Summary: The Health Unit Coordinator collaborates with the clinical team to coordinate all aspects of patient care and transition out of the nursing facility. The Health Unit Coordinator is responsible for performing duties related to patient admission, transfer, and discharge, communication with patients, guests and staff, electronic health records maintenance, and other duties of a clerical nature. A prime importance to this position is the ability to maintain control and order stressful conditions and periods of high unit activity, while utilizing effective and respectful communication with patients, families, and the health care team.

Responsibilities:

• ·Coordinate and prioritize tasks, maintaining daily flow of the unit in a complex, rapidly changing environment.

• ·Communicate with staff, families, and other departments utilizing effective communication skills.

• ·Effectively coordinate communications involving incoming calls, pages and nurse call light system.

• ·Coordinate admissions, discharges and transfers of patients and maintains medical records and release of information for continuation of care.

• ·Effectively manage various administrative tasks such as entering patient charges, ordering supplies, and other duties as assigned.

• ·Transcribing MD orders.

• ·Assembles and maintains patient medical records and other documents related to patient care.

• ·Up keep of unit logs, scheduling appointments, maintaining appointment books, lab book and other schedules.

• ·Responds to patient call lights in a manner that expedites appropriate follow through.

• ·Demonstrate a high level of attention to detail which is critical when dealing with patient care.

• ·Provides Concierge service to assist patients and families with way finding and directs them to available resources.

• ·Recognize possible issues and acts proactively to avoid a negative impact.

• ·Able to appropriately process the flow and events occurring within the unit.

• ·Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Education: High School Diploma, CNA Certification preferred,