Health Unit Coordinator - Med/Surg

Health Unit Coordinator - Med/Surg

Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital's team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education, all while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic's Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Florida regions. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Weston Hospital's 3rd Floor Medical-Surgical Unit is a dynamic care environment that provides comprehensive nursing care to post-surgical and telemetry-monitored patients. As a Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) on our team, you will offer unparalleled customer service to patients, families and visitors to enhance the Cleveland Clinic experience. Using your administrative and clerical skills, you will ensure efficient operational flow of the department, allowing your fellow caregivers to continue providing optimal patient care.

This is a regular PRN position, with caregivers working days between 7:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide general secretarial and clerical duties and other duties such as placing charts in proper order, stamping documents including EMS log with date and name of patient, gathering and organization of emergency patient data, preparing charts, collecting data and completing general clerical duties.
• Complete physician order process and order entry.
• Answer call lights and follow up with appropriate caregivers.
• Ensure proper closing of charts (e.g. charge sheets, Health Screening Assessment, narrative notes, etc.) and that completed charts go to the Data Coordinator on discharge.
• Act as a receptionist and answer telephone, relay messages, place calls and interact with patients, families, visitors, staff and other departments in a professional manner.
• Transcribe physician's orders accurately, alert nurses to new orders, single orders, and stat medications and confirm that a Registered Nurse signs all orders.
• Receive and relay messages with accuracy from other departments (e.g. Lab, X-Ray, Admitting, etc.).
• Confirm that lab requisitions for patients are completed and sent to Lab.
• Answer patients call lights in a timely manner and follow up with appropriate nursing personnel with patient needs.
• Assess and organize workload, determine order of importance and prioritize work.
• Enter work orders in computer for appropriate departments regarding maintenance issues, biomed needs and IT related problems.
• Notify Environmental Services of rooms to be cleaned.
• Ensure 100% compliance with patient ADT functions and computer status.
• Complete a unit activity/time log for discharge, transfer and admissions.
• Complete Occurrence Report forms.
• Contact Patient Concierge or address patients/family issues with appropriate department head and act as a patient advocate to ensure proper patient comfort by alerting nursing caregivers of patients' needs (e.g., pain, anxiety, etc.).

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• One year of clerical experience
• Customer service, rehab or prior retail experience

Physical Requirements:

• Requires frequent walking from department to department; requires sitting at a workstation or desk; requires standing; work may include occasional pushing and/or pulling, lifting, and carrying objects weighing up to 50 lbs., such as files, documents and computer printouts.
• Work requires finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination to operate a computer keyboard at a moderate skill level.
• Mental Demands: Ability to work at a fast pace and prioritize multiple assignments/projects and respond to numerous requests; ability to resolve conflicts among staff and to work collaboratively with department directors, physicians and other members of the Healthcare team; ability to ensure operational efficiency; ability to problem-solve and make decisions; ability to exercise self-control and tolerate stress when dealing with multiple requests and/or conflicting demands from multiple customers.
• Special Demands: Needs minimal sustained direction in assessing needs, directing staff and carrying out departmental and professional responsibilities.
• Self-starting and self-motivating; working hours may exceed eight (8) hours per day and is based on what is needed to accomplish work at hand.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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