System Transfer Center Intake Physician – Des Moines, IA

Area of Interest: Physicians and Medical Residents

Job ID: 167282

Overview

UnityPoint Health is actively recruiting for a System Transfer Center Intake Physician to join our team

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world. Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

The System Transfer Center Intake Physician serves as a clinical liaison to ensure timely, appropriate patient transfers across hospital facilities. This role involves reviewing transfer requests, assessing clinical needs, coordinating with specialty teams, and facilitating patient placement to optimize care transitions.

The physician supports communication between referring and receiving providers, resolves clinical concerns, and may accept patients on behalf of admitting providers within defined guidelines. By collaborating closely with the Transfer Center team and various departments, this role contributes to improved patient flow, efficient resource use, and high-quality care delivery across the system.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options focused on your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental, health and vision insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Join our team of experts and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Flexible FTE options - Part-Time or Full-Time available

Coverage needed 7 days per week 7a-7p

1.0 FTE is based on 2080 hours/year

Triage and approve transfer requests based on clinical criteria and hospital capacity

Serve as the primary clinical contact for referring and receiving providers during transfers

Coordinate communication among care teams to ensure timely, seamless patient transitions

Collaborate with bed management to optimize placement and balance patient load across facilities

Provide expert consultation on urgent cases and assist with outpatient testing and procedures when appropriate

Facilitate efficient patient flow by identifying and removing barriers to resource utilization

Document and track transfers to ensure policy and regulatory compliance

Accept patients within defined parameters of the Transfer Center

Participate in provider meetings, quality reviews, and process improvement initiatives

Support efforts to enhance patient flow and improve the overall transfer process

Qualifications

MD or DO

Emergency Medicine or Hospitalist Experience Required

Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of Iowa and Illinois

Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the physician’s field of practice

Eligible to work in the United States (H1-B cap exempt)

We Offer

Attractive hourly rate

A competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in

A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation

Support and development opportunities that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience

A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve

Source job details

Requisition ID: 2025-167282

Work Type (Portal Searching): Full Time Benefits

Location: US-IA-West Des Moines

Department: Enterprise Transfer Center

FTE: 1.0

Scheduled Hours/Shift: 1,728 per year