Transfer Coordinator

CommonSpirit Health; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 27,731 - 47,045; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Centennial, Colorado seeks a Transfer Coordinator to manage patient transfers between facilities. This role involves ensuring regulatory compliance, supporting physicians, and coordinating with Flight for Life.

The ideal candidate has a High School Diploma/GED, with a Bachelor's Degree preferred. The position requires a Certified Healthcare Access Associate (CHAA) certification and experience in direct clinical or administrative healthcare.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Certified Healthcare Access Associate (CHAA) within 18 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient transfers between facilities.
• Support physician consults and maintain regulatory requirements.
• Manage data entry into the EPIC database.

Skills

Customer service

Excellent computer skills

Working knowledge of medical terminology

Multi-tasking

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

Coordinates all processes, support, communication and documentation involved in transferring patients from one facility to another facility, as well as support physician consults. Transfer Coordinators also required to recognize and uphold all regulatory requirements, while simultaneously updating key stakeholders of timelines. Accurately enters all required data into EPIC database. Coordinates with Flight for Life for patient transports.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED, required
• Bachelor's Degree, preferred
• Certified Healthcare Access Associate (CHAA) successfully completed within 18 months of employment. Certification must be maintained while employed.
• One to two years of direct clinical experience in Emergency Department/Critical Care Unit (such as Critical Care Tech, EMT-B, etc.), or one to two years of full time direct administrative healthcare experience (such as Nursing Unit Secretary or Patient Access Representative) or one to two years Transfer Center experience.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, excellent computer skills, customer service, ability to multi‑task efficiently and effectively.
• Physical Requirements – Sedentary work (prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10lbs of force occasionally).

Where You'll Work

With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services. CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before.

Pay Range

$20.13 - $34.15 /hour