Health Unit Coordinator Critical Care CVU PT Nights

Support patient care delivery by processing physician orders, maintaining patient records, managing patient information, scheduling, and providing customer service. This role includes cardiac telemetry monitoring in ICU and CVU.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with customers to ensure accurate clerical information is obtained and distributed in a timely and confidential manner.
• Complete documents legibly and accurately enter orders into the Hospital Information System in a timely manner.
• Complete HUC tasks and clipboards timely.
• Initiate and maintain medical record organization from admission through transfer and/or discharge consistent with the standards established by NMRH, including both electronic and paper chart checks per policy.
• Demonstrate professional and courteous skills in all modes of communication (phone, email, fax, one-on-one, call system, etc.).
• Demonstrate an understanding of the medicolegal implications and responsibilities related to colleague and patient records to protect the colleague, patient, and hospital, adhering to privacy and confidentiality mandates.
• Accurately capture charges to support correct patient billing.
• Take initiative in expanding job-related knowledge and skills to improve performance and adjust to change.
• Perform other job-related functions as assigned.
• Monitor patients on telemetry in ICU or CVU, reporting adverse rhythms to nursing.

Requirements

• Minimum of high school graduate with training on personal computers (with different applications), general office equipment use, and procedures.
• Coursework in medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology preferred.
• Complete and pass the HUC telemetry monitoring class through MNM and maintain skill through annual competency testing.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Certification may be obtained (CHUC – Certified Health Unit Coordinator) through the National Association for Health Unit Coordinators.

Schedule

• Part-time
• Daily work times: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• Hours per pay period: 48
• On-call: No
• Weekends: Yes