Evening Cardiology Unit Coordinator — Drive Patient Flow

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health's Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA is seeking an Unit Coordinator for 5 West in Cardiology. This 32-hour onsite role covers the evening shift (3pm–11:30pm) with rotating weekends and holidays.

Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, you provide clerical support, prepare patient charts, process physician orders, manage phone calls, and maintain the unit’s supplies while upholding patient privacy and HIPAA compliance.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic computer skills to record patient information.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients charts, ensuring that all necessary forms are available and relevant patient information is ready for use or review daily.
• Assembles charts for admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Utilizes appropriate computer systems to process physician orders for relevant patient information.
• Utilizes bedtracking systems to support timely patient flow.
• Answers telephones, following Lahey Clinic’s established greeting; takes and transmits messages to unit staff.
• Responds to queries from physicians, nursing staff, and visitors taking care not disclose confidential patient information to unauthorized individuals in accordance with various Lahey policies, outside regulations and laws governing patient confidentiality including but not limited to HIPAA.
• Inventories nursing unit’s office supply’s and orders new supplies as needed to maintain standard inventory levels. Stores supplies ensuring that areas are neat and organized. Follows department procedures related to access to non-controlled medications, such as IV solutions and vaccines, when granted access to these medications as part of the job functions.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health's Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA is seeking an Unit Coordinator for 5 West in Cardiology. This 32-hour onsite role covers the evening shift (3pm–11:30pm) with rotating weekends and holidays.

Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, you provide clerical support, prepare patient charts, process physician orders, manage phone calls, and maintain the unit’s supplies while upholding patient privacy and HIPAA compliance.