What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Coordinator- ER- Full Time position at Barton HealthCare System?
Purpose Statement
Consistently Exceptional Care
Consistently Exceptional Care
Barton Health is a not-for-profit, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, race or handicap in its relationship with patients, visitors or employees.
Mission
Barton Health is dedicated to the delivery of safe, high quality health care to community members and visitors. We are committed to compassionate, personalized, comprehensive and responsive treatment of all of our patients and other guests.
Barton Health is dedicated to the delivery of safe, high quality health care to community members and visitors. We are committed to compassionate, personalized, comprehensive and responsive treatment of all of our patients and other guests.
Nicotine Free Statement: To further our mission in providing quality, compassionate care to everyone, effective January 1, 2017, Barton Health will no longer hire individuals who use or test positive for nicotine. Barton Health promotes a healthy and safe environment for all Associates, Physicians, Volunteers, Patients, and Vistors. Therefore, all individuals whose pre-employment drug test results are positive for nicotine will have their job offer rescinded, and they will be disqualified from applying for employment for 6 months (180) days from the date of the health screening.
Job Function: Clinical Support
Employment Type: Full-Time
Hours per Pay Period .9 (72 hour p/pp)
Job Shift: Night
Weekend/Holiday Rotation: Yes
*** Night shift ***
Summary of Position:
The Unit Coordinator provides routine clerical support, answers phones, routes callers and relays messages. The Unit Coordinator manages all departmental documents and ensures availability of supplies and the maintenance of equipment. The Unit Coordinator supports the efforts of the clinical staff.
Qualifications
Education:
- High School Diploma or equivalent education/experience
Experience:
- Previous medical administrative experience preferred
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Must perform assigned duties completely and accurately, with the ability to carry out repetitive operations under specific instructions and in accordance with established procedures.
- Highly effective written and verbal communications skills.
- Proficient computer skills as are required to document, communicate and enter information into the electronic medical records system.
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
- In compliance with patient safety standards, must be able to effectively communicate in English; Bilingual abilities preferred.
Certifications/Licensure:
- Current CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider) or ability to obtain prior to start date
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.
- The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions.
- Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.
- Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases.
- Exposure to infections and contagious disease.
- Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste.
- Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases.
- Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations.
- Subject to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands.
- Occasional travel to various health system locations.
Essential Functions
- Provides consistently exceptional care at all times.
- Maintains admit/transfer log.
- Communication:
- Answers telephones, routes callers, takes messages and provides routine information to callers.
- Utilizes the Fax/copy machine.
- Assists with answering patient call-lights and relays patient needs to appropriate personnel.
- Ensures that all messages are relayed to staff and patients in timely manner.
- Supports Staff in provision of care:
- Contacts applicable departments or disciplines secondary to physician orders/requests or nursing requests within time frame that supports the provision of optimal patient care.
- Safely transports bio-hazardous samples and specimens to the clinical laboratory.
- Obtains blood products from the blood bank utilizing the correct procedure.
- Understands role and responds immediately and appropriately to all code situations per policy & procedure.
- Prepares and manages the patient medical record. Ensures accurate and timely management of information.
- Prepares medical record for admission.
- Dismantles record following discharge.
- Transcribes discharge orders as needed.
- Orders patient records in a timely and efficient manner.
- Performs routine clerical duties
- Files reports and other department records accurately.
- Ensures supplies are available.
- Ensures equipment is maintained. Able to troubleshoot equipment problems.
- Inputs changes in patient stay, room status, discharge or transfers in computer system.
- Participates in the Shared Governance Model by engaging in unit based council and supporting clinical activities. This includes active participation in evidence-based practice and research initiatives on assigned clinical units.
- Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary.
Purpose Statement
Consistently Exceptional Care
Consistently Exceptional Care
Mission
Barton Health is dedicated to the delivery of safe, high quality health care to community members and visitors. We are committed to compassionate, personalized, comprehensive and responsive treatment of all of our patients and other guests.
Barton Health is dedicated to the delivery of safe, high quality health care to community members and visitors. We are committed to compassionate, personalized, comprehensive and responsive treatment of all of our patients and other guests.
Values/Standards
Barton Health commits to integrity, collaboration and excellence through the practice of our four Service Standards:
- Safety
- Respect
- Image
- Efficiency
Barton Health is a not-for-profit, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, race or handicap in its relationship with patients, visitors or employees.
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