Health Unit Coordinator HUC

Lifepoint Health•Missoula, MT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) is an administrative professional responsible for managing the flow of information and clerical tasks within a busy department. This role ensures 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.
Ensure unit operations run smoothly by managing data and maintaining a clean, orderly work environment.
Provide clerical and administrative support to nurses and other medical professionals.