Patient Transport Access Center Communication Specialist

Job Title & Specialty Area: Patient Transport - Access Center Communication Specialist

Department: Patient Transport

Location: Dallas

Shift: Full Time 7pm-7am

Job Type: On-Site

Why Children’s Health?
At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community.

Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary:
The Communication Specialist (CS) is responsible for coordinating the communication among a multi-disciplinary team to ensure timely and safe coordination of patient transfers into as well as transfers out of Children's Health System of Texas (CHST).

The CS also facilitates communication to multiple physicians within and outside of the healthcare system in regard to patient transfer or consultation.

The CS provides excellent customer service to referral centers while building an ongoing relationship with outside hospitals locally, regionally, and across/outside the state.

The Communication Specialist maintains ongoing records of the transfers in the electronic health record and documents the required patient information into the appropriate systems.

Responsibilities:


* Works with a multi-disciplinary team of CHST and referral healthcare organizations to ensure effective communication during the patient transfer process.

Responds to requests for transfers and transports, collecting pertinent demographic data, determining and contacting appropriate accepting physicians, coordinating CHST transport services with the Dispatcher, and ensuring closed loop communication with referrals.

Works in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

Utilizes strong communication skills and knowledge of both administrative and medical escalation processes.

Interacts with multiple disciplines to facilitate patient transfer and consultation requests from the referral community.


* Utilizes excellent interpersonal, listening and communications skills to communicate with referring and accepting physicians, internal team members, referring and accepting hospital staff, transport team members, administrative supervisors, patient access coordinators, and hospital administration with a goal of providing excellent customer service and efficient patient transfer.


* Utilizes a foundation of medical knowledge to ensure the appropriate physician is contacted for acceptance or consultation and ongoing recommendations for patient management prior to arrival at Children’s Health.

Works with a diverse team across the System in regard to capacity mana...