Health Unit Coordinator - Emergency Department - Fairview Health Services

M Health Fairview is looking for a Health Unit Coordinator at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood, MN. This position is 56 hours per two weeks on the Evening shift, for 8 hour shifts, every other weekend, and is eligible for benefits such as: PTO, dental/medical insurance, and more. Check out the benefit link here: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/helocalseiu

Responsible for patient care duties and activities for a group of patients. Health Unit Coordinators are part of a dynamic care team including Providers, RN's, Nursing Assistants and Department Leaders, creating an atmosphere of hospitality and efficiency. Using EPIC, the Health Unit Coordinator plays a critical role in the coordination of information ensuring an optimal patient visitor experience.

This hospital provides a warm, inviting atmosphere and humble staff. Innovative technology, combined with the expertise of our specialists, nurses and staff, contribute to our innovative healing environment and personal, diligent health care delivery. We are committed to delivering outstanding health care in our growing community! Our 184 bed facility offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.

This unit has a total of 29 beds that sees abdominal pains, falls, strokes, chest pain, headaches etc within Pediatric through geriatric patients. This is the only ER in Minnesota that has a result pending room for patients nearing the end of their treatment so that they can wait for discharge paperwork, which opens our active treatment rooms sooner.

• Maintains knowledge of, and complies with, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures and standards
• Actively participates in creating and implementing improvements
• Supports the Nursing Process to achieve outcome focused patient care
• Achieves customer service excellence by understanding the needs of all internal and external customers, patients, families, physicians and the interdependent team
• Prioritizes and transcribes written doctor's orders under the supervision of the RN
• Documents patient information in EHR and/or other electronic system in accordance with program standards, department policies/procedures
• Patient Care Delivery: Observes and collects pertinent data and/or clinical findings to enhance patient outcomes
• Patient Education: Provides patient educational information appropriate to the developmental level, learning needs, readiness, cultural values, and beliefs of patients and families
• Patient Safety: Demonstrates practices that support safety with recognition of variations in populations served, preventing harm to patients, families, employees, and themselves

Requirements

• Experience: 1 to 3 years office experience required, preferably in a health care setting.
• Electronic Health Record knowledge required/experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Valid Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred
• Patient care experience preferred
• Medical terminology knowledge/experience preferred
• HUC certificate

Other Essential Skills:

• Attention to Detail: Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task
• Computer Skills Basic: Ability to use a computer and applications that are associated with performing basic work tasks (navigate in Windows, Outlook, etc)
• Interpersonal Communication: Skilled in developing effective rapport with customers, co-workers, or families, actively listening to develop a positive connection
• Office Skills: Knowledge and application of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Organization: Effective management of projects, deadlines, and work load prioritizing; putting things together in an orderly and functional whole
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses appropriate tools and staff resources along with good judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
• Safety Testing and Practices: Knowledge and application of safety practices, fire and disaster policies and procedures; safety testing, performance verification, and operations procedures for different types of equipment