Health Unit Coordinator I - Emergency - Full-time/Days

Valley Children’s Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) is a licensed 38-bed unit and designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. Our Trauma designation allows us to receive critically injured patients directly from the scene and leverage our unique resources to support caring for injured pediatric patients. We have a specially trained, multidisciplinary team to support the care of 90,000 pediatric patients that cross our threshold annually.

The ED is a fast-paced environment that requires teamwork, clear communication, and healthy collaboration to support safe, timely, efficient, equitable patient and family centered care. There is a variety of advancement and professional growth opportunities in the ED. These range from, but are not limited to, Mobile Intensive Care Nurses, a role in which supports our pre-hospital personnel with direction and coordination around receiving ambulance patients, to triage training, which prepares our nurses for the critical role of assessing and applying the appropriate urgency to arriving patients to assure our most critical patients are identified and expedited.

We operate with strict adherence to policy, which is backed by evidence-based training and best practice. We want our team to feel supported, heard and clearly understand expectations. Additionally, there are many opportunities to be involved beyond the bedside through committee work and special projects and task-force, this too supports growth and a voice in the work we do.

Job Summary

This position is accountable for organizing non-patient care activities for the patient. Provides clerical support to the unit staff and physicians, coordinates referrals, and manages the patient medical records.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. (required)

Licenses and Certifications

• CHUC - Certified Health Unit Coordinator - NAHUC - National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (preferred)

Work Experience

• Minimum two (2) years Clerical and/or customer service and/or healthcare experience (required)

Skills And Abilities

• Bilingual Skills Preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation Range

$24.15 - $35.00

Workshift

Day (United States of America)

Position Exempt

No

FTE %

86.25

Scheduled Weekly Hours

34.5

Daily Hours

11.5

Have Questions?

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Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.