Huc II

Health Unit Coordinator MedicalSurgical Unit

Full Time 72 Hours Per Pay Period Night Shift

Roane Medical Center Overview:

Proudly serving our community Roane Medical Center is committed to your healthy future! Our stateoftheart facility is equipped with modern technologies and expert staff to provide you the best possible patient care. From our quality medical surgical emergency and critical care services to our diagnostic imaging and rehabilitation support you will find the right blends of technical expertise medical professionalism and patient quality and satisfaction at Roane Medical Center.

Position Summary:

Provide clerical and secretarial services to the nursing unit.

Recruiter: Brittany Smithson

Position Accountabilities and Performance Criteria:

• Performs clerical duties related to procedures such as admission discharge transfer and death.
• Ensures STAT orders are brought to the attention of licensed nursing personnel.
• Transcribes physicians orders accurately and in a timely manner and notifies consults as ordered.
• Requisitions supplies and equipment maintenance and repair services and prepares related forms. Keeps unit stock and equipment inventories at appropriate levels.
• Answers telephone and intercoms; relays and documents messages. Helps to ensure that followup to patients request is timely.
• Assists physicians in obtaining reports from lab radiology etc.
• Schedules patient tests diagnostic procedures and doctors appointments for patients as requested.
• Organizes patient charts in proper sequence. Labels and replenishes all necessary forms.
• Employ all established infection control policies including standard precautions transmission based isolation precautions OSHA standards safety measures and proper body mechanics in performance of job.
• Act as preceptor to HUC I.
• If not a CNA must demonstrate competency as a Patient Care Assistant by completing the Patient Care Assistant training class within Covenant. Must also have six or more 6 months of full time work in a HUC I role.
• Obtains patient records from other facilities.
• Manages patient flow via flowboard if applicable.
• Assures appropriate discharge disposition in electronic medical records
• Follows policies procedures and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

HUC II working in Cardiac Areas:

• Assigns and distributes cardiac telemetry equipment to designated hospital staff.
• Retrieves cardiac telemetry equipment from nursing units as directed.
• Admits and discharges patients from the telemetry monitoring service.
• Maintains cardiac related equipment in a state of readiness in coordination with Bio Medical Engineering staff.
• Identifies life threatening cardiac rhythms and institutes proper emergency procedures.

Minimum Education:

None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge skill and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a HS diploma or GED.

Minimum Experience:

Must be a CNA MA or EMT at the time of hire or be a HUC I PCA CNA MA or EMT with six or more 6 months of experience at a Covenant Health facility and complete the Covenant Healths Patient Care Assistant training protocol OR For HUC II working in Cardiac Areas completion of Apex modules 16 and/or telemetry class completed prior to hire or placement in a HUC II role.

Licensure Requirement:

External new hires must have CNA MA or EMT Certification.