Health Unit Coordinator

13C Mother Baby Unit Overview

The 13C Mother Baby Unit (MBU) is designed to provide family centered care in a safe, comfortable and nurturing environment. Privacy and safety are our utmost concern. OHSU provides "rooming in" for our moms and babies. We have found that our moms are able to rest better knowing that their babies are safe and nearby! The Mother Baby Unit serves a wide variety of patient populations.

Our Midwifery group is the only provider of hospital water birth in Portland. Specialists in the OHSU Perinatal Center provide comprehensive care and consultation for women with high-risk pregnancies. Our nurses also care for general OB patients. Supporting moms and babies with breastfeeding is important to our nurses.

Many of our nurses are Certified Lactation Consultants. Additionally, the OHSU Lactation Service provides inpatient and outpatient support for patients on the Mother Baby Unit as well as in the Doernbecher Children's Hospital.

Function / Duties of Position

Safety & Patient Experience - Act to promote a safe environment and patient and family centered care across the continuum to promote service excellence to foster exceptional experiences for our patients :

Greet and screen visitors

Update whiteboards and call boards

Maintain census in Epic

Conduct safety / environment of care surveillance

Label medication bins

Post Fall Risk and Isolation signs

Print wrist bands

Manage telemetry boxes

Facilitate patient and family experiences

• o Orient to unit and visitor policies
• o Assist with communications between patient / family and healthcare team members
• o Activate MyChart (as requested)
• o Answer and triage call lights
• o Track patient belongings
• o Make post-discharge follow-up appointments (as requested)
• o Support patient and family centered care across the continuum through Service Excellence

Communications & Operations - Support operations necessary to meet the needs of the unit :

Communicate in a respectful, caring and non-judgmental manner.

Facilitate unit communications

Schedule VIP (hospital transport) requests

Assemble / disassemble charts

Report and track equipment requiring maintenance

Order and stock office supplies

Send / receive materials in P-tube

Place Equipment Pool orders

Reconcile Epic downtime entries (census)

Fax written orders (as requested)

Resource - Serve as a resource to the unit to expedite the efficient functioning of the unit :

Request and track ITG / Facilities work orders

Make staffing calls at direction of Charge Nurse or Manager

Resolve printer malfunctions

Print trip-tiks

Maintain employee phone list (as requested)

Create, print, and distribute flyers

Deliver mail

Other duties as assigned

Demonstrate performance consistent with Departmental, Divisional and Organizational expectations and core competencies :

Maintain confidentiality and privacy of patient information

Prioritize HUC responsibilities and seek consultation when needed

Perform area specific skills and follow established protocols

Demonstrate fiscal accountability and the effective use of resources.

Assume responsibility for professional / job related development, knowledge of advances in technology, use of new equipment and appropriate application of hospital systems; maintain knowledge base essential to the role of Health Unit Coordinator

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Details

Benefits :

All Are Welcome

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.