EMT Intake Coordinator

Job Title

Your job is more than a job

Job Duties

Acts as the primary coordinator for managing the transfer of patients to and from LCMC facilities, including arranging or assisting with transportation logistics.

Ensures clear and timely communication with all relevant parties, including attending/accepting physicians, nurses, receiving facility, and the referring facility.

Collaborates with physicians, nursing staff, and receiving facilities to ensure the optimal placement of patients based on clinical assessments.

Utilizes strong problem-solving skills to ensure patient safety and satisfaction, working collaboratively with the referral healthcare team to secure the most appropriate placement.

Maintains efficient and timely communication with physicians to streamline patient transfers.

Leverages clinical experience to gather accurate information for the safe, appropriate, and timely assignment of beds for patients.

Accurately and efficiently documents, tracks, and coordinates hospital transfers and bed assignments in EPIC.

License/Certification

Required: Licensed EMT, NREMT, EMR in the State of Louisiana.

Experience

Minimum Required: 3 years medical field experience as an EMT, Paramedic, NREMT, or with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience.

Preferred: Critical care and/or emergency, behavioral Health, or patient care technician experience.

Special Skills/Training

Knowledge of Behavioral Health with high level critical thinking ability.

Exhibits excellent customer relationship skills including telephone and personal communication with all customer groups (physicians, administrators, nurses, case managers, and other team members).

Proficient in hospital computer systems for accurate data collection, monitoring and evaluation

Work Shift

Nights (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary

Your extras

Deliver healthcare with heart.

Give people a reason to smile.

Put a little love in your work.

Be honest and real, but with compassion.

Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.

Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.

See opportunities, not problems it's all about perspective.

Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.

Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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