Unit Coordinator II/Tech

Dignity Health; Red Bluff (CA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health in Red Bluff, CA seeks a Unit Coordinator II/Technician to provide essential direct patient care and coordinate unit operations across age groups. You will support the healthcare team with vital signs, patient comfort, and adherence to safety protocols.

The role emphasizes organizational skills, collaboration with nursing and medical staff, and proactive care delivery to maintain efficient unit function and high-quality patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to perform direct patient care tasks under RN guidance.
• Proficiency in taking vital signs and reporting abnormalities.
• CPR certification required or preferred.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, therapeutic care.

Responsibilities

• Maintain hospital policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• Provide direct patient care and adjust processes under supervision.
• Perform basic nursing procedures and report findings to RN/physician.
• Record vital signs and communicate abnormal results.
• Ensure medications ordered by physician are administered by licensed staff.

Skills

Direct patient care

Vital signs

CPR

Team collaboration

Education

Two years of college

Paramedic license (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Unit Coordinator II/Technician, you will be a vital caregiver responsible for patients across all age groups, providing essential direct care and coordinating unit operations.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Unit Coordinator II/Technician, you will be a vital caregiver responsible for patients across all age groups, providing essential direct care and coordinating unit operations.

Every day you will perform basic patient care (e.g., vital signs, bathing, ambulating), facilitate unit operations, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams under the guidance of nursing and medical staff.

To be successful in this role, you will exhibit strong organizational skills, direct patient care abilities, and a collaborative spirit essential for delivering safe, therapeutic care and ensuring efficient unit function.

• Maintains established hospital/departmental polices procedures, objectives, and quality improvement program and safety standards.
• Provides direct patient care, adjusts processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care with direction from the RN.
• Demonstrates ability to perform selected technical nursing procedures/skills of patient care competently, seeking assistance when appropriate.
• Performs vital signs, and reports abnormal findings to mid level/RN/physician.
• Reports diagnostic data to TN/physician/shift coordinator/supervisor as appropriate.
• Assures licensed nursing staff administrates all medications ordered by midlevel and/or physician. Utilizes nursing care plan appropriately.

Job Requirements

Required

• Previous experience as a Unit Coordinator II/Tech
• EMT experience or equivalent level of experience
• Basic Life Support - CPR

Preferred

• Two years of college and/or paramedic license, complete competency training for the Unit Coordinator II/ED Tech position in the Emergency Department
• Two years experience as a Unit Coordinator II/Tech or paramedic experience in an acute care facility

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1906, Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital is a 76-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Red Bluff, California. Serving over 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care, and a family birth center. Additionally, St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for two consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$33.35 - $37.49 /hour