Per-Diem Patient Care Coordinator

Sanitas Medical Centers; Largo (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanitas Medical Centers seeks a Patient Care Coordinator to join a fast-paced medical team. The role mirrors ER tech duties in an ED setting, delivering patient care across fast track, med/surg, and critical scenarios to help create a positive patient experience.

You will input discharge instructions and prescriptions, manage patient tracking software, and collaborate with front staff and radiology while maintaining security policies.

Qualifications

• Experience in patient care preferred.
• Ability to perform triage and basic clinical tasks.
• Strong communication with team and patients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care in fast track, med/surg, and critical care areas.
• Perform wound care and splinting.
• Conduct EKGs and cardiac monitoring with basic rhythm recognition.
• Assist in procedures and setup (I&D, sutures, etc.).
• Input discharge instructions and prescriptions into systems.
• Manage patient tracking and coordinate with front staff and radiology.
• Maintain compliance with information security policies.

Skills

Patient care

EKG monitoring

Triage

Communication

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., I&D, 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.