Clinical Transfer and Access Coordinator Nights

Position: Clinical Transfer and Access Coordinator, 24 Hours, Nights
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** Exemption Status:
** Exempt
* * Hiring Range:**$87,276.80 - $
** Schedule Details:
** Holidays - Every Third Holiday, Monday through Friday, Weekends - Every Third Weekend
** Scheduled

Hours:

** 7p-7a
** Shift:
** 3 - Night Shift, 12 Hours (United States of America)
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* Hours:

** 24
* * Cost Center:
** 10020 - 6226 Transfer Center This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.# #
** Everyone Is a Caregiver
** At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

The mission of the UMMMC Transfer Center is to coordinate safe, timely, and appropriate care by connecting providers and linking resources to the patient within and outside of UMMMC. The primary role of the Clinical Transfer Coordinator is to communicate with referring providers and connect them with the most appropriate receiving UMMHC provider based on patient’s specific medical need. The Clinical Transfer Coordinator’s role is to triage accurately and advocate for safe and timely care.

The Clinical Transfer Coordinator strives to facilitate the following services:  
• Centralized intake for all transfers, including bed placement recommendations  
• Expedited transfer and more timely care for critically ill or injured patients  
• Dependable triage services for the pediatric and adult patients in our community.

• Timely provider to provider consultative services and hand-offs to discuss patient care needs.  
• Management of bedside emergency situations and prioritization of real-time care concerns

The mission of the UMMMC Transfer Center is to coordinate safe, timely, and appropriate care by connecting providers and linking resources to the patient within and outside of UMMMC. The primary role of the Clinical Transfer Coordinator is to communicate with referring providers and connect them with the most appropriate receiving UMMHC provider based on patient’s specific medical need. The Clinical Transfer Coordinator’s role is to triage accurately and advocate for safe and timely care.

The Clinical Transfer Coordinator strives to facilitate the following services:
* Centralized intake for all transfers, including bed placement recommendations
* Expedited transfer and more timely care for critically ill or injured patients
* Dependable triage services for the pediatric and adult patients in our community.
* Timely provider to provider consultative services and hand-offs to discuss patient careneeds.
* Management of bedside emergency situations and prioritization of real-time care concerns
** Major Responsibilities:
*** Utilize the nursing process to triage patients and advocate for safe, timely and appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
* Uses critical thinking, strategic prioritizing, and critical thinking to coordinate the care of patients who have an acute change in their condition using telecommunication tools to bring clinical experts quickly to their bedside.
* Facilitate communications and activities between the patient care units, providers and other hospital departments as required. Anticipates potential problem situations and intervenes as appropriate.
* Collects data and provides virtual nursing care to achieve optimal outcomes and to influence practice patterns.
* Utilizes resources and performs at a level conducive to support the delivery of safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care by acute and critical care teams.
** Position

Qualifications:

**** License/Certification/

Education:

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* Required:

*** Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. Applicants with an Associate’s degree in Nursing who are currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program will be considered.
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