Health Unit Coordinator - Emergency Department

Location

Mentor, OH | United States

Job description

req#: 252152

Location: Mentor, OH

Facilities: CC Mentor Hospital ,

Professional Area: Nursing Patient Support

Department: 5026 Emergency Department-Mentor Hospital

Job Code: B12012

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Nights

Our Mentor Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility offering Lake County residents enhanced access to Cleveland Clinic, one of the nation’s top healthcare systems. With 4 operating rooms, 34 inpatient care rooms, and a helipad, we are making it easier than ever for our Lake County patients to access high-quality care close to home. Join Cleveland Clinic’s newly built Mentor Hospital as a Health Unit Coordinator and become a part of Mentor’s supportive environment where everyone excels and is valued for what they bring to the team.   

As a Health Unit Coordinator, you will be responsible for providing a high level of customer service to patients, families, visitors, and other caregivers to promote and support positive patient experiences. Your primary duties will include, but are not limited to: 

• Performing administrative and clerical duties.  

• Maintaining communication with patients, families, and other caregivers.  

• Conducting patient orientation and ensuring patients' needs are met.  

• Assisting with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.  

The ideal future caregiver is someone who:  

• Values teamwork and inclusion.  

• Works well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.  

• Has excellent time management, organizational, customer service, interpersonal and communication skills. 

• Shows empathy and compassion when interacting with patients and families. 

• Always upholds patient confidentiality and privacy.  

For work-life balance, this position offers 12-hour shifts with fair scheduling, rotating weekends and rotating holidays. 

At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare. 

Responsibilities:

• Conducts an in-person greeting, welcome and orientation to the unit for newly admitted and transferred patients.
• Responds to patient call lights in a manner that expedites appropriate follow through.
• Makes rounds on patients throughout their hospital stay.
• Communicates and facilitates communication with patients, families, other departments and health care team members regarding patient care.
• Assists with processing patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Provides concierge service to assist patients and families with way finding and directs them to available resources.
• Assembles and maintains patient medical records and other documents related to patient care.
• Assists with unit clerical functions.
• Assists in trouble-shooting equipment failures such as call system, portable phones, WOWs and other unit devices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• College degree preferred.

Certifications:

• None required.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 1 year experience in a customer service-related role.
• Prior job experience with typing or computer training or equivalent coursework.
• Microsoft Office experience preferred

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.

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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