Schedule: Full time
Shift: Day (United States of America)
Address: 601 E Rollins St
City: Orlando
State: Florida
Postal Code: 32803
Job Description: - Maintains professional communication with internal and external contacts, including referring physicians and transferring hospitals.
- Evaluates hospital bed availability and develop contingency plans to ensure uninterrupted daily operations.
- Oversees patient placement operations to ensure timely admissions and transfers according to hospital policies and patient care requirements.
- Continuously reassess patient placement requests and adjust staffing to manage capacity demands across the system.
- Uses complex acuity algorithms to triage and process transfer requests, ensuring appropriate level of care and safe patient transport.
- Documents transfer processes accurately in software systems to meet regulatory compliance and improve patient safety.
- Coordinates placement and transportation for psychiatric patients, ensuring legal documentation is accurate and appropriate.
- Provides education and training to new employees, participate in staff meetings, and stay current with operational processes.
- Supports Mission Control Departmental functions and participate in community service activities.
- Updates and maintains waitlist for patients awaiting placement in a receiving facility, tracks community daily census for placement opportunities.
- Ensures legal documentation is accurate and appropriate prior to transfer of patients.
- Verifies insurance benefits on all patients prior to admission and engages Emergency department and medical floor nursing team, Patient Access and Patient Financial Services in the verification process.
- Assists in training/mentoring new employees, attends staff meetings, and maintains current knowledge of operational processes.
- Reviews electronic communications to keep abreast of process and departmental changes.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Proficient verbal and written communication skills [Required]
- Proficient in computer database skills [Required]
- Proficient in real time documentation in electronic format [Required]
Education: - Associate's of Nursing [Required]
- Bachelor's of Nursing [Preferred]
Work Experience: - 2+ relevant acute care experience [Required]
- Behavioral Health Patient Placement experience [Preferred]
- Patient Placement experience [Preferred]
- Transfer Center experience [Preferred]
Licenses and Certifications: - Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]
- Basic Life Support (BLS) [Preferred]
- Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) [Preferred]
- Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist (ACNS-BC) [Preferred]
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) [Preferred]
Physical Requirements: (Please click the link below to view work requirements)
Physical Requirements - https://tinyurl.com/msy4mja2
Pay Range:$32.76 - $57.47
Background Screening Requirement (Florida Law) Certain positions are subject to
Florida Level 2 background screening, including fingerprinting, as required by state law.
Applicants may review general information about Florida's background screening requirements at the
Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse:
https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
