PRN Emergency Department Unit Clerk

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Brighton (CO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Brighton, CO is seeking a Health Unit Coordinator to support patient care and unit operations in the Emergency Department. The role involves coordinating patient, nursing, and physician activities, clerical duties, and ensuring smooth workflow in a fast-paced hospital environment. The position is part-time with PRN coverage.

Shift differentials apply for evenings, nights and weekends. Benefits are described in the employer’s packet and require eligibility.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated clerical or customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Patient Care Support: assists with admission, discharge, transfer, tests, and telemetry; may deliver medications.
• Clerical Support: answers unit phones, maintains records, transcribes orders, serves as unit receptionist, manages supplies.
• Collaboration: supports nursing leadership, prioritizes, communicates, and provides customer service to patients and families.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

Office admin

EMR

Teamwork

Computer literacy

Organizing

Documentation

Job description

Platte Valley Hospital

Part time

R186217

Job Description:

Under the direction of nursing leadership, the Health Unit Coordinator facilitates unit organization and patient care by assisting in the coordination of patient, nursing, physician, and other healthcare provider office and clerical activities.

Posting Specifics:

• Benefits Eligible: No
• Shift Details: PRN Coverage needed
• Department/Unit: Emergency Dept
• Additional Details: Shift differentials given for evenings, nights and weekends

Essential Functions

• Patient Care Support : Assists with admission, discharge, and transfer of patients, answers patient call lights, schedules tests and treatments, provides access control to visitor entrance to secure units, performs telemetry duties, and may deliver medications from the delivery system to the RN.
• Clerical Support : Answers unit telephones and disseminates information appropriately, processes, organizes, files, and maintains patient and unit records, transcribes physician orders, acts as unit receptionist, and may organize, stock, and maintain supplies on the unit.
• Collaboration and Customer Service : Performs functions delegated by the nursing manager and charge nurse, demonstrates effective teamwork, prioritization, communication, and organization, and provides excellent customer service when responding to patient/family requests, physicians, nursing and other ancillary services.

Skills

• Nursing
• Patient Care
• Office Administration
• Medical Records Management
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
• Teamwork
• Computer Information
• Organizing
• Word Processing
• Computer Literacy

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated clerical or customer service experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a secretary in a hospital setting
• Previous experience using electronic medical records (EMR)
• Experience using word processing softwareBasic understanding of medical terminology

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals and other vehicles.

Location:

Platte Valley Hospital

Work City:

Brighton

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$20.00 - $26.48

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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