Transfer Center Specialist

Other Jobs To Apply

Current Employees:

If you are a current employee, please apply via the internal career site by logging into your Workday Account and clicking the Career icon on your homepage.

Primary Location

Rapid City, SD USA

Department

RCH Transfer Center

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

Starting Pay Rate Range

$16.57 - $20.71

(Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Job Summary

In a Transfer Center role the Specialist will be the single point of contact for facilities/providers requesting transfer to a Monument Health hospital. The Specialist obtains patient information critical to determining the appropriate Monument Health provider and level of care while coordinating phone call between the referring and receiving providers. In the patient placement role, the Transfer Center Specialist will be responsible for facilitating patient flow within Monument Health, balancing bed requests with priority of need. This position works closely with referring hospitals, receiving hospital, and internal Monument Health physicians and caregivers. The specialist must demonstrate skilled customer focus while coordinating patient transfer.

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

*Supportive work culture

*Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage

*Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account

*Instant pay is available for qualifying positions

*Paid Time Off Accrual Bank

*Opportunities for growth and advancement

*Tuition assistance/reimbursement

*Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions (extra pay for working evening, nights or weekends)

*Flexible scheduling

Job Description

Essential Functions:

  • Proficient in data entry, telephone systems with call recording, and / or Bed Management systems and office-oriented systems as required to support operations.
  • Responsible for working to improve relations with referring providers while interacting with multiple departments in order to ensure quality care to patients.
  • Facilitates communications with referring and receiving providers.
  • Follows up with referring and receiving providers to gather feedback and ensure a seamless process.
  • Acts as a customer service representative taking appropriate steps to meet the needs of all callers.
  • Maintains accurate and timely documentation relating to all calls.
  • Scans documents into patient record.
  • Escalates issues and communicates appropriately with Transfer Center CRN and/or Director as appropriate.
  • Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and remain flexible.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of regulatory requirements including EMTALA.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements

Required:

Experience - 1+ year clinical setting

Education - High School Diploma/GED Equivalent

Preferred:

Certification - Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)


Sedentary work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Job Category

Nursing

Job Family

Nursing Support

Shift

Employee Type

Regular
10 Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc.

Make a difference. Every day.

Monument Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Back to blog

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...