Unit Coordinator - Mount Auburn Hospital (40 Hours-Days)

Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Acts as a resource to patients, families, and visitors upon entering the unit.
• Exhibits professional behavior while providing superior customer service to all who require information or assistance.
• Affords assistance in coordinating patient communication by answering call lights (as defined by unit) and relaying timely and accurate information to nursing staff.
• Exhibits strong communication skills with professional telephone manners.
• Takes accurate messages and delivers the message in a timely fashion.
• Functs as a liaison between the patient care unit and all support services throughout the hospital.
• Maintains the flow of medical record information, ensuring all pertinent information is filed correctly and promptly.
• Responsible for the following tasks:
• On transfer of a patient from one unit to another, the unit coordinator will print clinical flow sheets from the sending unit and place them in the chart for the receiving unit to see.
• Notifies RN of any written orders that are received.
• Maintains accurate charts and files all paperwork appropriately during each shift.
• Completes all paperwork in a timely fashion.
• Ensures that there is an ample amount of progress notes in the chart for clinicians to write progress notes on.
• Maintains established stock levels of clerical supplies.
• Participates in the orientation of new staff.
• Responds to staffing needs of the healthcare team by cross-training and floating to other units as needed.
• Prints proxy list daily and updates proxy information to the current chart if applicable.
• Performs unit-specific tasks as identified on the unit checklist.
• Follows discharge procedures according to the checklist.
• Prints required documents and signs off on completed paperwork.
• Follows appropriate downtime procedures.
• Locates and supplies all downtime forms to staff as required.
• Attends the annual Safety Education Fair.
• Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to provide direct care to patients under the direct supervision of licensed personnel.
• Observes and reports the patient’s status and needs.
• Answers call lights and attends/report patient's needs.
• Obtains weights, vital signs, intake/output, and reports results.
• Performs phlebotomy, EKG, and glucometer.
• Collects and labels specimens according to policy.
• Assists patients with ADLs.
• Assists with admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Completes patient treatments as directed.
• Rounds every 2 hours on patients with documentation.
• Maintains current knowledge/certification.
• Attends hospital-sponsored training programs as required.
• Maintains BLS certification.
• Attends annual Safety Education.
• Performs glucometer competency (yearly).
• Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to provide non-direct patient care/support services to staff under the direction of licensed personnel.
• Assists with maintaining a safe, clean and orderly environment.
• Operates all equipment and safely performs all procedures/care.
• Demonstrates proper body mechanics.
• Cleans and stocks supplies and equipment as directed.
• Follows the hospital exposure control plans/bloodborne and airborne pathogens.

Physical Requirements & Environment

Busy, heavily trafficked patient-care environment. Normal hospital environment. Exposure to infectious diseases, chemicals, and other toxic agents. Ability to walk and stand for up to 90% of work time, and to push and pull heavy work objects (including patients), and lift 50 lbs. Fine motor control for limited periods to perform patient treatments.

Pay Range

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.