Health Unit Coordinator | Maternity | Per Diem

Concord Hospital; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Concord Hospital is seeking a Health Unit Coordinator 2 to support clerical and patient customer service tasks as part of the patient care team.

The HUC connects providers and patients via phone, fax, and computer systems, registers patients, and manages data per department needs; this role reports to the shift supervisor and unit resource person.

Qualifications

• Outstanding customer service skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications in a Windows environment.
• Notary Public certification in NH within 4 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient and information flow at the desk area to clinical staff, patients/families and other departments.
• Greets the patient and family and completes the patient registration process.
• Completes order entry process and coordinates patient information changes in the computer.
• Demonstrates time management skills.
• Prepares and organizes patient medical records for charts according to HIMs specifications.
• Helps ensure a clean, safe environment with stocked supplies and functioning equipment.
• Serves as a preceptor for new employees.

Skills

Customer service

Time management

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Summary

The Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) 2 is responsible for multi-tasking clerical and patient customer service support functions as part of the patient care team. The Health Unit Coordinator provides the connectivity between the providers, staff and inter/intra department areas through various modalities such as fax, phone, and computers (command central). The Health Unit Coordinator 2 may also register patients and perform other data management activities. The HUC acts under the direction of daily shift supervisor and the unit resource person.

Education

High school or equivalent (GED).

Certification, Registration & Licensure

Certification required to obtain: Notary Public, State of New Hampshire, within 4 months of hire date. Must be kept current.

Experience

Must have outstanding customer service skills. Experience with Microsoft Office applications in a Windows environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient and information flow at the desk area to clinical staff, patients/families and other departments.
• Greets the patient and family and completes the patient registration process.
• Completes order entry process, coordinates computer downtime, and coordinates patient information changes in the computer.
• Demonstrates time management skills.
• Prepares and/or organizes and/or disassembles the patient medical records for charts according to HIMS specifications.
• Helps ensure a clean, safe environment with appropriately stocked supplies and functioning equipment.
• Performs job specific requirements and other duties as assigned.
• Serves as a preceptor for new employees.

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Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is LIGHT. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 pounds. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to hear. The employee is frequently required to do repetitive motion, perform activities that require fine motor skills, sit, speak, and walk. The employee is occasionally required to bend, reach, squat, and stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, and electrical hazards - shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Concord Hospital (CH) is a nationally-accredited, progressive regional health system. Over the past two decades, CH has evolved from a community hospital to a $550 million net revenue regional integrated health system with more than 4,700 employees, leaders and clinicians who are talented, mutually supportive, and community centered in helping the organization meet its community mission. CH has sophisticated clinical and management practices. The organization consistently performs among the top ten percent of national organizations and has received many national accolades (e.g., most wired, Press Ganey's summit award). Learn more about working at Concord Hospital Culture and Values Career Development Benefits Life Here