Transfer Center/Patient Placement RN FT Night Shifts

Trinity Health•Boise, ID

1d•Onsite

About The Position

You will coordinate the placement of all patient admissions (elective and emergent) and transfers in accordance with the clinical standards and guidelines of Saint Alphonsus Health System. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that the patient is admitted to the most appropriate bed available using criteria for admission and determining if the patient is a candidate for observation or inpatient status. Other responsibilities include contacting physician specialty groups for physician-to-physician consults from outlying facilities and the coordination of transport of patients to our facility with Life Flight and robotic consults.

Requirements

A current RN license is required.
Multistate licenses must establish residency with the Idaho Board of Nursing within 60 days from hire.
All colleagues must provide licensure or proof of application in process for an Oregon RN license within 90 days of the hire date.
Two plus years of experience in critical care or another acute care setting.
Acute care, critical care or MS nursing experience required.
A minimum of two years of Registered Nurse experience is required.
At hire, Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required.
Other certifications may be required as identified in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.

Nice To Haves

BSN strongly preferred.
Previous leadership roles preferred.
ACLS and/or PALS may be accepted in lieu of BLS.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the placement of all patient admissions (elective and emergent) and transfers in accordance with the clinical standards and guidelines of Saint Alphonsus Health System.
Ensure that the patient is admitted to the most appropriate bed available using criteria for admission and determining if the patient is a candidate for observation or inpatient status.
Contact physician specialty groups for physician-to-physician consults from outlying facilities.
Coordinate transport of patients to our facility with Life Flight and robotic consults.
Know, understand, incorporate, and demonstrate the Organization's Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
Know bed availability on all care units of the medical center and coordinate placement of all inpatients in an appropriate location.
Ability to navigate the robotic consult protocol.
Determine the appropriate physician to take outside physician consults.
Assist in the coordinating of air or ground transport.
Coordinate/Facilitate inter-facility transfers of patients from outlying facilities.
Contact’s physician in a timely and professional manner.
Communicate with managers, charge nurses and clinical coordinators (especially during times of high census) to ensure adequate staffing to admit patients to the units.
Utilize IUSM () when determining patient placement.
Coordinate with environmental services and patient care units to speed turnaround of beds.
Participate in daily bed briefing and surge and intensity meetings as necessary.
Initiate new concepts, approaches and procedures in the placement of patients to facilitate admission process.
Monitor the overall capacity status of the medical center and coordinate interventions to ensure smooth functioning during periods of peak census, limited staffing or services and other factors that could influence admission patterns.
Coordinate with transport, PACU, and inpatient units for movement of physical beds to appropriate areas in a timely manner.
Enter calls from outlying facilities into Forefront.
Demonstrate ability to utilize Central Logic to search for physicians and use paging system including appropriate scripting for text paging.
Communicate frequently with the emergency department to facilitate timely admissions.
Prepare periodic reports regarding issues and concerns in the placement of patients.
Serve on committees within and beyond Patient Care Services PRN.