Unit Associate I, Per Diem, Variable Shifts, Atlantic Health, Hackettstown Medical Center

Atlantic Health System•Hackettstown, NJ

2h•Onsite

About The Position

The Unit Associate I is responsible for a variety of tasks to ensure the smooth operation of the unit, including managing communications, acting as a liaison between departments, maintaining patient records, troubleshooting IT issues, coordinating business continuity, monitoring the unit environment, and furthering professional development. This role requires strong customer service skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Must work in a fast-paced environment with positive customer service skills.

Responsibilities

Answers phones promptly and politely, directing customers appropriately and efficiently using proper phone etiquette and ADIET.
Greets visitors, patients, and staff, answering questions and directing them as needed.
Answers call lights promptly and delegates requests to appropriate staff using approved communication devices (Vocera).
Acts as a liaison between Nursing, Bed Management, Patient Access, Environmental Services, and Transport to ensure appropriate patient placement and flow.
Demonstrates knowledge and competency with computer systems to perform timely and accurate unit/floor admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Removes all discharged patients from the system within fifteen minutes or less.
Maintains positive working relationships with ancillary/support departments to facilitate scheduling of diagnostic tests, procedures, and services.
Obtains patient supplies, results, and medical records as appropriate.
Makes follow-up patient appointments as applicable.
Conducts patient rounds.
Maintains patient records and facilitates patient education.
Prints patient labels and wristbands as appropriate.
Organizes paper patient records to support timely HIM scanning.
Provides document scanning as needed.
Assists with admission packets and discharge/transfer paperwork and documentation and records transfer.
Assigns patient education (Aceso UPCARE) as directed by clinicians.
Coordinates distribution of patient itineraries.
Assists with enrolling patients in the patient portal.
Serves as a resource for hospital information systems and devices.
Troubleshoots unit/floor computer problems (computer errors, printer jams, broken equipment, etc.).
Identifies, reports (to Customer Support Center), and tracks problems with hospital information systems/devices.
Serves as training support to nursing staff for non-clinical computer system functions such as printing labels, ADT.
Participates in training of new unit associates.
Ensures competency with BCA procedures.
Completes daily check of BCA computer/devices.
Maintains BCA forms.
Organizes and participates in BCA drills.
Assists clinical staff with BCA education and implementation during a downtime.
Assists with back entry of orders after a downtime.
Monitors unit/floor environment for cleanliness, safety, and patient/staff comfort.
Keeps work station organized and uncluttered.
Reports and follows up on cleaning needs, leaks, temperature adjustments, and safety concerns to appropriate departments (EVS, Plant Engineering, etc.).
Attends Unit associate meetings and/or receives updates on meeting content.
Reviews UA website, unit UA emails/notices.
Follows all OSHA, Joint Commission, Dept. of Health, HIPAA, and hospital/system policies.
Performs payroll and API scheduling duties as applicable.
Participates in unit-based rounding/audits, staff meetings, unit-specific workflows, and customer service initiatives as requested by unit/floor manager.
Safely transports specimens and returns equipment to appropriate department as requested.
Observes and maintains isolation precautions.
Follows hand washing protocol.
Maintains a clean and clutter-free work environment.
Uses and stores equipment properly.