Registered Nurse (RN) - Transfer Center Coordinator

OU Health•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

Transfer Center Coordinator - RN - Patient Logistics Shift: Full-Time - 7A-7P (Rotating Weekends) OU Medicine - Oklahoma City, OK The Patient Logistics Center RN serves as a representative for OU Medicine transfers from community hospitals throughout the state and surrounding areas to our three hospitals (OU Medical Center, The Children's Hospital, and OU Medical Center Edmond). This position also serves as a liaison for physician to physician communication and patient advocate. General Description: Under general supervision, responsible for triage of patients to the appropriate hospital.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Two (2) years inpatient RN experience.
Possession of a valid temporary license or permanent license issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse prior to entrance on duty.
Permanent license must be obtained within 3 months of appointment.
BLS required upon hire.
Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, techniques and procedures.
Ability to maintain good working relationships with physicians and other employees in following verbal and written instructions.
Excellent typing skills.
Knowledge of hospital policies and procedures.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with emphasis on providing customer service to internal and external customers.
Good computer skills with familiarity of Teletracking and/or ability to learn Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to relay information accurately and concisely.
Ability to work closely with multiple disciplines in the healthcare setting.
Ability to successfully handle multiple tasks.

Nice To Haves

Critical care experience preferred.
Knowledge of commonly used hospital based computer programs would be helpful.
Additional certifications may be required based on department assignment, see attached for details.

Responsibilities

Responsible for triage of patients to an appropriate hospital through inpatient and emergency department transfers and Direct Admissions
Utilizing a computerized system of approved clinical protocols, the will assess, educate and advise referring facilities of the appropriateness of transfer referral request providing safe, effective and appropriate dispositions of care
Communicates patient information to the Physicians and Nursing Units for acceptance and patient bed assignment
Receives requests for patient admission to hospital, patient internal transfers and notifications of discharges for OUMC
Assigns patient’s beds, as appropriate, and maintains list of pending admits under the supervision/direction of the Bed Management Coordinator
Receives a written physician’s order to admit, register or schedule a patient
Maintains various reports and logs, as appropriate
Maintains/updates Teletracking on an ongoing basis
Delegates tasks to supporting staff