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Overview
Job Summary:
Demonstrates through behavior Decatur Morgan Hospital’s mission, vision, and values. The Coordinator – Regional Referral Center and DMH Telehealth Services is responsible for the flow of regional patients throughout the regional healthcare facilities through the identification of services provided in the placement of transfers. This role will aid in the reduction of bottlenecks, improve patient placement and bed utilization, decrease length of stay and enhance overall patient satisfaction and staff efficiency. The coordinator will function as a central liaison, resolving issues, facilitating patient movement between regional facilities while collaborating with various healthcare professionals to ensure smooth, timely and efficient patient care. In addition to this role, the coordinator will be responsible for the management of Decatur Morgan Hospital’s telehealth services by assisting with virtual rounding, providing technical support, training staff and patients on new technologies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and acting as a liaison between staff, patients and providers.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions
Qualifications
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required:
- Uses common sense and special medical skills to care for the sick
- Understands technical information from reference books, manuals, nursing leadership journals etc.
- Uses eyes, ears, hands and fingers with skill
- Communicates with people
- Change from one duty to another frequently
- Follow and/or give precise instructions
- Records and interprets information accurately
- Demonstrates leadership skill / ability
- Current in BLS and ACLS
Reasoning, Mathematical and Language Development are indicative of the general level of development required to do this job. Some, but not necessarily all, areas mentioned in this section will be included in this job.
Reasoning Development:
Apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Deals with several abstract and concrete variables.
Mathematical Development:
Practical application of fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion, statistical analysis, in addition to basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division abilities.
Language Development:
Reading: Read scientific and technical journals, abstracts, and financial reports. Records data via paper and electronic means.
Speaking/Communication:
Communicates verbally using effective voice tone, diction and medical terminology. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential for effective collaboration and leadership. Proficiency with electronic health records (EHRs), telehealth platforms, and other technologies are essential.
RELATIONSHIPS TO DATA, PEOPLE AND THINGS:
Data: Gathers, complies and classifies information about patients and other people. Analyzes and interprets data to carry out operational functions of the hospital.
People: Speaking, hearing, talking with people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving directions to physicians, staff, patients, families and/or visitors.
Things: Manual dexterity: Use of body members or special devices to work, and perform functions pertinent to accomplishment of job assignment.
Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Possesses a nursing license in good standing in the State of Alabama. BSN or higher required.
Experience: A minimum of three years of experience in an acute care setting as a Charge Nurse or Managerial/Leadership Role.
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