Job description
Health Unit Coordinator, Orthopedic Med Surg
Full-Time, 72 Hours per pay period, Day shift
With more than 30 specialties from Cardiology and Neurosurgery to Orthopedics and Vascular care, Methodist Medical Center was one of the first hospitals in East Tennessee to offer cutting-edge treatments and technologies that benefit people with life-threatening aneurysms, severely damaged knee, hip and shoulder joints, sudden heart failure, and non-healing wounds.
- 301 licensed beds
- 25 ICU beds
- 8 step-down beds
- 38 emergency suites
- 2 cath labs
- 1 electrophysiology lab
- 8 LDRP suites
- 205 active and courtesy physicians
- 1,192 employees
Recruiter: Kimberlin Woods || kwoods8@covhlth.com || 865-374-5403
Responsibilities:
- Carries out the secretarial and clerical duties necessary for the efficient functioning of the nursing unit assigned.
- Communicates patient requests promptly to the nursing staff;
- Orders and charges for supplies and equipment;
- Schedules procedures and examinations with appropriate departments;
- Notifies consults when ordered (physicians, classes, etc.);
- Maintains the patient record and efficiently operates the computer system;
- Processes patient classification data either manually or via computer.
- Removes medications from the delivery system and promptly gives to the appropriate nursing staff;
- NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Other duties as assigned.
- HEALTH/SAFETY/COMPETENCE: Cannot pose a direct threat to health or safety of self or others. Must provide safe, efficient, competent care to customer or patient population assigned. Must demonstrate competency in the unit specific functions described in the performance continuum, skills lists and/or standards.
a. Medical terminology
Experience:
Licensure Certification:
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