Patient Flow Paramedic

*Overview*

*Patient Flow Paramedic*

Facilitates internal transfers, and incoming/outgoing transfers; Ensures the transfer laws and the Hospital policies are followed properly on patients requiring emergent medical care and/or bed placement. Must also have extensive knowledge of various HMO's, POS's, PPO's, commercial and governmental payers, and be familiar with the Hospital's contract agreements with third party payer agreements.

St. Joseph Health – Bryan/College Station Navasota Caldwell Madisonville TX. Since 1936 St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley. We have a Level III Trauma Center the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley. St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring primary care Express Clinics and imaging and diagnostic services.

*Responsibilities*

• Responsible for collecting demographic and financial information on incoming transfers and completes registration in the hospital system
• Adhere to Federal/State statutes that govern medical emergency transfers and enforce the time requirements mandated by the State of these transfers
• Ensure that non-emergent (private pay and/or out-of-network) patients meet the hospital's admitting criteria
• Confirm that patients are admitted to the appropriate level of care. Coordinate with Patient Flow Coordinator (PFC) to pre-screen patients prior to transfer
• Coordinate transfers with other departments to ensure patients' outpatient tests/procedures are scheduled
• Coordinate with Memorial-Hermann Air Traffic Control all helicopters landing and ensure that the medical staff is on the helipad to meet the helicopter
• Responsible for verifying the hospital census and ensure that all patients are being charged the appropriate level of care
• Ensure the quality of patient admissions to the hospital by obtaining accurate demographic and clinical information in a timely and efficient manner on all patients being bedded. This includes direct admits, intra and inter-hospital transfers, surgery patients, etc. observation, inpatient, and outpatient-in-a-bed status
• Monitor Bed Central system to make appropriate bed assignments and authorize or deny all in-house transfer requests to these patients by following the hospital procedures and infection Control guidelines
• Check the bed status and patient type and, if necessary, changes the accommodation code or patient type for billing purposes
• Review reports to ensure that the appropriate room charges are captured as required by federal/State requirements.
  
  

*Qualifications*

Education And Experience

• High School Diploma/GED Required.
• Texas EMT-Paramedic License Required.
  
  

*Pay Range*

$21.70 - $29.84 /hour