External Transfer Coordinator - Bed Assignment Full-time Nights
Core
Facilitates the transfer of complex patients (spinal cord/trauma) to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, coordinating bed assignment, communication between sending/receiving units, and insurance verification.
Role type
Registered Nurse (External Transfer Coordinator)
Builds
Patient transfer workflows and bed placement strategies for acute care units
Domain
Healthcare / Acute Care / Patient Transfer
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Registered Nurse licensure, acute care experience, clinical assessment, insurance verification, communication, data analysis, regulatory compliance
Preferred skills
Specialty Certification, 3-5 years varied clinical experience, spreadsheet proficiency
Technologies
Spreadsheets
Responsibilities
Intake coordination for external spinal cord/trauma transfers, ensuring physician acceptance and complete communication with sending hospitals, determining appropriate bed placement based on clinical complexity, managing cost of care through insurance verification, monitoring clinical appropriateness of services, collecting data for performance improvement indicators.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
