ER Health Unit Coordinator: Night Shift, Tuition & Growth

Covenant Health; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, part of Covenant Health in Knoxville, seeks a Health Unit Coordinator for the Emergency Department to provide clerical support to the nursing unit and ensure smooth patient flow during night shifts.

The role involves coordinating admissions, discharges, tests, and physician orders, maintaining patient charts, and communicating with staff and departments. Covenant Health offers comprehensive benefits and leadership development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate knowledge and ability, typically equivalent to a high school diploma or GED.
• Minimum Experience: None
• Licensure Requirement: None

Responsibilities

• Performs clerical duties related to procedures such as admission, discharge, transfer, and death.
• Ensures STAT orders are brought to the attention of licensed nursing personnel.
• Transcribes physician’s orders accurately and in a timely manner and notifies consults as ordered.
• Requisitions supplies and equipment, maintenance and repair services, and prepares related forms. Keeps unit stock and equipment inventories at appropriate levels.
• Answers telephone and intercoms; relays and documents messages. Helps to ensure that follow-up to patients request is timely.
• Assists physicians in obtaining reports from lab, radiology, etc.
• Schedules patient tests, diagnostic procedures, and doctors appointments for patients as requested.
• Organizes patient charts in proper sequence. Labels and replenishes all necessary forms.
• Obtains patient records from other facilities.
• Manages patient flow via flowboard if applicable.
• Assures appropriate discharge disposition in electronic medical records
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, part of Covenant Health in Knoxville, seeks a Health Unit Coordinator for the Emergency Department to provide clerical support to the nursing unit and ensure smooth patient flow during night shifts.

The role involves coordinating admissions, discharges, tests, and physician orders, maintaining patient charts, and communicating with staff and departments. Covenant Health offers comprehensive benefits and leadership development opportunities.