Unit Coordinator
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Job Location:
Lexington, KY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Where Youll Work
Welcome to Saint Joseph East a 217-bed full-service community hospital located in a convenient setting in Lexington Kentucky. Saint Joseph East also includes the Womens Hospital at Saint Joseph East which is dedicated to supporting the well-being of women in Central and Eastern Kentucky and serves a 16-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health a non-profit Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175000 team members and 25000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians advanced practice clinicians nurses and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2200 care centers serving 24 states.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Unit Coordinator you will be a vital caregiver and the central hub assuming responsibility for patient care processes from newborn to geriatric for a designated time frame. You will directly contribute to safe therapeutic patient care while serving as the primary receptionist and secretary.
Every day you will support safe patient care through multidisciplinary processes and coordinating unit activities. You will efficiently manage information flow and assist healthcare team members in delivering care across all patient age groups.
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills a proactive approach to managing day-to-day operations and a commitment to providing safe therapeutic care while working effectively with the entire healthcare team.
- Assists in the admission transfer and discharge process.
- Performs unit housekeeping needs.
- Acts as a runner/transporter.
- Checks and documents refrigerator temperatures as delegated reporting variances to appropriate personnel.
- Updates assigned bed status.
- Maintains a safe environment by responding to all bed alarms call lights telephones and alerting the correct person.
Job Requirements
- High School Graduate General Studies upon hire or
- High School GED General Studies upon hire
- None upon hire
Required Experience:
IC
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