Registered Nurse- Patient Transfer Center - Nights

Overview

Are you an upcoming nurse graduate or recent nurse graduate? Please apply through our pipeline requisition here: www.iuhealth.org/ApplyRN This pipeline requisition allows the IU Health Talent Acquisition team to pair upcoming & recent nurse graduates with the best opportunities available to them based on their unique skillset and interests. Thanks for your interest in joining the team!

Indiana University Health is looking for passionate, experienced nurses to join our team and collaborate with top medical professionals.

At IU Health, you will learn and develop your career in significant ways, advancing healthcare and delivering the highest level of patient care. Being an IU Health nurse means building a professional nursing career designed by a culture that accepts your outstanding strengths and supports your personal and professional goals. If you are seeking an organization where you can develop clinical expertise, explore diverse career opportunities, embrace learning, cultivate new relationships, and fuel your spirit of inquiry, apply today.

Patient Transfer Center

The Patient Transfer Center RN will evaluate, coordinate, process, screen, document patient transfers into the IU Health System, and collaborates with relevant business partners for appropriate level of care and transport of the patient into or out of the IU Health System. The incumbent will obtain appropriate medical and demographic information, and coordinate communication between the referring and receiving physicians as well as between healthcare facilities. The Patient Transfer Center RN will perform essential duties related to patient transfer/transport and will coordinate all components of patient care needs during the transfer/transport process. The Patient Transfer Center RN will efficiently engage appropriate departments in the transfer/transport processes, and will assign beds for all scheduled and unscheduled admissions including patient transfers/transports.

Qualifications

• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license with a minimum of 5 years as a Registered Nurse.
• Requires a minimum of 3 years critical care, emergency department, or flight nursing experience or equivalent.
• Case management/resource management experience is a plus.
• Requires exceptional communication, listening, and written skills.
• Requires strong interpersonal and organization skills emphasizing leadership, teamwork, collaboration, and attention to detail.
• Requires excellent critical thinking skills to work autonomously and multitask effectively.
• Requires the ability to problem solve and resolve conflicts effectively in the best interest of the patient and family.
• Requires computer experience.
• Requires Basic Life Support, (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALs) certification through the AHA. Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies. v2

Qualifications

• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license with a minimum of 5 years as a Registered Nurse
• Requires a minimum of 3 years critical care, emergency department, or flight nursing experience or equivalent
• Requires exceptional communication, listening, and written skills
• Requires strong interpersonal and organization skills emphasizing leadership, teamwork, collaboration, and attention to detail
• Requires excellent critical thinking skills to work autonomously and multitask effectively
• Requires the ability to problem solve and resolve conflicts effectively in the best interest of the patient and family
• Requires computer experience
• Requires Basic Life Support, (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALs) certification through the AHA
• Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies. v2

Responsibilities

• The Patient Transfer Center RN will evaluate, coordinate, process, screen, document patient transfers into the IU Health System, and collaborates with relevant business partners for appropriate level of care and transport of the patient into or out of the IU Health System
• The incumbent will obtain appropriate medical and demographic information, and coordinate communication between the referring and receiving physicians as well as between healthcare facilities
• The Patient Transfer Center RN will perform essential duties related to patient transfer/transport and will coordinate all components of patient care needs during the transfer/transport process
• The Patient Transfer Center RN will efficiently engage appropriate departments in the transfer/transport processes, and will assign beds for all scheduled and unscheduled admissions including patient transfers/transports