Health Unit Coordinator

Health Unit Coordinator at The Homestead at Rochester Rehab and Living Center

Record vital signs, as directed.

Come join our awesome team as a Health Unit Coordinator at The Homestead at Rochester Rehab and Living Center

The Homestead at Rochester Home Health is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

• Top benefit packages
• Growth and advancement opportunities
• Flexible schedules
• Pay in lieu of benefits options
• Loan reimbursement (MN skilled care centers)
• Career scholarships
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs

Wage: $29.30- $34.00

The primary purpose of the Health Unit Coordinator is to facilitate the maintenance of the resident’s medical record, transcribe orders, set up appointments and transportation for residents, and role model the customer service expectation on the station. Prioritize, organize and coordinate administrative activities to facilitate smooth, efficient unit operations. Perform clerical and non-nursing administrative tasks for the resident unit. Serve as the receptionist/communicator for the resident unit.

• C.N.A., LPN or HUC Certification required.
• Prior experience as a Health Unit Coordinator in health care preferred.
• Effective communicator with staff, families and outside agencies.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Ability to prioritize duties.
• Customer service oriented with knowledge of successful customer service technique.
• Ability to understand residents’ charts, doctor’s orders, residents’ plan of care, medication orders.
• Ability to organize and maintain nursing unit order.
• Attention to detail, follow through.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Ability to function under stress.
• Ability to adapt easily to change in routine.
• Ability to relate well with various personalities.
• Ability to utilize computers and other electronic devices for tasks such as timekeeping, in servicing and documentation.
• Must be a team player.

• Administrative Functions
• Record medical and administrative information in accordance with established charting and documentation policies and procedures.
• Maintain and update roster of residents for assigned unit.
• Answer telephone calls, page calls, deliver messages to residents, etc.
• Transcribe doctor’s orders as per facility policy.
• Acknowledge and coordinate the communication of physician’s orders.
• Track due dates of physician order renewal.
• Coordinate physician call log and fax log.
• Fax appropriate information to the pharmacy, lab and clinics as directed by the nurses and physician orders.
• Record appropriate resident identification data on designated medical records, wristbands, , resident personal property, etc., as required.
• Report to the Nurse Supervisor/Nurse Manager discrepancies found in transcribing physician orders, diet orders/changes, charting, etc.
• Take doctor’s orders over the phone and transcribe onto physician order sheets, medication and treatment sheets.
• Transcribe transfer orders on new admits/re‑admits.
• Put calls and/or fax clarifications on new admits/re‑admits.
• Mail monthly physician orders or leave in Nurse Practitioner’s folder for signature.
• Review medication sheets for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription of the physician’s order, legibility, etc., as directed.
• Record vital signs, as directed.
• Forward new orders to appropriate disciplines, i.e., dietary, physical therapy, etc.
• Coordinate resident appointments for diagnostic and therapeutic services: clinics, labs, transportation, other medical referral, podiatrist, ophthalmologist, hearing, dental.
• Prepare paperwork as appropriate and initiate getting the nurse to complete medical/nursing sections of forms.
• Prepare physician order sheets, medication administration records and treatment sheets for the nurses to check each month.
• Admit, transfer and discharge residents. Assist in arranging transportation and completing necessary paperwork per facility policy.
• Review all new admissions for completion of necessary medical and administrative records.
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