Registered Nurse Clinic Women's Health Specialists - Tallmadge, OH, United States - Akron Children's Hospital

Description

Part time 24 hours per week

Night Shift Summary:
An RN Transfer Access Specialist is a critical part of the Access and Navigation Center by accepting patients for Transport via "Quick Accept Guidelines" (QAG), while managing bed assignments and mobilization of the Transport Team


Responsibilities:

Responsible for promoting and maintaining quality patient care through effective management of the activities that come through the Access and Navigation Center.

Accepts patients for Transport via "Quick Accept Guidelines" (QAG) escalating to ED/Specialty Provider when required. Triage calls to the appropriate Specialty Medical Care Provider/team. Manage EPIC Grand Central Bed Assignment Process.

Acts as primary point of contact for patient bed and unit assignment, based on urgency of care, policy guidelines and departmental capacities.

Communicates with appropriate leaders when situations may have serious impact to patients, staff or the hospital. Participates in periodic review of the Access and Navigation Center operations, policy and procedure updates, continuous improvement initiatives. Maintains operational aspects of the unit in collaboration with Support Services. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required. Experience with EMR (EPIC or other) is required. Knowledge of state and local Emergency Medical Dispatch regulations is required. Bachelor's degree in nursing is required.


Certification:
Currently licensed to practice nursing in the State of Ohio is required.

IAMTCS (International Association of Medical Transport Communication Specialists), Certified Communicator Course of equivalent education is encouraged within two years of hire.

Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) certification is encouraged within two years of hire, as Children's receives emergency requests for transport from the general public.

critical care or emergency services preferred Years of Experience Supervising:
None required Part Time


FTE:
0.