Evening Health Unit Coordinator — Emergency Department

Ebenezer; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairview is seeking a Health Unit Coordinator in the Emergency Department at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood, MN. This .5 FTE role involves 8-hour evening shifts with every other weekend rotation, and a variable weekday schedule.

The unit handles 29 beds with pediatric to geriatric patients, emphasizing teamwork, empathy, and compassionate care. Responsibilities include administrative support, patient registration, and coordinating information for discharge or transfers.

Qualifications

• 1 year office experience
• Electronic Health Record knowledge required/experience
• Health Unit Coordinator experience
• Medical terminology knowledge/experience

Responsibilities

• Maintains the patient shadow chart (paper records) in appropriate functional order per hospital/unit policy.
• Monitors and enters information on the patient status board; performs census management.
• Communicates effectively with patient/family, interdependent team and other disciplines.
• Delivers excellent customer service to patients, families, frontline staff and physicians.
• Supports holistic nursing theory and Watson's caring framework to help realize the nursing vision.
• Troubleshoots technology issues to support unit operations.
• Coordinates discharge information for home or skilled nursing facility transfers and care progression.
• Works with clinics and hospitals to obtain patient records and assist MyChart signups.
• Registers patients and updates demographics/insurance information where required by site policies.

Skills

1 year office experience

Electronic Health Record knowledge

Health Unit Coordinator experience

Medical terminology knowledge

Customer service

Job description

Fairview is seeking a Health Unit Coordinator in the Emergency Department at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood, MN. This .5 FTE role involves 8-hour evening shifts with every other weekend rotation, and a variable weekday schedule.

The unit handles 29 beds with pediatric to geriatric patients, emphasizing teamwork, empathy, and compassionate care. Responsibilities include administrative support, patient registration, and coordinating information for discharge or transfers.