Health Unit Coordinator - Delivery Rooms

Overview

M Health Fairview is looking for a Health Unit Coordinator at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, MN. This position is 64 hours per two weeks on the Day shift, for 8 hour shifts, every other weekend.

This opening is eligible for benefits such as: PTO, dental/medical insurance, and more. Check out the benefit link here: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/helocalseiu.

 

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.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities Job Description

• Maintains the patient shadow chart (paper records) in appropriate functional order as indicated in hospital and unit policy.
• Sends shadow chart to HIM when patient is discharged
• Monitors and enters information on the patient status board as needed and appropriate. 
• Performs census management activities for admission arrivals, transfers and discharge
• Communicates effectively with patient/family, the interdependent team and other disciplines regarding the care of the patient
• Achieves customer service excellence by understanding and supporting the needs of all internal and external customers (patients, families, frontline staff and physicians/LIP's)
• Supports holistic nursing theory based on Watson's theory of caring aligning with the practice standards of the American Holistic Nurses' Association and the HealthEast nursing patient care model (Professional Partnership Model) in order to achieve the HealthEast nursing vision
• Supports the unit by trouble shooting technology concerns as issues arise
• Coordinates information to facilitate care progession of patients, making sure all discharge information is assembled for discharge to home or transfers to skill nursing facilties, TCUs, etc
• Works with clinics, hospitals, and other agencies to obtain patient records as needed for ongoing care within HealthEast facilities.
• Supports and helps facilitate patient signup of MyChart
• For some departments, HUCs will obtain information to conduct registration of patients, updates patient demographic and health insurance information, and verifies insurance eligibility, as appropriate/needed by site location according to established registration standards
• Maintains knowledge of, and complies with, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures and standards
• Actively participates in creating and implementing improvements
• Performs other responsbilities as needed/assigned

Qualifications

Responsibilities Job Description

• Maintains the patient shadow chart (paper records) in appropriate functional order as indicated in hospital and unit policy.
• Sends shadow chart to HIM when patient is discharged
• Monitors and enters information on the patient status board as needed and appropriate. 
• Performs census management activities for admission arrivals, transfers and discharge
• Communicates effectively with patient/family, the interdependent team and other disciplines regarding the care of the patient
• Achieves customer service excellence by understanding and supporting the needs of all internal and external customers (patients, families, frontline staff and physicians/LIP's)
• Supports holistic nursing theory based on Watson's theory of caring aligning with the practice standards of the American Holistic Nurses' Association and the HealthEast nursing patient care model (Professional Partnership Model) in order to achieve the HealthEast nursing vision
• Supports the unit by trouble shooting technology concerns as issues arise
• Coordinates information to facilitate care progession of patients, making sure all discharge information is assembled for discharge to home or transfers to skill nursing facilties, TCUs, etc
• Works with clinics, hospitals, and other agencies to obtain patient records as needed for ongoing care within HealthEast facilities.
• Supports and helps facilitate patient signup of MyChart
• For some departments, HUCs will obtain information to conduct registration of patients, updates patient demographic and health insurance information, and verifies insurance eligibility, as appropriate/needed by site location according to established registration standards
• Maintains knowledge of, and complies with, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures and standards
• Actively participates in creating and implementing improvements
• Performs other responsbilities as needed/assigned

EEO Statement

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status