Transfer Center Nurse - Full time

As one of the nation's Top 15 Health Systems, recognized by Premier and Modern Healthcare, Valley Health is a place where excellence, compassion, and purpose come together. This distinction reflects our commitment to exceptional patient care, clinical quality, and the caregivers who make it all possible.

Department

Clinical Admin/Transfr Cntr RN - 208388

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Work Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range

$37.24 - $54.07

Job Description

Transfer Center Nurse serves as the primary coordinator for the placement of patients within Winchester Medical Center and system wide in-migration/out-migration of patient movement.

Responsibilities and Duties

Bed Placement

Demonstrates proper assessment of patient needs ensuring proper placement.

Works with physicians to ensure appropriate bed placement for Emergency Department and direct admits.

Assigns beds based on availability, patient care requirements and staffing.

Anticipates discharges and patient bed assignment for the following day (i.e. elective admissions).

Facilitates in-house transfer during peak census time.

Maintains daily log of bed placement activities.

Works with Charge Nurses and Managers to place patients based on productivity in addition to clinical criteria.

Customer Service

Communicates with physician liaison to identify referring physician concerns, needs and opportunity for improvements.

Effectively communicates with WMC departments regarding bed placement.

Patient Transfers

Arranges patient transfers from referring physicians.

Coordinates all patient transfers from referring physician ensuring:

• Assessing appropriateness of request based on patient condition.
• Collect demographics to ensure proper facility placement.
• Facilitates physician to physician contact.
• Facilitates transfer by assigning bed, notify receiving unit, notify bed access, admitting and referring facility of bed assignment and telephone number of receiving unit.

Resource Management

Serves as a liaison with Clinical Administrator to assure we have the capability and capacity to safely place patients.

Education

Bachelors Nursing (BSN) Preferred

Experience

Minimum of 5 years nursing experience with previous management experience preferred.

Certification & Licensures

Current registered nurse licensure, or license eligibility, in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Qualifications

Excellent communication skills.

Ability to work at a fast pace with multiple priorities.

Knowledgeable in the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological stages of human growth and development.

Benefits

At Valley Health, we believe everyone is a caregiver, and our goal is to create an environment where our caregivers thrive physically, financially, and emotionally. In addition to a competitive salary, our most popular benefits for full-time employees include:

• A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Retirement Savings Match
• A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing
• Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program

Valley Health also offers a health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and professional development. In addition, several perks come with working for the largest employer in the region, such as discounts to on-campus dining, and more.

To see the full scale of what we offer, visit valleyhealthbenefits.com.