HEALTH UNIT COORD – ONE CENTRAL

Premier Health; Troy (OH); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Premier Health's Hyatt Surgery Center in Tipp City, OH is seeking a Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) for part-time days (7:00am–7:30pm), 24 hours per week. The HUC coordinates day-to-day nursing unit activities and supports patient care through accurate order processing and clear communications.

The role requires a high school diploma, basic computer skills, and strong organizational and verbal communication abilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Medical terminology course preferred (RN/LPN, nursing students with relevant rotation or terminology course >5 years ago with current terminology use may apply).
• Basic computer knowledge and data entry.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and process therapeutic and diagnostic orders.
• Coordinate unit activities involving requisitioning of supplies and services.
• Coordinate communications of the nursing unit.
• Acknowledge and assist physicians, patients, families, visitors, and staff on the nursing unit.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient and unit information.
• Prioritize multiple tasks and independently organize workload.

Skills

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Data entry

Education

High school diploma

Medical terminology course (preferred)

Job description

Health Unit Coordinator

Part time days 7:00am-7:30pm, 24 hours a week, 48 hours per pay period

Hyatt Surgery Center, Tipp City

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) coordinates the day to day activities of the nursing unit. The HUC directly/indirectly inputs the patient outcomes and care provided to patients/families/significant others.

DIMENSIONS/SCOPE:

The Health Unit Coordinator is specifically responsible for:

• Coordinating and processing of therapeutic and diagnostic orders
  requested by the medical staff.
• Coordinating unit activities involving requisitioning of supplies
  and services.
• Coordinating communications of the nursing unit.
• Acknowledging all customers to the nursing unit including
  physicians, patients, patient families, visitors, support staff
  and other department personnel and assisting them as needed.
• Maintaining confidentiality of patient and unit information.
• Prioritizing multiple tasks and independently organizing assigned
  workload.
  Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
  Preffered experience: Satisfactorily completed a medical terminology course within the
  last five years (exceptions: RN, LPN, nursing students who have
  completed one clinical rotation, or medical terminology course >
  five years old with documented current use of medical terminology,
  or two years experience as a HUC in an acute care setting).
  Basic computer knowledge (data entry).
  The candidate should possess strong organizational skills as well as excellent verbal communication skills.