RN- Admit Transfer Center - PRN Nights

Position: RN- Admit Transfer Center - PRN Nights * 7p - 7a
** Job Description Summary
** Position Schedule - PRN Nights 7p - 7a      
** Entity
* * Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
** Worker Type
** Employee
* * Worker Sub-Type
** Regular
* * Cost Center
** CC000274 CHS - Bed Management (Main)
** Pay Rate Type
** Hourly
* * Pay Grade
** Health-27
** Scheduled Weekly Hours
** 12
* * Work Shift
** Day (United States of America)
** Job Description
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MUSC is seeking a dedicated and skilled nurse for our high-volume Admissions Transfer Center. This elite team of professionals is the hub for all admissions and transfers across our 16-hospital system in South Carolina and manages approximately 2000 beds, coordinating approximately 1500 transfers monthly and 1000 phone calls daily.

The RN will be a key contact, facilitating patient transfers to MUSC hospitals from MUSC as well as non-MUSC facilities. This position collaborates with our Patient Placement representatives and acts as a clinical resource and facilitator. The RN will utilize technology for multi-faceted communications and apply nursing knowledge derived from education and experience.  This position will help direct transfers, admissions, bed requests from inpatient, outpatient, clinics, pre-admits, and requests for cardiovascular and medical/surgical services.
** Job duties include:
*** Creates patient records in the Electronic Medical Record and update active accounts regularly.
* Demonstrates broad spectrum of knowledge and clinical competence related to assessing the patient transfer and placement needs, including those associated with invasive and noninvasive procedures, surgeries, STEMIs and Code Strokes.
* Identify clinical and departmental barriers and collaborates with the interdisciplinary care teams to eliminate choke points and maximize patient throughput at MUSC
* Coordinates hospital-to-hospital transfers, in accordance with state and federal regulations.
* Provides medical interpretation of diagnoses and specialized patient care needs.
* Serves as a hospital and physician resource and is proficient in maintaining compliance with Access to Care Laws.
* Provides follow-up to referring practitioners and facilities regarding referral status time frames.
* Provide a high level of customer service
** Additional

Job Description
**** Required

Education and Experience:

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* ** Associates degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing and (5) five years of work experience as a registered nurse. BSN preferred.
*** Current licensure as a Registered Nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
* Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.
** Preferred Requirements:
*** EPIC user experience
* Leadership experience, including Charge Nurse, Nurse Supervisor, and/or Nurse Manager
* Experience in patient flow throughput and Call Center preferred
** Shift Information:
*** PRN* Night shifts
* 7:00pm - 7:00am
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* Physical Requirements:

**(C) Continuous – 6-8 hours per shift;
2) (F) Frequent – 2-6 hours per shift;
3) (I) Infrequent – 0-2 hours per shift Ability to perform job functions while standing. (C). Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (C) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous) Ability to climb stairs. (I) Ability to work indoors.  (C) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (I) Ability to work from elevated areas. (F) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces.

(F) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (I) Ability to bend at the waist. (C) Ability to twist at the waist. (F) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (F) Ability to perform “pinching” operations. (F) Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (C) Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (C) Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands.

(C) Ability to reach overhead. (F) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (C) Ability to fully use both legs. (C) Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination.  (F) Ability to reach in all directions.…