Health Unit Coordinator - Full-time Night Shift
About The Position
This is a full-time Health Unit Coordinator position on the Night Shift at the Burnet Campus, specifically within the NICU department. The role involves providing daily operational and administrative support for the unit and outpatient services, functioning as a resource for clinical personnel regarding unit and outpatient operational issues. The Health Unit Coordinator will anticipate needs for the department and provide coordination of information systems, environmental, admitting, and clerical functions for patient areas within a medical center dedicated to the care of infants, children, and adolescents.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- No directly related experience
Responsibilities
- Operates and maintains unit information systems to include medical record integrity, forms management, timely response to faxes, printed material, mail, and accuracy of patient data. Ensures timely completion of admissions, discharges, transfers, and short stay documentation.
- Demonstrates fiscal responsibility and accountability with respect to patient charges/rental equipment and CCHMC charge capture procedures. Ensures the unit maintains a designated par level of clerical supplies.
- Ensures that within the division, all areas are organized and present a safe, accessible, effective, and efficient environment for patients, families, visitors, and employees.
- Maintains awareness of patient location and monitors traffic flow at the front desk and on the unit.
- Assists with compliance of visitor policies and applying arm bands for parents/caregivers.
- Reports maintenance and environmental service needs to appropriate division and follows up to assure completion.
- Collaborates with clinical, admitting, information systems, and environmental services staff to coordinate efficient patient flow.
- Identifies system problems and utilizes strategies for resolutions.
- Responds to communication system/patient alarms and executes with a sense of urgency.
- Reviews and revises staffing information.
- Demonstrates the Cincinnati Children's CARES behaviors in all interactions with patients, families, visitors, and co-workers by actively participating as a front-line example of extraordinary customer service and satisfaction.
- Interacts with parents/guardians to obtain non-clinical information as requested.
- Ensures and reviews timeliness, accuracy, availability, and security of information (i.e., HIPAA, Informed Consent, Advanced Directive for patients 18 or older) as defined by CCHMC's mission, applicable laws, and regulations.
- Fosters application of HIPAA standards to clinical practice.
Benefits
- Additional pay (e.g., shift, on-call, or weekend differentials) may apply.
- Benefits may apply.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
