Registered Nurse (RN) Coordinator Transfer Center

Location :

Avera McKennan Hospital

Worker Type : Regular

Work Shift :

Rotating days / evenings / nights / weekends / holidays (United States of America)

Pay Range :

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$34.00 - $51.00

Position Highlights

Rotating Day / Evening / Nights / Weekends e / 3rd wknd / hol; 72hrs / 2wks

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

The RN coordinator creates a single point of contact for transferring patients to the most appropriate Avera hospital within our system. This will include collaboration regarding each patients unique needs and identifying the most appropriate facility. This position supports the assignment tracking and problem solving so that patient placement can occur in a timely manner. The RN works collaboratively with the team members nursing departments outlying facilities as well as the physicians to facilitate efficient movement of patients throughout the footprint. The RN will serve as a link in gathering clinical data to ensure continuity of patient care and appropriate patient placement. The RN will monitor all transfers identifying potential delays in care and provide communication between members of the care team.

What you will do

• Oversees the flow of patients from outlying facilities and clinics to ensure that the goals of an efficient and seamless entry into the facility occurs.
• Prioritizes and places patients in the appropriate regional sites by using critical thinking skills and following department policies and guidelines.
• Works as a liaison with bed placement coordinator to ensure timely transfer of patients.
• Evaluates the transfer center process toward attainment of the outcomes.
• Collaborates with physicians and nurses as well as health care providers including specialists in assessing patient placement.
• Utilizes research / evidence-based findings in practice if appropriate.
• Recognizes the need for knowledge and skills sufficient to integrate the use of healthcare technology and / or information management systems.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education License / Certification or Work Experience :

Preferred Education License / Certification or Work Experience :

Expectations and Standards

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please call 1- or send an email to .

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

EMR Systems,Hospital Experience,Acute Care,ICU Experience,Hospice Care,Workers' Compensation Law,Home Care,Nursing,Catheterization,Critical Care Experience,Medication Administration,Tube Feeding

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 34 - 51