EMT Coordinator Patient Logistic Center

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) EMT Coordinator Patient Logistic Center you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Florida Memorial Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

• Performs all transfer center functions, including centralized patient placement, in a timely, customer centered professional manner with the aid of a computer database consisting of facility service profiles, approved clinical protocols, established patient care protocols, and healthcare information.
• Transport coordination specific to the transfer of patients and discharges from HCA facilities.
• Follow specific protocols, policies, procedures, and utilize established resources to safely place patients at facilities.
• Work collaboratively with team members ensuring appropriate patient admission.
• Establish and maintain a high degree of awareness and knowledge of hospitals' medical staff, services, and special programs.
• Exhibit and model exceptional customer relationship behaviors, including telephone and personal contact with all of the call center' customer groups (i.e. physicians and their office staffs, callers, and fellow employees).
• Maintain professionalism and customer- centric communication with challenging callers.
• Performs functions, including centralized patient placement, for medical and or behavioral health patients in a timely, customer centered professional manner with the aid of a computer database consisting of facility service profiles, approved clinical protocols, established patient care protocols, and healthcare information
• Coordinates transfer of emergent, urgent and elective patients to a final destination facility from all potential referral sources to include but not limited to hospitals, clinics, post-acute centers, and physician offices via a telephone call to initiate acceptance and expedite decision making relative to a potential transfer.
• Patient placement functions will ensure timely bed placement, appropriate bed assignment, and provide accurate patient information to assist with the development of an initial plan of care
• Ensures accurate and concurrent data collection and maintenance in both patient record and center workflow systems.
• Proficient in navigating and documenting in all technology platforms and other call and office-oriented systems as needed.

Skills Required

• Must be proficient in EMTALA.
• Knowledge of all state/federal regulatory requirements pertaining to ambulance transports
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with physicians and their offices to coordinate admission
• Problem-solving skills to determine the best course of action, which will be satisfactory to the patient, the physicians, and the hospital.
• Knowledge of basic hospital services.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of hospital and clinical operations and patient care practices
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, Internet searches, and relevant data bases.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure to follow through on issues.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain long-term customer relationships, building trust and respect by consistently meeting and exceeding expectations.
• Ability to work effectively with other employees and external parties

EXPERIENCE(Minimum relevant work experience for successful job performance.)

• Minimum 2 years of clinical or hospital experience required- highly preferred ED and acute hospital experience.
• Call Center/Transfer Center experience (preferred)
• EMT Certificate (required)

Scheduling Requirements:

• 12 Hour Shifts - Required
• Flexibility in scheduling - Required
• Rotating Weekends - Required
• Holiday Shifts - Required

Must live within 60 miles of a Patient Logistics Center Facility -PLC Locations include Madison, TN 37225, Richmond, VA 23225, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Tamarac, FL 33321, Plano, TX 75075 or Denver, CO 80237- Required

Benefits

HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare (Corporate), based in Nashville, Tennessee, supports a variety of corporate roles from business operations to administrative positions. Like our colleagues in any HCA Healthcare hospital, our corporate campus employees enjoy unparalleled resources and opportunities to reach their potential as healthcare leaders and innovators. From market rate compensation to continuing education and career advancement opportunities, every person has a solid foundation for success. Nashville is also home to our Executive Development Program, where exceptional employees are groomed to take on CNO- and COO-level roles in our hospitals. This selective program focuses on ethics, leadership and the financial and clinical knowledge required of professionals at this level of the industry.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our EMT Coordinator Patient Logistic Center opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.