Health Unit Coordinator HUC

Lifepoint Health • Missoula, MT

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About The Position

Community Medical Center, part of Lifepoint Health, is hiring a full-time Health Unit Coordinator for the Emergency Room. This administrative role manages information flow and clerical tasks in a busy department, supporting efficient operations and communication among the medical team, patients, and families. The coordinator supports patient admissions, transfers, and discharges; maintains medical records and electronic health records; manages unit supplies and equipment; and serves as a central communication point. The role calls for strong organizational, multitasking, critical-thinking, and customer service skills, along with familiarity with medical terminology.

Requirements

• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• Critical-thinking skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Familiarity with medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Answer multi-line phones, relay messages among nurses, physicians, families, and ancillary departments, and page on-call specialists.
• Coordinate emergency check-ins, quick registrations for ambulance arrivals, bed assignments, patient transfers, and discharges using electronic health record systems such as Epic.
• Enter and verify physician orders for laboratory tests, diagnostic imaging, and medications.
• Prepare, update, and dismantle patient charts; track progress notes; and ensure documents are scanned or filed appropriately.
• Monitor PAR levels, order office and medical/laboratory supplies, and submit environmental services or maintenance work orders for the unit.
• Greet patients and visitors, answer initial questions, direct people through the unit, and respond to call lights or whiteboards alongside nursing.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed