Registered Nurse - Transfer Center; Nights

Registered Nurse - Transfer Center (Nights)

Apply for the Registered Nurse – Transfer Center (Nights) role at ECU Health.

ECU Health Medical Center is a 974‑bed flagship hospital (Magnet® designation) that serves as the primary teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. The hospital provides acute, intermediate, rehabilitation, and outpatient services to a 29‑county region of more than 1.4 million people.

• Coordinates hospital‑to‑hospital transfers following state and federal regulations.
• Interprets diagnoses and specialized patient‑care needs.
• Acts as a hospital and physician resource and maintains compliance with Access to Care laws.
• Provides follow‑up to referring practitioners and facilities regarding referral status time frames.
• Performs initial utilization‑management screening.

• Coordinates and facilitates all admission/bed requests from inpatient/outpatient/clinics/pre‑admits/regional referrals for cardiovascular services, following established algorithms, protocols, guidelines, and procedures.
• Documents special requests or conditions of transfers and develops plans of how, when, and where to proceed with patient placement requests.
• Balances external referral requests with internal ED and transfer needs.
• Uses Web On‑Call physician call schedules to identify coverage for unassigned patients.
• Uses the IWARN system to communicate internally and externally with physicians, Cath Lab on‑call staff, and referring facilities.
• Evaluates the needs of medicine and surgery bed requests with respect to the system and regional referral list, providing direct communication with referring and accepting clinicians.
• Communicates and collaborates with physicians, clinicians, internal departments, and referring facilities regarding clinical screening, referrals, placement, facsimiles, bed assignments, and patient acceptance.

• ADN required; BSN preferred.
• RN license required.
• American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certifications preferred.
• At least five years of experience in a patient‑care environment utilizing clinical and assessment skills.
• Charge nurse experience required.
• Knowledge of admission, patient placement, transfer, and discharge processes preferred.
• EPIC user.
• Teletracking user experience is a plus.
• Utilization management experience is a plus.

Shift: Nights 7 pm to 7 am.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level |

Employment type:

Full‑time | Job function:
Health Care Provider | Industry: Hospitals and Health Care.