Health Unit Coordinator

Intermountain Health

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of nursing leadership, the Health Unit Coordinator facilitates unit organization and patient care by assisting in the coordination of patient, nursing, physician, and other healthcare provider office and clerical activities. Essential functions include Patient Care Support such as assisting with admission, discharge, and transfer of patients, answering patient call lights, scheduling tests and treatments, providing access control to secure units, performing telemetry duties, and potentially delivering medications to the RN. Clerical Support involves answering unit telephones, processing, organizing, filing, and maintaining patient and unit records, transcribing physician orders, acting as unit receptionist, and organizing, stocking, and maintaining supplies. The role also requires Collaboration and Customer Service, performing functions delegated by nursing management, demonstrating effective teamwork, prioritization, communication, and organization, and providing excellent customer service to patients, families, physicians, nursing, and other ancillary services.

Requirements

• Demonstrated clerical or customer service experience

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as a secretary in a hospital setting
• Previous experience using electronic medical records (EMR)
• Experience using word processing software
• Basic understanding of medical terminology

Responsibilities

• Assists with admission, discharge, and transfer of patients
• Answers patient call lights
• Schedules tests and treatments
• Provides access control to visitor entrance to secure units
• Performs telemetry duties
• May deliver medications from the delivery system to the RN
• Answers unit telephones and disseminates information appropriately
• Processes, organizes, files, and maintains patient and unit records
• Transcribes physician orders
• Acts as unit receptionist
• May organize, stock, and maintain supplies on the unit
• Performs functions delegated by the nursing manager and charge nurse
• Demonstrates effective teamwork, prioritization, communication, and organization
• Provides excellent customer service when responding to patient/family requests, physicians, nursing, and other ancillary services

Benefits

• Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged
• PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution
• The PEAK program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates
• Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment

What This Job Offers

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