Health Unit Coordinator

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is hiring a full-time Health Unit Coordinator to join our team in the Operating Room!

The HUC is a key partner in the flow of the operating room. They work hand in hand with the team and will support all OR front desk daily tasks. The HUC is actively involved with the OR RNs and surg techs. They support the team's needs including printing patient identification bands, retrieving blood from the blood bank, printing and delivering of patient stickers, and escorting and greeting the families when they arrive in unit.

This role offers daylight hours with every other weekend off!!

Schedule Specifics: The candidate is expected to work two 12-hour shifts and two eight-hour shifts. The shifts will be 7a-7:30 pm and 7a-3:30 pm. The candidate will work every other weekend with those hours being the eight-hour shifts.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains par levels for designated supplies

• Rounds through family lounge to assure proper items are stocked and room is maintained.

• Initiates quiet time or monitors noise level.

• Strictly adheres to all policies and practices relative to patient care and hospital related information. Adheres to HIPAA.

• Maintains accurate unit communication including, but not limited to, promptly answering telephones, activating the paging system

• Greets and assists visitors, physicians and other staff members. Utilizes hospital information systems, including but not limited to eRecord, MARS, Medipac, Bedboard, and Teletracking. Updates Bedboard per unit standards and communicates changes to appropriate staff as needed. Enters and communicates physician orders timely and accurately. Maintains the medical record and patient chart according to established policy. Assures that patient identification plate is correct and that patient identification labels are always available.

• Coordinates other unit activities including, but not limited to scheduling of tests and procedures, scheduling patient transports, completing errands, maintaining appropriate logs and filing reports appropriately.

• Maintains office equipment including, but not limited to, computers, telephones, refrigerator temperatures, printers, and fax machines. Submits repair requests to the appropriate departments and follows up as needed. Reports Bedboard discrepancies to Bed Flow Coordinator, or appropriate person.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent experience.

• Preferred knowledge of medical terminology and computer applications.

• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.

• Completion of a Certified Health Unit Secretary course preferred.

• In the course of duties may be asked to distribute medications to the nurse at the bedside.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34 with renewal

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran