Transfer Coordinator- PRN

OakBend Medical Center; Richmond (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

OakBend Medical Center is seeking a Transfer Coordinator to manage inter-hospital transfers from outside affiliates into the OakBend Medical Center system. You will receive transfer requests from physicians, affiliate representatives, or families, and coordinate demographics, insurance and clinical diagnosis information to place patients appropriately.

You will arrange ambulance dispatch according to acuity, collaborate with teams to solve problems, and help ensure staffing levels remain within

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; relevant experience considered.
• Hospital experience required; critical care experience preferred.
• Licenses/certifications include CNA, CMA, EMT, Paramedic, or military hospital corpsman training.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates inter-hospital transfers from outside affiliates and other hospitals into OakBend Medical Center system.
• Receives transfer requests from physicians, affiliate representatives, or families and compiles demographics, insurance and clinical diagnosis information.
• Assigns appropriate hospital bed within the OakBend system for transferred patients.
• Arranges ambulance dispatch based on patient acuity (BLS, ACLS, Critical Care) for outgoing transfers as needed.
• Collaborates with departments to identify, analyze, and solve problems promptly and ensures staffing levels align with approved grids when leadership is not on campus.

Skills

Computer skills

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Typing 35 WPM

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Responsibilities

The Transfer Coordinator facilitates the inter-hospital transfer of patients from outside affiliates as well as other hospitals into the OakBend Medical Center system. Receives transfer requests from physicians, affiliate represent or families. Information includes demographic, insurance and clinical diagnosis. Assigns appropriate hospital bed for transferred patients to the OakBend Medical Center System. Arranges for appropriate ambulance dispatch based on patient acuity (BLS, ACLS, and Critical Care Medic) for outgoing transfers to other locations based upon the patient level of care necessary. Identifies, analyzes, organizes, and solves problems and issues in a timely, effective manner and collaborates with others to make sound, timely decisions. Responsible to ensure staffing levels remain in the approved grids for the respective units when departmental Directors and Senior Executive Leadership is not present on campus.

Qualifications

MINIMUM EDUCATION:

High School Graduate or equivalent, relevant experience in lieu of High School Diploma/GED education will be considered.

MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE:

Hospital experience required; in critical care unit highly preferred.

REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

Any one of the following:

Certified as a Nursing Assistant by the Texas Department of Health (CNA); or

Certified Medical Assistant; or

Certified or Licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); or

Licensed Paramedic; or

Completion of U.S. Military Hospital Corpsman training

Experience or education in lieu of certification/license:

Nursing student having completed fundamentals of nursing (LVN or RN); or

Completion of Patient Care Technician program; or

Graduate of a foreign nursing program with nursing credentials/licensure in country of origin

Certified in BLS through the American Heart Association also required.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

Computer skills; interpersonal skills; critical thinking/problem solving skills. Type 35 WPM.

ABOUT OAKBEND

OakBend Medical Center is an independent hospital providing exceptional and compassionate care to patients and the community since 1950. The OakBend family consists of outstanding team members caring for the community at three hospitals and many specialty centers. OakBend's services and programs include its signature No Wait ER, an advanced trauma center, certified stroke program, hospital air ambulance services and a hospital-based skilled nursing facility. We remain committed to providing a rewarding environment to our team members, to providing necessary services to the community and to developing the best methods to care for our patients, ensuring a healthy future for generations.