Job Overview
Employment Type
Temporary
Part-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $24.00 - $36.00
Work Schedule
Day Shifts
Fixed Shifts
Night Shifts
Benefits
competitive hourly wage
flexible scheduling
Opportunity for career growth
supportive work environment
comprehensive training
Inclusive culture
Dynamic healthcare setting
Job Description
MedStar Health is a renowned healthcare organization committed to providing exceptional patient care across a comprehensive network of hospitals and medical facilities. With a focus on innovation, patient safety, and collaborative healthcare services, MedStar Health serves communities by delivering specialized treatments and coordinated care. This esteemed institution operates a 24-hour Transfer Center located in Lanham, which plays a critical role in managing patient transfers within the MedStar Health System. The Transfer Center specializes in ensuring timely and efficient patient movement, especially for critical cases involving heart attacks, strokes, trauma, and other emergencies.
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Job Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- 3-4 years acute care experience required
- proficiency in keyboarding (60 words per minute preferred)
- ability to manage multi-line telephone system (10 lines)
- detail-oriented ability to multi-task and manage projects
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required
- successful completion of training program as an emergency medical technician or EMT paramedic preferred
- associate degree preferred
- 3-4 years acute care experience required
- NREMT - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic (EMT-B) (current or prior registration) preferred
- National Association of Air Medical Communication Center Specialist Certification - NAACS (current or prior registration) preferred
- Emergency Medical Dispatcher (current or prior registration) preferred
- Medical Assistant (current or prior registration) preferred
- Certified Nursing Assistant (current or prior registration) preferred
- proficiency in keyboarding (>60 words/minute preferred)
- ability to manage multi-line telephone system (10 lines)
- detail-oriented ability to multi-task and manage projects
Job Duties
- Serves as the point of contact for referrals and obtains necessary information to initiate the patient's transfer into or between member hospitals of the MedStar Health System
- receives transfer requests from physicians and hospitals including demographic insurance and clinical data
- completes extensive data entry in multiple systems including Cerner Transfer Center, FlightVector and Metro Complete Flight, dedicated ambulance dispatch in Traumasoft, discharge transport requests in naviHealth, radiology ticket management in Zendesk
- connects with accepting MedStar physician to determine clinical appropriateness for the transfer
- performs follow up transfer to patient financial services, insurance companies, physicians, case managers, social workers, nurses, staff members and others regarding expediting approval of a patient transfer
- collaborates with admitting and bed management to determine availability of appropriate bed
- arranges for appropriate ambulance or helicopter to be dispatched based on patient acuity
- communicates with the referring and accepting hospital of approval and time to transfer and admit patients
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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