Transfer Center Nurse Specialist

Presbyterian Healthcare Services

1d • $32 - $54 • Onsite

About The Position

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is hiring a full-time Transfer Center Nurse Specialist. The role coordinates inpatient bed assignments for critical care patients and helps optimize patient flow throughout the hospital network. It also coordinates and facilitates patient entry into Presbyterian from other health care facilities.

The coordinator arranges patient transfers, gathers clinical information to determine the appropriate level of care, works with on-call physicians to arrange attending specialist acceptance, and communicates with referring hospitals about transportation and assigned beds. The role also supports safe, timely inpatient placement and completes patient registration and account data accurately in the hospital computer system, maintaining at least 90% compliance accuracy on critical registration elements.

The position is based at the Reverend Hugh Cooper Administrative Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and works 12-hour day shifts. Presbyterian describes itself as a locally owned, not-for-profit health system serving patients, members, and communities across New Mexico.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of RN experience or at least 1 year of experience in a transfer center setting.
• Associate degree in Nursing required.
• State of New Mexico or Compact State nursing license.

Nice To Haves

• Degree from an accredited academic nursing program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate transfers of patients from other health care facilities to Presbyterian Hospital using Transfer Center process flows.
• Collect clinical information to determine a patient's level of care.
• Collaborate with Presbyterian on-call physicians to arrange acceptance by the attending physician specialist, using the intranet paging system.
• Communicate with referring hospitals to coordinate transportation arrangements and provide an assigned bed.
• Ensure safe and timely patient placement based on admission status, the physician-requested level of care, clinical information, and nursing unit admission and discharge criteria.
• Collect clinical information from patients, patients' families, nurses, physicians, and physicians' offices to determine the level of care for inpatient bed placement.
• Complete patient registration and account data accurately and promptly in the hospital computer system.
• Maintain at least 90% compliance accuracy with critical account registration elements, including verification of demographic, guarantor, and insurance information.
• Use the account documentation process in the hospital registration system to document missing information.
• Comply with Revenue Cycle Education Policies.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Group term life insurance
• Other optional voluntary benefits
• Employee Wellness rewards program with opportunities to earn gift cards through wellness activities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree