Full time, Full Time
Vanderbilt Health
Nashville, TN, USA
Organization: Pt Flow Center Job Summary: JOB SUMMARY Coordinates components related to the scheduling/admission/transfer or consult of emergent, urgent and elective patients into an accepting facility from referring hospitals, clinics, urgent care clinics and physician offices with appropriate level of care and timely, appropriate mode of transport. . KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Systematic processing of patient acuity and expert level of clinical decision making, to facilitate the patient flow through the continuum of care.
• Uses critical thinking skills to make recommendations that promotes the best potential patient outcome based on clinical information, patient/physician preferences, and the capability of both transferring and receiving facilities.
• Screens admissions, using approved criteria, for appropriateness of level of care orders and bed assignments. Coordinate patient scheduling needs for appointments and perioperative procedures
• Educates nurses,...