Hospital Unit Coordinator

Job Summary: The Unit Clerk is a member of the nursing team who performs various clerical functions for the nursing unit; provides reception for designated area & arranges for patient examinations/testing as required.
Essential Responsibilities: This description is for recruitment posting purposes only. It has not received full HR review and approval.

• Upholds KPs Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities & applicable state, federal & local laws

• Performs clerical functions within the department including but not limited to telephone reception, transcription of orders, chart flagging & maintaining department records (i.e., statistics, logbook and/or census board)

• Demonstrates an understanding of patients in various age groups, cultural diversity & lifestyle choices & adapts communication styles to accommodate such differences

• Observes all applicable regional, medical center & department polices & procedures

• Maintains equipment & supplies in accordance w/ department guidelines

• KP Service Standards:
Follows LMPs ABCs

• Takes Initiative:
Positive first impression, ask how you can help & give information

• Take Responsibility:
Solve problems, resolve conflict, assume ownership

• Take Care:
Protect confidentiality, show respect, value differences & show empathy

• Take Pride:
Neat work area, low noise, be professional, support your team & KP

• Performs other duties as required

• Assume other activities & responsibilities from time to time as directed Basic Qualifications:
Experience

• Completion & certification of an approved KP Hospital Unit Coordinator course OR one (1) year experience within the last three (3) years as a Hospital Unit Coordinator in an acute care setting, which included transcription of MD orders, completion of requisitions & arrangements for patient examinations, test, etc.
• Computer knowledge.
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology.

Education

• N/A

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

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