hospitals within Baptist Health System, as well as from medical facilities outside of the system
• Utilizes clinical skills to make decisions regarding placement of patients within the Baptist Health System based on patient need and physician request, in collaboration with house officers, nursing units, administrators on-call and hospital staff.
• Maintains awareness of current bed availability at all Baptist Health System facilities on an ongoing basis
• Maintains emergency room call roster by updating physician information and changing on-call physicians.
• Completes physician Midas reports in a timely manner and notifies risk management if necessary.
• Updates current bed numbers in WebEOC when necessary.
• Serves as a clinical resource to non-nursing staff

Education

RN license

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Job description

Baptist Health System is seeking an Experienced Registered Nurse for Patient Placement in Texas. This role coordinates transfers, admissions, and bed assignments across the system, aligning with EMTALA and regulatory requirements.

You will partner with referring facilities, physicians, and hospital teams, acting as a clinical resource to ensure efficient bed flow and accurate patient documentation within the system.