Patient Logistics RN Transfer Center NIGHTS
Listed on 2026-01-19
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Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse, Emergency Medicine
Overview
Employment Type: Full time
Shift: 12 Hour Night Shift
Description: Be part of a growing team dedicated to coordinating patient transfers across Iowa—work closely with providers in a relaxing, off-site setting while making a meaningful impact on your community.
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
Mercy One Central Iowa sets the standard for personalized and radically convenient care in the Des Moines metro area and surrounding counties. Mercy One Des Moines Medical Center, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, is the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and Iowa’s largest medical center, with 802 beds available. The hospital is one of the Midwest’s largest referral centers.
Other centers associated with Mercy One Central Iowa include:
- Mercy One West Des Moines Medical Center
- Mercy One Centerville Medical Center
- Mercy One Newton Medical Center
- Mercy One Children’s Hospital
- Mercy One Clive Rehabilitation Hospital
- House of Mercy
- Clive Behavioral Health
With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, Mercy One Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest employers.
Mercy One Medical Group – Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems, made up of more than 50 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Dallas, Jasper, Polk, Wapello, Warren and Webster counties.
POSITION PURPOSEA Patient Logistics RN serves as the central coordinator for complex patient transitions across the healthcare continuum, expertly managing inter-facility transfers while balancing clinical priorities, bed capacity constraints, and transportation logistics. This role serves as the first point of contact for referring hospitals, healthcare facilities, and community-based physicians/providers to coordinate emergent transfers and acute admissions to Mercy One Health Ministries. The specialized role requires exceptional clinical judgment to assess patient acuity, determine appropriate levels of care, and anticipate potential complications during transport.
The Patient Logistics RN functions as a critical communication hub between referring physicians, accepting facilities, transport teams, and family members, ensuring that comprehensive clinical information is accurately conveyed to maintain continuity of care. Through meticulous attention to regulatory compliance, resource optimization, and patient advocacy, these professionals significantly impact patient outcomes, facility throughput, and healthcare system efficiency.
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