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Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

The Health Unit Coordinator provides clerical and secretarial services to a nursing unit. The role supports patient admissions, discharges, transfers, and other unit workflows; helps communicate orders and messages to appropriate personnel; and maintains patient charts, supplies, equipment, and related records. The position is full-time, 72 hours per pay period, on the night shift, in the Medical-Surgical Unit at Parkwest Medical Center.

Requirements

No minimum education is specified. Any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the essential tasks is acceptable, typically equivalent to a high school diploma or GED.
No minimum experience is specified.
No licensure is required.

Nice To Haves

A high school diploma or GED is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform clerical duties related to patient admissions, discharges, transfers, and deaths.
Bring STAT orders to the attention of licensed nursing personnel.
Accurately and promptly transcribe physicians’ orders and notify consults as ordered.
Requisition supplies and equipment, maintenance and repair services, and prepare related forms; maintain appropriate unit stock and equipment inventories.
Answer telephones and intercoms, relay and document messages, and help ensure timely follow-up to patient requests.
Assist physicians in obtaining reports from laboratory, radiology, and other departments.
Schedule patient tests, diagnostic procedures, and doctors’ appointments as requested.
Organize patient charts in the proper sequence and label and replenish necessary forms.
Obtain patient records from other facilities.
Manage patient flow via the flowboard, if applicable.
Ensure appropriate discharge disposition is recorded in electronic medical records.
Follow policies, procedures, and safety standards; complete required annual education assignments; work toward goals and objectives; and participate in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.