Unit Coordinator - Psychiatric Crisis Department (Weekends)

0.6 FTE, (2) 12-hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday, 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM.

Pay

Starting pay: $19.10/hr. Shift differential: $1.80/hr for evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and maintains patient charts and medical records.
• Operates communication systems including but not limited to telephone, paging system, pneumatic tube, and other advanced communication technology devices.
• Assists with greeting, admission, registration, transfer, transport, and/or discharge of patients as assigned.
• Maintains unit and office supplies, ordering and stocking as needed.
• Ensures unit areas and rooms are maintained according to regulatory standards.
• Acts as a preceptor for orientation and training of other Unit Coordinator staff.
• Coordinates the transport of non-controlled medications from Pharmacy to designated licensed healthcare practitioners or from tube system to secured medication storage room.
• Initiates Code Blue/Medical Assist/ACT in emergency situations and ensures the communication of all required information to the appropriate staff.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Successful completion of an approved unit coordinator or clerk course, preferred.
• Current CPR certification (BLS-Health Care Provider), required.
• Basic computer and technology skills required.
• Excellent customer service, verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Previous health care experience, preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally: Biohazard waste, blood and/or bodily fluids, climb stairs/ladder, communicable diseases and/or pathogens, fumes/gases/vapors, lifting/carrying 41-60 lbs, lifting/carrying 61-100 lbs, loud noises, machinery, patient equipment, power tools, problem solving, sitting.
• Frequently: Bend/twist, computer skills, interpreting data, lifting/carrying 0-10 lbs, lifting/carrying 11-20 lbs, lifting/carrying 21-40 lbs, pushing/pulling 0-25 lbs, pushing/pulling 26-40 lbs, pushing/pulling 41-60 lbs, pushing/pulling 61-100 lbs, reaching above shoulder, repetitive hand/arm use, squat/kneel.
• Continuously: Audible speech, hearing acuity, peripheral vision, seeing – far/near, standing, walking.