RN - Regional Transfer Center - St. Louis
Company: SSM Health
Location: Chesterfield
Posted on: May 4, 2025
Job Description:
It's more than a career, it's a callingMO-SSM Health Integrated
Health TechnologiesWorker Type:RegularJob Highlights:Department:
Patient LogisticsSchedule: Full time; nightsHours: 7pm to
7amStarting Pay: $37.27+--- (Offers are based on years of
experience and -equity)Qualifications: Must have MO and IL issued
RN license. Must have 5 years of RN experience, preferred ED, IUC,
Flight Nurse or House supervisor.Location: SSM Health Integrated
Health Technologies7980 Clayton RoadSaint Louis, MO 63117Job
Summary:Responsible at the Region level for facilitating
appropriate patient transfers into SSM Health from other healthcare
facilities, physician offices and clinics.Job Responsibilities and
Requirements:PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Practices in customer centric Transfer Center, responsible for
facilitating, tracking and documenting all hospital transfers.
- Responds to phone calls quickly, demonstrating good customer
service skills and manages the call queue, maintains composure and
customer-centric communication with challenging callers.
- Collaborates with the appropriate facility based on services
required, geography, facility capacity/capability, and obtains
appropriate medical and administrative approvals.
- Follows specific protocols, policies, and utilizes established
resources demonstrating an understanding of the program
requirements including regulatory requirements for Emergency
Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
- Relays information concerning the medical condition of the
patient and the estimated time of arrival, to prepare physicians
and facilities to receive patients, this includes working
collaboratively with patient placement and other team members
ensuring appropriate patient admission and placement and to
implement plan of care.
- Uses problem solving skills, combined with established
department processes to determine the best course of action which
will be satisfactory to the patient, the physician, and the
hospital.
- Enters and maintains accurate database of information for
transferred patients. Accurately documents and monitors all
activities associated with the transfer from the initial physician
referral to inpatient admission and patient placement.
- Establishes and maintains a high degree of awareness and
knowledge and relationships of hospitals' medical staff, services,
and special programs, as well as with participating affiliate and
rural partners for SSM Health.
- As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional
nursing standards defined in the professional practice model. Uses
the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the
current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and
our patient populations.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education
equivalency for licensingEXPERIENCE
- Five years registered nurse experience in acute care hospital
settingPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing
0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive
foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near
(20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and
distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through
oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning
machinery, etc.
- Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and
gripping.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects
weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Rare climbing.REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR
CERTIFICATIONS - -State of Work Location: Illinois
- - - -Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department
of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) - - - -State of
Work Location: Missouri
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State -
- - - - - - -Or
- - - - - - -Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of
Professional Registration
- - - And
- - - - - - -FUTURE - Registered Professional Nurse (RN) within 6
months - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation (IDFPR)
- - - - - - -Or
- - - - - - -Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) -State
of Work Location: Oklahoma
- - - -Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State -
- - - -Or
- - - -Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) -
- - -State of Work Location: Wisconsin
- - - -Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State -
- - - -Or
- - - -Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and
Professional ServicesWork Shift:Night Shift (United States of
America)Job Type:EmployeeDepartment:8048000130 Missouri Patient
LogisticsScheduled Weekly Hours:36Benefits:SSM Health values our
exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package
to fit their needs.
- Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of
paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children
(pro-rated based on FTE). -
- Flexible Payment Options: -our voluntary benefit offered
through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access
to their earned, unpaid base pay -(fees may apply) -before
payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: -we provide upfront tuition coverage
through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. -SSM Health is
an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age,
disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy,
veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable
law.
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