Health Unit Coordinator - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Cleveland Clinic Health System

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Job Title

Health Unit Coordinator - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Location

Avon

Facility

Avon Hospital

Department

PACU-Avon Hospital

Job Code

B12012

Shift

Days

Schedule

6:00am-2:30pm

Job Summary

Join Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Avon Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients and is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.

The Post-Anesthesia Care Unit's (PACU) team of caregivers at Avon Hospital pride themselves on providing top-quality and patient-centered care all while ensuring the safety of their patients. Caregivers on this unit provide care to diverse populations of post-surgical patients waiting for their anesthesia to wear off. As a Health Unit Coordinator on this floor, your daily responsibilities will include performing various administrative and clerical tasks to support the organization and flow of the department. Here, you will provide exceptional customer service to patients, families and visitors, ensuring everyone has the best experience possible.

This position provides opportunities for growth, including tuition reimbursement, resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being, and your future.

A caregiver in this role works days from 6:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Conduct an in-person greeting, welcome and orientation to the unit for newly admitted and transferred patients.
• Respond to patient call lights and make rounds.
• Assist with processing patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Assist patients and families with wayfinding and directing them to available resources.
• Assemble and maintain patient medical records and other documents related to patient care.
• Handle various computer tasks, such as updating schedules and managing patient information.
• Assist with unit clerical functions and in trouble-shooting equipment failures, such as call system, portable phones, WOWs and other unit devices.
• Make pre-op phone calls for next day surgical patients.
• Prepare print outs of next day schedule for posting in department.
• Coordinate on call schedule and communication to leadership

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• One year of experience in a customer service-related role
• Experience with typing, computer training or equivalent coursework

Preferred Qualifications

• College degree
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Physical Requirements

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires frequent data entry, standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires normal or corrected speech, hearing and vision.
• Requires some exposure to communicable disease or body fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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