Health Unit Coordinator PRN

Intermountain Health

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of nursing leadership, the Health Unit Coordinator facilitates unit organization and patient care by assisting in the coordination of patient, nursing, physician, and other healthcare provider office and clerical activities. This role involves supporting patient care through various administrative tasks, managing unit organization, and ensuring smooth communication and record-keeping within the healthcare setting.

Requirements

• Demonstrated clerical or customer service experience
• Basic understanding of medical terminology
• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients.
• Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items.
• Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as a secretary in a hospital setting
• Previous experience using electronic medical records (EMR)
• Experience using word processing software

Responsibilities

• Assists with admission, discharge, and transfer of patients.
• Answers patient call lights.
• Schedules tests and treatments.
• Provides access control to visitor entrance to secure units.
• Performs telemetry duties.
• May deliver medications from the delivery system to the RN.
• Answers unit telephones and disseminates information appropriately.
• Processes, organizes, files, and maintains patient and unit records.
• Transcribes physician orders.
• Acts as unit receptionist.
• May organize, stock, and maintain supplies on the unit.
• Performs functions delegated by the nursing manager and charge nurse.
• Demonstrates effective teamwork, prioritization, communication, and organization.
• Provides excellent customer service when responding to patient/family requests, physicians, nursing, and other ancillary services.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
• PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution.
• The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates.
• Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed