Unit Coordinator - ED Main Campus (Nights)

10 Nationwide Children's Hospital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH seeks a part-time Unit Secretary for night shifts (7p–7a) to greet/register critical and trauma patients, answer calls, schedule appointments, and coordinate admissions paperwork.

Requirements: high school diploma; 1 year healthcare experience preferred; associates degree preferred. Base pay $20.50/hr plus shift differentials; benefits eligible. Every third weekend and holiday rotation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associates degree preferred for advancement.
• At least one year healthcare experience preferred.
• Strong computer, administrative and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Greet and register critical and trauma patients.
• Answer calls, schedule appointments, and route communications.
• Coordinate admissions paperwork and contact on-call providers.
• File and pull medical charts as indicated.
• Maintain supply levels for unit needs.

Skills

Computer skills

Administrative skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma

Associates degree preferred

Job description

Overview

16-24 hrs/week, night shift, 7p-7a, every third weekend rotation, and holiday rotation. This is NOT a contingent or summer only position. Base pay $20.50/hr plus applicable shift differentials. Benefits eligible.

Job Description Summary

Greets and registers critical and trauma patients. Answers telephone calls, schedules appointments, and facilitates unit communication. Coordinates admissions paperwork and communications, contacts on-call providers, and pulls and files medical charts when indicated.

Essential Functions

• Provides excellent customer service to patients and families by applying best practices and standard operating procedures.
• Register’s patients in critical care and trauma situations.
• Obtains accurate patient information on registrations.
• Establishes and maintains open communication with all departments and interacts with and clinical staff in those areas.
• Pages Providers as needed in the ED and follow ups to assure callers are connected.
• Assists in the shadowing and precepting of new employees.
• Order supplies and assures sufficient stock for unit needs.
• Answers internal and external phone calls.
• Assuring accurate response and follow up with each call.

Education Requirement

High school graduate. Associates degree preferred.

Licensure Requirement

(not specified)

Certifications

(not specified)

Skills

• Demonstrated computer skills required with the ability to navigate most current technology systems.
• Strong administrative skills required.
• Excellent customer service and organizational skills.

Experience

One year of previous health care experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

• OCCASIONALLY: Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required
• Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs
• Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs
• Loud Noises
• Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs
• Pushing / Pulling: 41-60 lbs
• Reaching above shoulder
• Squat/kneel FREQUENTLY: Bend/twist
• Patient Equipment CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Chemicals/Medications, Climb stairs/ladder, Color vision, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Sitting, Standing, Walking
• Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above: Ability to multi-task within a stressful environment.

Equal Opportunity

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet

Company Culture

The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose.

Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We’re seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission. We’re 15,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share.

We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere. Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere. Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.