Health Unit Coordinator

Health Unit Coordinator

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.

Schedule - This will be a three 12 hour shifts position.

Essential Functions

• Patient Care Support : 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, and may deliver medications from the delivery system to the RN.
• Clerical Support : Answers unit telephones and disseminates information appropriately, processes, organizes, files, and maintains patient and unit records, transcribes physician orders, acts as unit receptionist, and may organize, stock, and maintain supplies on the unit.
• Collaboration and Customer Service : Performs functions delegated by the nursing manager and charge nurse, demonstrates effective teamwork, prioritization, communication, and organization, and provides excellent customer service when responding to patient / family requests, physicians, nursing, and other ancillary services.

Skills

Physical Requirements

Location : St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City : Grand Junction

Work State : Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours : 36

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$18.22 - $23.68