Transfer Center Patient Placement RN Split Shift

Trinity Health•Boise, ID

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Saint Alphonsus Health System is seeking a full-time Bed Control Nurse for its System-Wide Patient Access Transfer Center in Boise, Idaho. The role coordinates elective and emergent patient admissions and transfers according to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center clinical standards and guidelines. The nurse selects the most appropriate available bed using admission criteria and determines whether a patient is a candidate for observation or inpatient status. The role also coordinates inter-facility transfers, physician consultations, and air or ground transportation, and helps manage bed capacity, staffing coordination, and patient flow. The department has approximately 20 colleagues. The schedule is three 12-hour shifts, 1 p.m. to 1 a.m., with four days off each week. The posting also describes the schedule as 12-hour nights.

Requirements

Current RN license.
Multistate license holders must establish residency with the Idaho Board of Nursing within 60 days of hire.
Provide an Oregon RN license or proof that an application is in process within 90 days of hire.
Acute care, critical care, or medical-surgical experience required.
At least two years of Registered Nurse experience.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross at hire; ACLS and/or PALS may be accepted in lieu of BLS.
Other certifications may be required as identified in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate placement of elective and emergent patient admissions and transfers in accordance with clinical standards and guidelines.
Determine the most appropriate available bed for each patient using admission criteria and assess whether the patient qualifies for observation or inpatient status.
Know bed availability across medical center care units and coordinate appropriate inpatient placement.
Navigate the robotic consult protocol and determine which physician should take outside physician consultations.
Coordinate air or ground transportation and facilitate inter-facility transfers from outlying facilities.
Contact physicians in a timely and professional manner.
Communicate with managers, charge nurses, and clinical coordinators to ensure adequate staffing for admissions, especially during high census.
Use IUSM when determining patient placement.
Coordinate with environmental services and patient care units to speed bed turnaround.
Participate in daily bed briefings and surge and intensity meetings as needed.
Develop or initiate concepts, approaches, and procedures that facilitate patient placement and admission.
Monitor medical center capacity and coordinate interventions during peak census, limited staffing or services, and other conditions affecting admissions.
Coordinate movement of physical beds with transport, PACU, and inpatient units.
Enter calls from outlying facilities into Forefront.
Use Central Logic to search for physicians and use the paging system, including appropriate text-page scripting.
Communicate frequently with the emergency department to facilitate timely admissions.
Prepare periodic reports on patient placement issues and concerns.
Serve on committees within and beyond Patient Care Services.
Demonstrate the organization's mission, vision, and values in behavior, practice, and decisions.