Registered Nurse (RN) PRN – Behavioral Health Transfer Center

Education

·           Associates Degree in Nursing required 

·           Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred 

Experience

·           4 Years experience as a registered nurse in critical care, emergency services, or case management required

·           1 year transfer center experience within the last year preferred 

What You Will Do

·           Facilitates behavioral health transfers throughout the THR system and from other healthcare facilities.

·           Completes nurse to nurse reports and documents appropriately.

·           Receives, reviews, and documents crisis clinician assessment requests then deploys assessors within department standards.

·           Works closely with entity behavioral health directors and doctors to assure proper placements of patients.

·           Maintain knowledge base regarding ever evolving changes at each entity

·           Actively seek out changes and updates regarding the transfer process throughout the system.

·           Utilizes established protocols and guidelines for ensuring patients are safely and efficiently transferred to the appropriate level of care.

·           Stay up to date with departmental changes by attending monthly staff meetings.

·           Complete learning lessons and Touchpoints before their due date.

·           Contribute to departmental or organizational projects with approval by Leadership.

·           Complete monthly audits as assigned.

·           Builds relationships with all stakeholder groups involved in behavioral health transfers including physicians and promotes the center to potential referral resources.

·           Other duties as assigned

·           Live the Promise Behaviors

·           Complete Promise Behavior Peer Feedback.

·           Use phone etiquette and Promise Behaviors during every phone call.

·           Onboard new staff as assigned.

·           Learn charge nurse role as appropriate.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Behavioral Health Transfer Center RN

·     Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.

·     Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

·     Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

·     A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

·      Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.

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