ECU Health
About ECU Health Medical Center
ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.
Position Summary
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.
Perform initial utilization management screening
Responsibilities
- Coordinates and facilitates all admission/bed requests from inpatient/outpatient/clinics/pre-admits/regional referrals for cardiovascular services. Follows established algorithms, protocols, guidelines and procedures for how to accept and process admission request information. Works collaboratively with Regional referring contacts, physicians, clinicians, EastCare, all CV inpatient and outpatient units, Admissions, ED and Patient Care Facilitators to accept, document specifics, arrange transfer/transport arrangements and process admission information.
- Documents special requests or conditions of transfers. Develops plan of how, when, & where to proceed with patient placement requests. Balances the external referral request with the internal ED and transfer needs
- Uses Web On-Call physician call schedules to identify physician coverage for unassigned patients.
- Uses IWARN system to communicate internally/externally and with physician and Cath Lab on-call staff.
- Evaluates the needs of both medicine and surgery bed requests in regards to system and regional referral list. Provides direct communication with both referring and accepting physician/clinicians.
- Communicates and collaborates with physicians/clinicians/internal departments & referring facilities as it relates to clinical screening/needs, referrals, placement, facsimiles, bed assignments and acceptance of patients.
Minimum Requirements
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.
Leadership experience required, i.e., charge nurse.
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 a plus
Other Information
Shift: Nights 7pm to 7am
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