RN - Carle Direct

Company: Carle Health
Location: Urbana
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

Position Summary:




The Transfer Center RN Specialist is dedicated to facilitating appropriate patient transfers into Carle Hospital from referring physicians and facilities (hospitals, clinics, convenient/urgent cares, surgery centers, etc.) as well as transfers from Carle to quaternary medical facilities (outbound transfers), Obtains appropriate patient information critical to determining the appropriate Carle provider, medical necessity and level of care, and demographic information. Responsible for facilitating a conference call between the referring physician and the Carle receiving physician, and will ensure, when appropriate, that an appropriate level of care bed within Carle is identified, and facilitate a timely mode of transportation. Responsible for meeting the needs and expectations of referring physicians/facilities, as well as accepting physicians by supporting and managing the patient transport process efficiently and effectively. Efficiently engages appropriate departments in the transfer process and monitors and documents all activities associated with the transfer. Responsible for oversight of the entire transfer episode, from start to finish, for communication back to the referring facility, and for communication to the physicians assuming care of the patient post-discharge from Carle.









Qualifications:




EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Diploma (Not HS) in Nursing

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
Registered Professional Nurse (RN) License Illinois upon hire.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Experience using Epic EMR.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer skills and systems. - Develops respectful relationships with internal and external customers by listening, understanding and providing solutions to their needs. - Demonstrates effective leadership and professional skills according to Standards of Care. - Demonstrates excellent professional and clinical skills and utilization of the nursing process of direct and indirect patient care which includes assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care to meet patient needs and improve patient outcomes. - Working knowledge of applicable state and federal regulatory standards and regulations, such as EMTALA, related to acute and urgent/emergent patient transports. Knowledge of State, Federal, and Professional industry standards pertaining to health care practice (e.g. Title 22 and JCAHO). - Exemplary interpersonal communication including oral, written and over the phone. - Demonstrated team player skills required. - Requires excellent critical thinking skills, ability to think quickly and strong organizational skills. - Ability to deal objectively with a wide variety of situations. Ability to manage multiple priorities in stressful situations. - Must be able to establish relationships quickly with key stakeholders / peers (physicians and others in the health care system), projecting a friendly helpful image over the phone. - Ability to work independently and be a self-starter with ability to complete job duties autonomously. - Work collaboratively on projects with personnel from a variety of service lines. Able to understand complex diagnosis and treatment information and use deductive reasoning. - Requires the ability to resolve conflict effectively and in the best interest of patients and families. - Requires strong work ethic and attention to detail.









Essential Functions:

• Expedites consultation between referring patient-care providers and receiving physicians.
• Demonstrates strong clinical assessment skills to appropriately assess patient acuity and needs, assumes principal responsibility for the coordination of acceptance, admission and transfer, and necessary communication between the referring physician, attending physician and clinical staff.
• Utilizes established scripts and algorithms to facilitate smooth transition into Carle Hospital.
• Develop high quality professional relationships with providers and staff at referring facilities to ensure that transfers are timely and appropriate with high level patient care while ensuring maximum patient safety, optimal physician and consumer satisfaction while promoting Carle Service Line to existing and potential network hospitals. This will include site visits with referral sources to better understand their needs.
• In collaboration with House Officers/Throughput Officers maximize organizational patient flow and capacity management. Communicate patient placement needs utilizing contemporary guidelines and principles of patient safety, clinical relevance, patient care, patient acuity and nursing care requirements and corresponding workload ramifications.
• Conducts recorded three-way calls between referring physician and facility physician as well as nurse-to-nurse report.
• Ensures documentation is concise, meets standards utilizing all appropriate forms, and is completed in a timely, accurate manner.
• In addition to facilitating communication prior to and during the transfer process, the nurse in this role will be responsible for maintaining communication after the patient stay in order to maintain continuity of care for the referred patient. Provides follow-up calls and communication with both internal and external customers to meet the needs of the patient.
• When necessary, facilitate transfer to other appropriate facilities if Carle Hospital is unable to provide the services required to accommodate patient needs.
• Communicates and collaborates with the House Officer to assure proper bed placement and resource availability. Obtains and documents relevant clinical data to individually assess the needs of each patient to ensure proper patient placement. Serves as the primary clinical resource to House Officer staff in any unforeseen/unscheduled events that arise related to incoming patient transfers.
• Manages and coordinates centralized communications between referring and accepting provider services. Collaborates with physicians to assess urgency and priority of transfer acceptance.
• Collaborates with providers to ensure effective algorithms utilization to ensure smooth transfer process; protocols to create a continuum of care for patients being transferred from outside facilities.
• Develops and promotes long-term relationships with referring facilities and providers. Advocates for regional patients, providers and facilities ensuring that regional providers will want to send their next patient to Carle.
• Arranges and coordinate all urgent and emergent inpatient admission and transfers. Receives and processes all patient transfer related requests from referring and accepting providers. Documents all required information in Epic and Forefront.
• Develops and utilizes a feedback mechanism to provide follow-up to referring facilities and provider.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. - For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
  
  
  
  Effective September 20, 2021, the COVID 19 vaccine is required for all new Carle Health team members. Requests for medical or religious exemption will be permitted.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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