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Summary:

Responsibilities:

Remotely engages with facility staff to monitor and document transfer need; communicates patient condition to sending or receiving providers and facilities. Consults other disciplines based upon patient s needs, e.g., infection control, equipment needs, nutritional, functional, pain, social and skin integrity.

Serves as the expert in Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and intervenes including escalation to leadership, as needed. Follows established protocols for interfacility transfer acceptance and escalates to direct report, Administrative Officer, or Administrator On Call (AOC).

Follows established documentation protocols for transfer and bed placement in the Epic EMR to ensure adequate patient safety standards are met.

Collaborates across all disciplines to coordinate patient transfers, including disposition, ambulance transportation (internal and external), specialist referrals, etc. Coordinates the successful transfer and placement of patients across MHS.

Plans, implements, and evaluates patient needs based on reported assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources. Remotely triages using Critical Care or Emergency Department experience to identify patient care needs providing expert and timely recommendation for correct facility transfer based on patients acuity, services required, condition, circumstances and area facility capacity and capability matrixes.

Assigns initial bed placement and establishes bed assignments based on documented assessment, patient and bed attributes, isolation and identified risks.

Utilizes the chain of command to advocate for a patient in need of priority admission or transfer to higher or lower level of care that are beyond the scope of practice for the facility, specialists, etc. (e.g., STEMI, stoke, trauma alert).

Anticipates admission needs and communicates findings with transferring department, nurse or facility and collaborates to obtain optimal patient flow across the system.

Accurately completes effective and expedient placement of patients from all nursing units with emphasis on the ED, ICU, Post Anesthesia Care, Cardiac Care, Cath Lab, and external transfers.

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Additional Job Information:

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• Bending and Stooping = 80%
• Climbing = 40%
• Keyboard Entry = 80%
• Kneeling = 60%
• Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater = 80%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient = 80%
• Lifting or Carrying 2501 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient = 40%
• Lifting or Carrying > 75 lbs Non-Patient = 0%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient = 80%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient = 80%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient = 80%
• Reaching = 80%
• Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg = 40%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm = 80%
• Running = 40%
• Sitting = 60%
• Squatting = 80%
• Standing = 80%
• Walking = 80%
• Audible Speech = 80%
• Hearing Acuity = 80%
• Smelling Acuity = 40%
• Taste Discrimination = 0%
• Depth Perception = 80%
• Distinguish Color = 80%
• Seeing - Far = 80%
• Seeing - Near = 80%
• Bio hazardous Waste = 80%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory = 80%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion = 80%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids = 80%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens = 80%
• Asbestos = 0%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals = 60%
• Dust = 60%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes = 80%
• Hazardous Chemicals = 80%
• Hazardous Medication = 80%
• Latex = 0%
• Computer Monitor = 80%
• Domestic Animals = 40%
• Extreme Heat/Cold = 0%
• Fire Risk = 40%
• Hazardous Noise = 0%
• Heating Devices = 40%
• Hypoxia = 0%
• Laser/High Intensity Lights = 0%
• Magnetic Fields = 40%
• Moving Mechanical Parts = 40%
• Needles/Sharp Objects = 80%
• Potential Electric Shock = 40%
• Potential for Physical Assault = 40%
• Radiation = 0%
• Sudden Decompression During Flights = 0%
• Unprotected Heights = 0%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces = 60%

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Disclaimer: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.

Wages shown on independent job boards reflect market averages, not specific to any employer. We encourage candidates to talk to their Memorial Healthcare System recruiter to discuss actual pay rates, during the hiring process.

Memorial Healthcare System is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.

Memorial Healthcare System recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any factor prohibited by law.

We are proud to offer Veterans Preference to former military, reservists and military spouses (including widows and widowers). You must indicate your status on your application to take advantage of this program.

Employment is subject to post offer, pre-placement assessment, including drug testing.

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