- Location
- Troy, OH,US, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Healthcare
- Education
- High School
- Source
- Eightfold
Description
Health Unit Coordinator
Part time days 7:00am-7:30pm, 24 hours a week, 48 hours per pay period
Hyatt Surgery Center, Tipp City
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) coordinates the day to day activities of the nursing unit. The HUC directly/indirectly inputs the patient outcomes and care provided to patients/families/significant others.
DIMENSIONS/SCOPE:
The Health Unit Coordinator is specifically responsible for:
\- Coordinating and processing of therapeutic and diagnostic orders
requested by the medical staff.
\- Coordinating unit activities involving requisitioning of supplies
and services.
\- Coordinating communications of the nursing unit.
\- Acknowledging all customers to the nursing unit including
physicians, patients, patient families, visitors, support staff
and other department personnel and assisting them as needed.
\- Maintaining confidentiality of patient and unit information.
\- Prioritizing multiple tasks and independently organizing assigned
workload.
Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
Preffered experience: Satisfactorily completed a medical terminology course within the
last five years (exceptions: RN, LPN, nursing students who have
completed one clinical rotation, or medical terminology course >
five years old with documented current use of medical terminology,
or two years experience as a HUC in an acute care setting).
Basic computer knowledge (data entry).
The candidate should possess strong organizational skills as well as excellent verbal communication skills.
