Health Unit Coordinator, Inpatient Services

Shriners Children’s Hospital; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Shriners Children’s Hospital in Portland, OR is seeking a part-time Health Unit Coordinator to join our team. You will provide clerical support in the inpatient setting, answer phones, register patients, and help coordinate communications.

The role emphasizes family-centered care, collaboration with nursing leadership, and accurate handling of patient information, admissions, discharges, and supplies.

Qualifications

• 1 year transcription, medical terminology, and office organizational skills.
• 1 year computer applications, typing, and general office skills.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing leadership with clerical duties in the inpatient setting.
• Answer phones and direct communications.
• Register patients in the computer and maintain patient information.
• Transport specimens and procure supplies, medications, and blood products.
• Support family-centered care and maintain professional boundaries.
• Complete admissions and discharge paperwork according to policy.
• Assist interdisciplinary staff in delivering clinical care.

Skills

Transcription

Medical terminology

Office organization

Typing

Computer applications

General office skills

BLS

Tools

Electronic Medical Record

Job description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families. With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status.

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Job Description

We currently have an opening for a part-time Health Unit Coordinator to join our Portland, OR team.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible to Nursing leadership
• Provides clerical and office support in the inpatient setting
• Responsible for answering phones
• Directing communications
• Registering patients in the computer
• Maintaining patient information (paper and computerized)
• Transporting specimens
• Procuring needed supplies, medications, and blood products
• Seeks to provide an environment conducive to family centered care
• Is aware of patient/parent and staff boundary issues
• Supports the professional interdisciplinary staff in their role to provide expert clinical care to patients
• Completes all paperwork for admissions and discharges according to policy and procedure
• Demonstrates appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills when dealing with patients, families, visitors and other staff

Required Qualifications

• 1 year Transcription, medical terminology, office organizational skills
• 1 year Computer applications, typing, general office skills
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years' experience as Unit Clerk/Unit Secretary/Health Unit Coordinator
• 3 years experience Electronic Medical Record
• Bilingual in Spanish

Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Every day, we provide innovative, compassionate care and conduct leading research that enhances the quality of life for children and their families. We invite you to explore the many rewarding career paths at Shriners Children's, from clinical and non-clinical positions to education and research opportunities. We’re always looking for driven, compassionate professionals to join our team as nurses, physical therapists, medical assistants, administrative staff and much more. No matter where you're located, you'll find openings at our Shriners Children’s facilities across the U.S., in Canada and Mexico and at our corporate headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

Eligible Shriners Children’s employees receive comprehensive benefits packages, including medical, dental and vision insurance, tuition assistance, retirement matching and so much more!