Patient Care Unit Coordinator — Multiskill Caregiver

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health; Silverdale (WA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Washington state is seeking a Unit Coordinator to serve as the central hub for patient care processes, from newborn to geriatric, while acting as the unit's receptionist and secretary.

The role requires strong organizational and communication skills, teamwork with the healthcare team, and a proactive approach to day-to-day operations to support safe, therapeutic patient care and smooth unit workflow.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited Nursing Assistant program, upon hire
• Military medical specialty training, upon hire
• Certified Nursing Assistant: WA, upon hire
• Basic Life Support – CPR, upon hire

Responsibilities

• Provides patient personal care/hygiene and physical comfort, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, skin care and bowel/bladder elimination. Provides such additional care as required to meet the personal primary needs and comfort of assigned patient based on skill, ability, limitations of scope of practice and patient acuity. Prepares patient, equipment and supplies for specific procedures/examinations.
• Performs, monitors, reports and documents all clinical activities within scope of practice. Observes and reports changes in patient condition to the RN. Obtains labels and transports a variety of samples (e.g. urine, stool, sputum specimens and blood products). Provides patient information to nursing staff for inclusion in the interdisciplinary plan of care; documents relevant patient data in accordance with work unit standards.
• Assists nursing staff in the admission, discharge and transfer of patient by performing activities such as inventory/storing patient belongings, providing patient with relevant personal care/comfort items, orienting patient/family and transporting patient to room or other location using wheelchairs, stretchers or patient bed.
• If assigned, checks, cleans and disinfects mobile non-critical medical equipment (e.g. IV pumps/poles, feeding pumps, cardiac monitoring equipment, cabinets, etc.) in accordance with established standards/procedures and manufacturer’s instructions; assures that disinfectant is applied with sufficient contact time.
• Maintains a neat and organized work environment. Orders, stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment as necessary, identifies and reports problems with supplies or equipment; enters equipment repair request in system, tags equipment and removes from service.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Proactive

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Nursing Assistant program completion

Military medical specialty training

WA Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Basic Life Support (CPR)

Tools

CPR certification

Job description

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Washington state is seeking a Unit Coordinator to serve as the central hub for patient care processes, from newborn to geriatric, while acting as the unit's receptionist and secretary.

The role requires strong organizational and communication skills, teamwork with the healthcare team, and a proactive approach to day-to-day operations to support safe, therapeutic patient care and smooth unit workflow.