Patient Flow Paramedic
Patient Flow Paramedic
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Job Description
Overview
Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care academic medical center that is a joint venture between Baylor College of Medicine and CHI St. Lukes Health. Located in the Texas Medical Center the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart Institute a cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley MD. The hospital was the first facility in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center receiving the award five consecutive times. Baylor St. Lukes also has three community emergency centers offering adult and pediatric care for the Greater Houston area.
Responsibilities
Facilitates internal transfers and incoming/outgoing transfers; Ensures the transfer laws and the Hospital policies are followed properly on patients requiring emergent medical care and/or bed placement. Must also have extensive knowledge of various HMOs POSs PPOs commercial and governmental payers and be familiar with the Hospitals contract agreements with third party payer agreements.
- Responsible for collecting demographic and financial information on incoming transfers and completes registration in the hospital system
- Adhere to Federal/State statutes that govern medical emergency transfers and enforce the time requirements mandated by the State of these transfers
- Ensure that non-emergent (private pay and/or out-of-network) patients meet the hospitals admitting criteria
- Confirm that patients are admitted to the appropriate level of care. Coordinate with Patient Flow Coordinator (PFC) to pre-screen patients prior to transfer
- Coordinate transfers with other departments to ensure patients outpatient tests/procedures are scheduled
- Coordinate with Memorial-Hermann Air Traffic Control all helicopters landing and ensure that the medical staff is on the helipad to meet the helicopter
- Responsible for verifying the hospital census and ensure that all patients are being charged the appropriate level of care
- Ensure the quality of patient admissions to the hospital by obtaining accurate demographic and clinical information in a timely and efficient manner on all patients being bedded. This includes direct admits intra and inter-hospital transfers surgery patients etc. observation inpatient and outpatient-in-a-bed status
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma/GED Required
- One year of experience
Employment Type
Unclear
