Health Unit Coordinator HUC

Lifepoint Health • Missoula, MT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Health Unit Coordinator is an administrative professional responsible for managing the flow of information and clerical tasks within a busy department, ensuring efficient operations and effective communication among the medical team, patients, and families. Key responsibilities include coordinating patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, maintaining and organizing medical records and electronic health records (EHRs) , managing unit supplies and equipment, and serving as a central point of communication by answering phones, relaying messages, and scheduling diagnostic tests. This role requires strong organizational, multitasking, critical-thinking, and customer service skills, along with familiarity with medical terminology.

Requirements

• Strong organizational skills
• Multitasking skills
• Critical-thinking skills
• Customer service skills
• Familiarity with medical terminology

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and document patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Assemble, organize, and maintain patient medical charts and electronic health records (EHRs).
• Record and relay information between patients, families, and the medical team.
• Answer and screen incoming telephone calls and take messages.
• Relay physician orders, test results, and patient status updates to appropriate staff.
• Act as a go-between for the medical staff, patients, and their families, answering administrative questions.
• Schedule diagnostic tests, procedures, and appointments for patients.
• Assist with preparing insurance forms and other administrative documents.
• Manage and reorder medical supplies and equipment for the unit.
• Provide clerical and administrative support to nurses and other medical professionals.
• Ensure unit operations run smoothly by managing data and maintaining a clean, orderly work environment.

Benefits

• Shift differential
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, plus flexible-spending and health-savings accounts
• Competitive paid time off and extended illness bank package for full-time employees
• Income-protection programs, such as life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short- and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage
• Tuition reimbursement, loan assistance, and 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program, including mental, physical, and financial wellness
• Professional development and growth opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees