Transfer Center Registered Nurse / RN

Emory Healthcare•Tucker, GA

3d•$47 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

The Transfer Center Registered Nurse accepts incoming referral information through multimedia channels and works with bed management and direct-care nursing to coordinate inpatient bed assignments, particularly for critically ill patients. The role coordinates, prioritizes, and optimizes patient flow using knowledge of clinical and operational activities across the hospital network. The nurse collects clinical information to determine the appropriate level of care and collaborates with providers to arrange acceptance by an attending Emory Healthcare physician at the most appropriate hospital. The nurse monitors bed availability and coordinates assignments for patients in inpatient or outpatient beds, including transfers between units and from outside facilities, to maximize bed utilization. The role coordinates transportation and bed details with referring hospitals and communicates clinical information to transportation companies, physicians and their designees, referring facilities, and charge nurses. It ensures safe and timely placement based on admission status, the physician-requested level of care, clinical information, and nursing-unit admission and discharge criteria. The nurse maintains patient-transfer and flow software to accurately reflect patient locations, confirms insurance eligibility and payer benefits, obtains and confirms admission notifications and authorizations for external transfers, and documents findings in the Financial Billing System. The role also provides appropriate customer and guest relations, communicates clearly and promptly, apprises the Manager of significant developments affecting patient flow, participates in Nursing and Hospital committees and councils as required, and performs other assigned duties.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
Valid, active, unencumbered Nursing license or temporary permit approved by the Georgia Licensing Board.
Strong critical-thinking skills.
Accurate assessment and problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Attentiveness to detail.
High-level analytical ability to resolve complex patient-flow issues.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of nursing concepts, practices, and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Three years of recent (within the past five years) critical-care, procedural, or emergency-room nursing experience, including supervision and patient bed placement, is highly preferred.
A combination of direct nursing patient-care experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Accept incoming referral information through multimedia channels.
Coordinate inpatient bed assignments with bed management and direct-care nursing, particularly for critically ill patients.
Coordinate, prioritize, and optimize patient flow across the hospital network.
Collect clinical information to determine patient level of care and collaborate with providers to arrange acceptance by an attending Emory Healthcare physician.
Monitor bed availability and coordinate bed assignments for inpatient and outpatient beds, unit transfers, and transfers from outside facilities.
Coordinate transportation arrangements and communicate assigned bed information with referring hospitals.
Communicate clinical information to transportation companies, physicians and their designees, referring facilities, and charge nurses.
Ensure safe and timely patient placement based on admission status, requested level of care, clinical information, and nursing-unit admission and discharge criteria.
Maintain transfer and flow software so it accurately reflects the physical location of patients in inpatient beds and ancillary holding areas.
Confirm patient insurance eligibility and obtain payer benefit information.
Obtain and confirm admission notifications and authorizations for external clinic or facility transfers.
Document findings in the Financial Billing System.
Provide appropriate customer and guest relations and communicate information in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.
Inform the Manager of significant developments affecting patient flow.
Participate in Nursing and Hospital committees and councils as required.
Perform other duties as assigned.