Transfer Center Registered Nurse - Night Shift Elmwood

Job Overview

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters.

This job provides oversight and makes decisions related to patient flow including directing and coordinating bed control, including all admissions and transfers within the hospital along with parallel processing of EVS and transport operations related to patient flow. Oversees the coordination, triage, registration, and communication of transfer and consultation requests, determining the best course of action for the patient, physician, and hospital through working with a multi-disciplinary team.

• Required – Associate’s degree in nursing, science or related field.
• Preferred – Bachelor's Degree In Nursing.

• Required – 3 Years Of Clinical Experience.
• Preferred – Supervisory experience or transfer/call center experience.

• Required
  - Registered nurse (RN) licensure in state of practice.
• Preferred
  - Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association, Certification in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) from the American Heart Association, Certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the American Heart Association.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications, including Share point, Microsoft Excel, and Word.
• Ability to maintain professional and technical knowledge and required licensure and certifications through continuous education and professional development.

• Provides clinical oversight and critical thinking through the daily patient flow and bed placement decisions.
• Supports the hospital’s administration, management, and nursing staff in achieving organizational goals set to provide patient-centered care while maintaining the organization’s strategic plan.
• Facilitates professional relationships between leadership, medical staff, and interdisciplinary teams to provide patient room assignments based on patient diagnosis, acuity, and patient flow.
• Evaluates and facilitates staffing needs in collaboration with the nursing units, utilizing resources for capacity surge and patient flow escalation plans.
• Completes accurate data collection, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Completes rounds and supervises day‑to‑day operations of the nursing units.
• Participates in semiannual telemedicine, business development, and hospital outreach activities.
• Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance‑related concerns.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Medium Work
- Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than…