Unit Coordinator - Short Stay Unit

Tufts Medicine•Lowell, MA

2d•$19 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

Lowell General Hospital is looking for a full time Unit Coordinator to join our Short Stay Unit! If you are seeking a clinical administrative support role, Lowell General Hospital's dynamic teams and skilled units offer opportunity for excellent teamwork, solid career growth & development!

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

One (1) year of customer service experience in a healthcare or customer facing setting.
Associate's degree.

Responsibilities

Remains in constant communications with admissions on the status of all patients including transfers, admissions, discharges, bed changes, bed cleaning request, and possible changes through the shift.
Responsible for review of bed assignments and relaying this information to clinical staff.
Receives, greets and directs patients, visitors, physicians, and hospital personnel arriving on or calling a patient care unit in a manner consistent with service excellence expectations and hospital standards of behavior.
Initiates, assembles and maintains patient charts on the assigned unit in appropriate, functional order according to hospital policy. Files pertinent data in appropriate patient’s record. Prepares charts for Medical Records upon discharge.
Prepares and maintains medical records, in accordance to hospital standards and policy, including labeling patient name on admission forms, filing all paperwork in medical record, sorting EKG’s, x-rays, pathology reports, operative notes, progress notes, consultations, etc., for current, discharged, and transferred patients.
Labels patient names and updates bed boards, bedside charts, and computer information, including diet, condition, allergies, height and weight of new and current patients.