RN, Transfer Center Coordinator, Full-time, Day Shift

Adventist Health Portland has been caring for East Portland since 1893, growing alongside the community we serve. Today, more than 2,300 employees are dedicated to whole-person care, mind, body and spirit, across our 302-bed medical center, emergency department, and network of clinics, urgent care, home care and hospice services. The Adventist Health Northwest Heart Center, located on our medical center campus, provides advanced cardiovascular care, bringing together expert providers, innovative treatments and compassionate support for patients across the region.

Job

Coordinates patient care needs by facilitating patient placement in the appropriate nursing unit utilizing pre-established criteria and consulting with members of the interdisciplinary team. Receives and processes requests for assistance with acute patient transfers and/or admissions of patients from medical facilities. Job

Education and Work

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred Experience as a lead or charge nurse or with placement or care of critically ill patients: Required Experience working with electronic medical records (EMR): Required Licenses/Certifications: Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Preferred

Performs telephonic patient triage, discharge follow-up with physicians and patients and disease management programs. Coordinates with other clinics and hospitals, assisting with physician consultation, transfer and coordination of patient ground/air transport. Collaborates frequently with Emergency Room (ER), and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and bed boards to keep abreast of possible admissions/transfers.

Collaborates with the Bed Assignment/Staffing Group, Patient Placement Coordinator or Administrative Supervisor per shift to determine census and acuity. Collaborates to resolve bed availability challenges. Receives and obtains the admission orders for admissions and ensures that orders are sent to the appropriate nursing unit Documents coordinator and patient interactions in electronic or hardcopy chart in a manner consistent with hospital standards.

Creates reports from patient data such as volumes and outcomes. Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Organizational

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Full-time regular · Day Shift