Health Unit Coordinator - NICU
Employment Type: Full time • Night Shift
Position Highlights
- Competitive pay
- Relocation assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free parking
- Flexible work schedules
About the role
Reporting to the Director of NICU, the Health Unit Coordinator supports departmental operations by providing effective and timely communications, maintaining a clean, safe, orderly work environment, maintaining data and related records, performing clerical and other support services as directed, and providing assistance in select and limited clinical activities.
Holy Cross Health has two hospitals and four healthcare centers all a short driving distance from Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD. Holy Cross's NICU is known for focusing on our patients’ needs and combining compassionate care.
Responsibilities
- Maintains unit and patient flow logs, census & assignment boards, and records
- Processes orders/requests for tests, medications, supplies/equipment, referrals, and consultations
- Enters admission/transfer/discharge information promptly
- Identifies and communicates discharge and Stat orders to RN
- Monitors continuously for open orders; notifies primary nurse if any
- Follows up with RN on missing data elements (e.g., height/weight) and enters intent to discharge as directed
- Processes orders/requests for tests, medications, supplies/equipment, referrals, and consultations promptly and correctly
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Previous experience as a unit secretary, administrative partner, Health Unit Coordinator, or CNA
- Computer skills – Microsoft Office products
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written) and fluency in the English language
- Visual and auditory acuity
- Ability to identify and distinguish color
About us
Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system that serves more than 240,000 individuals each year from Maryland's two largest counties — Montgomery and Prince George's counties. Holy Cross Health earns numerous national awards, clinical designations, and accreditations across a wide range of specialties for providing innovative, high-quality healthcare services.
We were named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for 2021.