HEALTH UNIT COORDINATOR

Sparrow•Lansing, MI

11d•Onsite

About The Position

General Purpose of Job: Under the supervision of the Charge RN, the Health Unit Coordinator assist in the maintenance of order for daily operations of the nursing unit. Essential Duties: This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Caregivers may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.

Requirements

6 months of office experience within the last 5 years OR • 6 months of daily Epic, or equivalent EMR, use within the last 12 months
High school diploma or GED
Demonstrated knowledge of computer applications, software and keyboard functions.
Clerical skills necessary to perform data entry, prepare reports, and tabulate routine data.
Interpersonal skills for effective communication.
Knowledge of basic medical terminology, health insurance, policies, or procedures.
Ability to view a computer monitor for prolonged periods.
Work requires the ability to move throughout the nursing units.
Able to respond to and prioritize multiple requests and variable degrees of unpredictability requiring adaptability in work activities.
Work entails coming in contact with patient specimens during transport

Responsibilities

Welcomes and greets patients, visitors, physicians, and other Caregivers that enter the department, and offers assistance using AIDET.
Answers incoming telephone calls promptly and courteously, states greeting, name, unit and offer of assistance. Takes messages and delivers to appropriate Caregiver in a timely manner.
Maintains the patient's medical chart by ensuring all forms are properly labeled and incorporates them into the chart in a timely, organized and accurate manner. Confirms each patient chart contains a signed consent for treatment. Completes and documents physician ordered consults timely and accurately.
Creates patient procedural consent forms using information provided from providers' orders
Maintains the departmental records of admission, discharges, files, reports, schedules, etc.
Maintains the Pyxis patient label book.
Answers and screens patient call lights and forwards request to appropriate Caregiver, as delegated.
Updates RN assignment board each shift, as delegated.
Maintains unit copy/fax machines and printers with paper and toner.
Orders and maintains PAR levels of unit supplies and forms
Retrieves unit mail from the mail room daily, distributing the mail to Caregivers and Leadership as appropriate, as delegated.
Communicates significant information regarding patient to appropriate health care team.
Identifies and trouble shoots technology failures and handles computer down time. Checks EPIC downtime PC daily. Completes daily checklist accordingly.
Transports patient specimens to laboratory as delegated.
Actively participates as a team member of assigned unit. Constructively addresses patient and team issues to ensure quality patient care and a collaborative work environment.
Indepently offers assistance to patient care team or other staff.
Demonstrates adaptability to change and flexibility in accepting various assignments.
Maintains a clean and orderly nurses station, personal work areas and storage area. Maintains and utilizes pneumatic tube station for clerical and clinical functions.
Remains on duty until relieved by next replacement or released by Charge RN.
Reports off to oncoming shift or Charge RN, verbally and or in written format.
Communicates breaks and absences from desk with Charge RN.
Acts as preceptor for new Caregivers as assigned.
Maintains hospital standards by participating in mandatory in-services and requirements.
Accepts assignments, as delegated by Manager, Unit Leadership or Charge RN.
Support unit lockdown by maintaining security code lists, answering phone and verifying entry to unit via camera and confirmed access code.
Faxing d/c summary reports.
Admit/Transfer patients in EPIC.
Calling codes: cardiac, respiratory, code pink, code BERT.