Patient Unit Coordinator - Manchester, United States - SolutionHealth

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Manchester, United States

2 weeks ago

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Come work at the best place to give and receive care

The Cardiac Intermediate Care Unit (CICU) is a 47-bed unit with an average census of 46-47 patients.

We have 149 employees on the unit, and we specialize in cardiac/telemetry, S/P catheter, pacer, ICD, stroke & seizure, GI bleed, sepsis, and med/surg overflow.

The CICU has Nurse to patient ratios of 1:4 and LNA to patient ratios of 1:10 depending on the census.


About the Job:


Under the supervision of an RN, the Patient Unit Coordinator performs a variety of clerical duties on patient units, including filing, transcribing, charting, sorting patient information, acting as receptionist, receiving and directing visitors, and answering the phone, etc.


What You'll Do:

  • Contributes to ensuring effective and efficient communication with visitors, callers, physicians, staff from other departments and others as appropriate.
  • Meets and greets visitors to the department; determines the purpose of visit and responds or refers to appropriate staff member.
  • Updates and maintains patient assignment board, Census Change Sheets, and all other patient lists.
  • Supports effective and efficient patient care processes through timely, accurate transcription and entry of orders/data.
  • Maintains Unit Secretary task list to ensure patient care which are verified by the registered nurse, to appropriate patient care documents.
  • Assembles patient charts for all admissions to the unit to include all appropriate documents
  • Prepares patient charts for patient transfers by copying and organizing required documents according to specific payer criteria.
  • Disassembles and reorganizes charts upon discharge before forwarding to medical records.
  • Coordinates completion of patient death certificates by contacting appropriate parties.
  • Supports the smooth functioning of the unit by performing a variety of clerical and coordinating activities as designated by the unit.
  • Updates and maintains the daily communication device list for the unit; ensures that all RNs receive communication device at the beginning of the shift and return them at the end of the shift.

Who You Are:

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) certification preferred.
  • Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word. Essential functions include activities in which incumbent must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to patients, physicians, families and other employees accurately, loudly or quickly.
  • Ability to perform repetitive or routine duties working from detailed instructions and under standard procedures. Requires the making of minor decisions.
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Software/Hardware: MS Office

Why You'll Love Us:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits starting the 1st of the month following you start date
  • Accrued Earned Time
  • 403b with matching (fully vested) and discretionary annual core contributions
  • Tuition Reimbursement up to $4,000/year for full time coded employees over 30 hours/week
  • Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program up to $20,000

LAM

Work Shift:

Day Shift

  • SolutionHealth is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law._
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