Health Unit Coordinator

As Health Unit Coordinators, we assist with the coordination of care of patients in conjunction with the nursing staff, providers, and the multidisciplinary team. We assist with clerical duties including patient admissions, transfers, discharge, and patient registration. We communicate patient care needs to nursing staff. We perform accurate and timely processing of physician orders. We ensure the entry of accurate accommodation codes and patient billing charges. We perform filings, mail, and email distributions, copies, scanning, and faxing functions per unit protocol. We also facilitate the exchange of information to appropriate personnel.

Core tasks:

• enter patient and caregiver information into the Electronic Medical Record system
• order and store supplies and patient education materials
• assemble and organize patient charts
• answer phone and call lights, forwarding calls, or information to the appropriate staff
• review and explain authorization forms with patient
• direct patients to point of care
• schedule procedures and appointments
• support and train new and existing staff