Health Unit Coordinator Critical Care

Mclaren-Health-Care; Petoskey (MI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a Health Unit Coordinator II to support patient care by processing physician orders, maintaining records, and providing customer service. You will monitor cardiac telemetry in ICU/CVU, ensure timely documentation, and manage chart accuracy across electronic and paper systems.

The role emphasizes organized communication, adherence to privacy standards, and accurate billing charges, with a focus on professional patient-centered service in a busy hospital

Qualifications

• High school graduate with computer skills and familiarity with medical terminology.
• Completes and passes the HUC telemetry monitoring class through MNM and maintains annual competency.
• Certification such as CHUC may be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to obtain and distribute accurate clerical information promptly and confidentially.
• Enter orders accurately into the Hospital Information System in a timely manner.
• Organize medical records from admission to discharge per policy using electronic and paper charts.
• Demonstrate professional, courteous communication via phone, email, and fax.
• Protect patient and colleague records under privacy and confidentiality mandates.
• Accurately capture charges for correct patient billing.
• Proactively expand knowledge and skills to improve performance.
• Monitor telemetry in ICU/CVU and report adverse rhythms.

Skills

Clerical skills

Medical terminology

Telemetry monitoring

Communication skills

Records management

Education

High school diploma

Training on personal computers

Medical terminology course preferred

Tools

Hospital Information System

Electronic medical records

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

The Health Unit Coordinator II is responsible for supporting patient care delivery by processing physician orders, maintaining patient records, managing patient information, scheduling, and providing customer service. The Health Unit Coordinator II will be responsible for cardiac telemetry monitoring in ICU and CVU. The individual has excellent organization and communication skills (written and verbal).

Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with customers to ensure that accurate clerical information is obtained and distributed in a timely and confidential manner.
• Completes documents legibly and accurately enters orders into the Hospital Information System in a timely manner. Completes HUC tasks and clipboards timely.
• Initiates and maintains medical record organization from admission through transfer and or discharge consistent with the standards established by NMRH. Both electronic and paper chart checks completed per policy.
• Demonstrates professional and courteous skills in all modes of communication (phone, email, fax, one on one, call system, etc.)
• Demonstrates an understanding of the medicolegal implications and responsibilities related to Colleague and patient records to protect the colleague, patient and hospital adhering to privacy and confidentially mandates.
• Accurately captures charges to support correct patient billing.
• Takes initiative in expanding job-related knowledge and skills to improve performance and adjust to change. Performs other job-related functions as assigned.
• Monitors patients on telemetry on ICU or CVU, reporting adverse rhythms to nursing.

Required

• Minimum of high school graduate with training on personal computers (with different applications), general office equipment use and procedures. Course work in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology preferred.
• Completes and passes the HUC telemetry monitoring class thru MNM and maintains skill through annual competency testing.

Preferred

• Previous experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Certification may be obtained (CHUC – Certified Health Unit Coordinator) through the National Association for Health Unit Coordinators.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26010301
• Daily Work Times: 7a-730p
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.