01 Clinical Leader Patient Services

Job description

Patient Transfer Coordinator expedites patient transfers from outside hospitals, urgent/immediate care centers and physician practices for direct admission to the facility by coordinating the connection of accurate physicians to maintain an optimized referral within SGHS. Collaborates with physician, nurses and other medical professionals to ensure timely coordination of transfer. Assist as needed with the transfer of patients to higher or lower level of care. Serves as contact person for bed management for any direct admission concerns. Ensure throughput on units and compliance with transfer process. Develops collaborative relationships with physicians to enhance quality practice. Develops and maintains sound intradepartmental and interdepartmental working relationships with team members, and management. Acts to resolve issues in a timely manner. Investigates unusual occurrences and follows appropriate reporting procedure. Function as a department team member to support the Transfer Center and hospital goals . Able to prioritize and perform multiple tasks effectively in a time sensitive environment to achieve optimal outcomes. Coordinate and collaborate with physicians, all hospit...