Health Unit Coordinator (HUC)

Job Opportunity At Community Memorial Hospital

Community Memorial Hospital (CMH), a designated Critical Access hospital, is more than just a hospital. It's an independent healthcare campus that provides access to high-quality primary and specialty care for Carlton County and beyond.

Since 1958, CMH has provided exceptional care to our neighbors throughout Carlton County and beyond. Our team of over 400 staff and healthcare providers is guided by our mission & vision:

MISSION: Your Neighbors Caring for You

VISION: Community Memorial Hospital is the local health system of choice for quality health care, ensuring local access in collaboration with our local and regional partners.

CMH is pleased to offer the following benefits to all regular full and part-time employees working a.5 FTE (20 hours/week) or above. Employees become eligible for all benefits on the first day of the month following their hire date. Benefits include medical insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, paid personal time off (includes vacation, sick time, and holidays), funeral leave, fitness reimbursement plan, employee assistance plan, employee illness bank, and Christmas club.

CMH is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Job Summary

Performs all clerical and support duties related to clinical services. These duties include transcription of orders, maintaining accurate patient records, assisting with admission of the patient into the inpatient status as needed, communicates admission status and any status changes to registration staff, may assist patient billing entry, charge entry, order entry, and quality audits as assigned. Facilitates communication between medical staff, social services, case management, RT, PT, etc., and nursing providers. Serves as a liaison to effectively and immediately convey information verbally & speak via telephone as needed between patients, visitors, and families.

Requirements: Completion of a Health Unit Coordinator course or two years of Health Unit Coordinator experience preferred. Additional consideration will be given to those who possess Health Unit Coordinator experience in acute care. Computer skills, data entry skills, demonstrating computer proficiency in clinical service applications. Familiarity with order entry and EMR. Telephone/communication skills. Medical terminology. Must demonstrate a high degree of organization skills; have the ability to prioritize work and change priorities based on changing workload demands. Must be able to problem solve on a routine basis and effectively carry out job responsibilities in emergency situations. Promote quality through work practices, critical thinking and problem solving to assure accuracy of patient care orders/charges, integrity of the patient care log, and timeliness of care. Takes initiative to identify and analyze problems; develops and analyzes options to resolve problems and takes appropriate risks that lead to improved work practices. Requires competent English written and verbal communication skills, be capable of effectively interacting with all levels of staff. Ability to effectively communicate with medical staff and hospital personnel.

Wage: Depending on your work experience, you could earn a wage from $18.38 to $24.43 per hour. Shift Differential: additional $0.55 per hour for evenings.

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