Registered Nurse Transfer Center Coordinator
Grand Rapids, MI - USA
Job Summary
Trinity Health Grand Rapids is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Transfer Center as a Transfer Center this critical role you will serve as the centralized point of contact for all acute EMS patient transfers into and across our organization ensuring safe timely and seamless transitions of care for patients and providers across the region.
As a Transfer Center Coordinator you play a vital role in patient access and hospital flow. EMS interfacility transport is a complex highrisk component of healthcare delivery that is critical for patient access to appropriate care. Effective transfers depend on accurate triage proper transport modality selection and preestablished coordination between facilities. You will collaborate with hospitals physician offices long-term care facilities emergency departments and internal clinical teams to ensure patients are transferred at the right time to the right place and at the appropriate level of care.
What you work work:
Full-time
Three 12 - hour shifts per week
Day Shift: 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Every third weekend rotation
Coordinate and manage EMS interfacility transfers for inpatient and emergency spaces.
Collaborate with Trinity Health EMS dispatchers to prioritize and triage patient transfers.
Assist in prioritization of facility discharge transports including discharges to skilled nursing facilities assisted livings and inpatient psychiatric care.
Collaborate with Clinical Resource Coordinators on discharge transport needs to streamline patient flow and bed management throughout the facility.
Collect document and communicate critical clinical and logistical patient information.
Support ED-to-ED transfers and continuity of care.
Identify barriers to patient flow and escalate concerns appropriately.
Participate in quality and process improvement initiatives (PDCA LEAN).
Deliver outstanding customer service aligned with Excellence in Care Experience principles.
Bachelors degree in Nursing or related health field
Current Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) license
Active BLS certification
Minimum of 5 years of progressive acute care clinical experience
Strong communication coordination and problem-solving skills
Masters degree in Nursing or related field
Professional nursing certification
Experience with utilization management or process improvement
Epic EMR and standard computer application experience
Mission-driven organization focused on compassionate high-quality care
Meaningful impact on patient access to care and organizational safety
Collaboration with skilled multidisciplinary teams
Opportunity to influence system-wide patient flow and care coordination
Bring your clinical expertise leadership experience and passion for coordination to a role where every call truly matters.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
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About Company
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity ... View more