Transfer Specialist Registered Nurse, RN- BJC Healthcare

Company: BJC HealthCare
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: January 14, 2021

Job Description:

Additional Job Information

• 36 Hours per Week -
• Every Third Weekend -
• Nights -
• Evenings -
  Job ID:
  Employment Status: Full-Time
  More Information:
  BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and mid-Missouri regions. BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 15 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.
  Overview
  Role PurposeCoordinates all transfer functions in support of emergent, urgent and elective patients to a final destination facility from all potential referral sources to include but not limited to hospitals, clinics, Nursing Homes, and physician offices via a single call to initiate acceptance and expedite decision making relative to a potential access in support of all patients seeking care at BJC. Responsibilities
• Works directly with staff at each client facility to ensure timely access, appropriate bed assignment, and accurate patient information documentation to assist with an appropriate final destination plan of care at receiving facility
• Utilizes effective and professional communication to act as liaison on behalf of client facilities between physicians, patient/family, hospital staff, and outside agencies.
• Ensures accurate and concurrent data collection and maintenance of all patient information, and protects such as defined by HIPAA laws and regulations on behalf of client.
• Demonstrates the ability to process patient acuity utilizing critical thinking, clinical decision making, and acquired knowledge skills to assist in assessing situations and facilitate patient flow across the continuum of care for each facility.
• Demonstrates the ability to triage and prioritize patient information and communicate an accurate clinical presentation of the patient for accepting physicians and nurses. Minimum Requirements Degree
• Nursing Diploma/Associate's Experience
• 5-10 years Supervisor Experience
• Licenses & Certifications
• RN Preferred Requirements and Additional Job Information Degree
• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing Licenses & Certifications
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification Clinical - Direct Skills
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - 2 years or more
• Critical Care - 2 years or more
• Emergency Department - 2 years or more Benefits Statement
  Note: not all benefits apply to all openings- Comprehensive medical, dental, life insurance, and disability plan options- Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan- 401(k) plan- Tuition Assistance- Health Care and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts- On-Site Fitness Center (depending on location)- Paid Time Off Program for vacation, holiday and sick time *Pension does not apply to Memorial Hospital, Memorial Hospital East, Alton Memorial or Parkland Health Center Legal Statement
  
  The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer Associated topics: asn, cardiothoracic, domiciliary, intensive, nurse clinical, nurse rn, psychatric, registed, registered nurse, transitional

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