HEALTH UNIT COORD - ONE CENTRAL

Health Unit Coordinator

Part time days 7:00am-7:30pm, 24 hours a week, 48 hours per pay period

Hyatt Surgery Center, Tipp City

POSITION SUMMARY: The Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) coordinates the day to day activities of the nursing unit. The HUC directly/indirectly inputs the patient outcomes and care provided to patients/families/significant others.

DIMENSIONS/SCOPE: The Health Unit Coordinator is specifically responsible for:

• Coordinating and processing of therapeutic and diagnostic orders requested by the medical staff.
• Coordinating unit activities involving requisitioning of supplies and services.
• Coordinating communications of the nursing unit.
• Acknowledging all customers to the nursing unit including physicians, patients, patient families, visitors, support staff and other department personnel and assisting them as needed.
• Maintaining confidentiality of patient and unit information.
• Prioritizing multiple tasks and independently organizing assigned workload.

Education: High School diploma or equivalent. Preferred experience: Satisfactorily completed a medical terminology course within the last five years (exceptions: RN, LPN, nursing students who have completed one clinical rotation, or medical terminology course > five years old with documented current use of medical terminology, or two years experience as a HUC in an acute care setting). Basic computer knowledge (data entry). The candidate should possess strong organizational skills as well as excellent verbal communication skills.