Patient Care Coordinator — Health Unit & Scheduling

Advocate Health; West Allis (WI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Wisconsin is seeking an entry-level administrative professional to coordinate tests and treatments across departments, manage communications, and support patient care on nursing units.

The role requires basic computer skills, excellent communication, strong attention to detail, and the ability to handle interruptions and changing priorities in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Requires basic computer skills.
• Excellent oral and written communications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt to interruptions and changing priorities/workloads.
• High level of attention to detail essential.
• Certification Addendum
• Team members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital based certifications (e.g. DNV, CARF or others).

Responsibilities

• Coordinates tests and treatments with and between various departments for patients on nursing units.
• Facilitates communications required to support patient care including multiple-line telephone, unit/site paging and hospital information system.
• Screens incoming telephone calls and monitors department office equipment.
• Maintains EMR system and other computer systems for ordering patient supplies and charges.
• Compiles necessary chart forms for admissions, transfers, discharges and expirations.
• Verifies medical records contain complete and accurate patient demographic information and registration.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Excellent oral–written communications

Excellent interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Education

High School Graduate

GED or HSED

Job description

Advocate Health in Wisconsin is seeking an entry-level administrative professional to coordinate tests and treatments across departments, manage communications, and support patient care on nursing units.

The role requires basic computer skills, excellent communication, strong attention to detail, and the ability to handle interruptions and changing priorities in a fast-paced hospital setting.