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Covenant Health • Knoxville, TN

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About The Position

The Health Unit Coordinator provides clerical and secretarial services to the nursing unit. The role supports patient admissions, discharges, transfers, and other unit workflows; communicates orders and messages to nursing personnel; coordinates tests and appointments; and helps maintain patient records, supplies, equipment, and patient flow. The coordinator follows applicable policies, procedures, and safety standards, completes required annual education, works toward assigned goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• No specific minimum education is required; a combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the job is acceptable.
• No minimum experience is required.
• No licensure is required.

Nice To Haves

• Preference may be given to individuals with a high school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Performs clerical duties related to admissions, discharges, transfers, and deaths.
• Ensures STAT orders are brought to the attention of licensed nursing personnel.
• Accurately and promptly transcribes physicians’ orders and notifies consults as ordered.
• Requisitions supplies and equipment, maintenance and repair services, and prepares related forms; maintains unit stock and equipment inventories at appropriate levels.
• Answers telephones and intercoms, relays and documents messages, and helps ensure timely follow-up to patient requests.
• Assists physicians in obtaining reports from laboratory, radiology, and other departments.
• Schedules patient tests, diagnostic procedures, and doctors’ appointments as requested.
• Organizes patient charts in the proper sequence and labels and replenishes necessary forms.
• Obtains patient records from other facilities.
• Manages patient flow via the flowboard, if applicable.
• Ensures appropriate discharge disposition is recorded in electronic medical records.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards; completes required annual education assignments; works toward goals and objectives; and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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