Patient Care Coordinator GEMD FT

Sanitas Medical Centers; Largo (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanitas Medical Centers is seeking a Patient Care Coordinator to join a fast-paced clinical team. The role mirrors ER tech duties within the hospital Emergency Department, focusing on delivering high-quality patient care and supporting patient complaints while maintaining accurate documentation.

The PCC will assist in procedures, perform triage and discharge tasks, and ensure timely input of discharge instructions and prescriptions into the system.

Qualifications

• Experience providing direct patient care in fast-paced settings.
• Ability to perform EKGs and basic cardiac monitoring.
• Strong triage, discharge, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care across fast track, med/surg and critical care.
• Perform splinting, dressing, and wound care.
• Monitor EKGs and recognize basic arrhythmias.
• Assist in procedure setup (I&D, suture, exams, lumbar puncture, chest tube).
• Triages and discharges patients of all ages accurately.
• Manage patient tracking system and organize room turnover.
• Communicate with team members and patients professionally.
• Input discharge instructions and prescriptions into computer systems.
• Participate in proficiency testing and comply with security policies.
• Follow organizational protocols and maintain patient records.

Skills

EKG/cardiac monitoring

Triage

Wound care

Patient care

Communication

Documentation

Team collaboration

Patient discharge processing

Tools

EMR / computer software

Job description

Job Summary

The Patient Care Coordinator functions as an intricate part of a high quality, efficiency driven medical team. Duties will be similar as those required of an Emergency Room Tech in a hospital Emergency Department. The PCC helps create a positive patient experience. The PCC helps support patient complaints similar to those in an ER Room to include chest pain, abdominal pain, injuries, fractured bones, etc.

Job Summary

The Patient Care Coordinator functions as an intricate part of a high quality, efficiency driven medical team. Duties will be similar as those required of an Emergency Room Tech in a hospital Emergency Department. The PCC helps create a positive patient experience. The PCC helps support patient complaints similar to those in an ER Room to include chest pain, abdominal pain, injuries, fractured bones, etc.

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Deliver patient care to a variety of patients (fast track, med/surg and critical care).
• Perform quality splinting, dressing applications, and wound care.
• Performance of EKG's/cardiac monitoring with recognition of basic arrhythmias.
• Assist in procedure set-up (i.e., IandD, suture, vaginal exam, Lumbar puncture, chest tube, etc.).
• Perform accurate triages and discharges of patients of all ages.
• Turn over rooms per protocol (based on patient diagnosis).
• Communicate positively with all team members and patients.
• Manage the patient tracking system.
• Professionally and reasonably delegate to team members (front staff and radiology).
• Work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Accurately input patient discharge instructions and prescriptions into computer software.
• Successfully participate in Proficiency Testing as directed.
• Successfully complete drug screening collection class.
• Completes routine checklists (daily, monthly, etc.) as assigned.
• Utilize organizational specific software to reference patient records and organizational protocols.
• Follow the information security policy and management system, contributing to its effectiveness, and actively reporting on its performance.