Health Unit Coordinator Behavioral Unit Freestanding Orlando Full Time Days

Description
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Health Unit Coordinator - AdventHealth Orlando
Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth Orlando

• Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando
• serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
• AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
• We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year

Work Hours/Shift:

• Full Time/Day 3/12's 7a-7p including every other weekend

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Identifies, prioritizes and transcribes all types of physician orders by completing the patient Kardex, proper care map, making out necessary requisitions.
• Notifies and calls other departments or physicians when necessary and places appropriate information on the chart, chart forms, computer and electronic record.
• Accesses the medication room to place meds in a secure area upon medication arrival to the floor.
• Performs indirect patient care duties related to admission, transfer and discharge.
• Posts pertinent patient data timely.
• Responds appropriately in emergency situations
• Interacts with patients appropriate to age, acuity and culture.

Qualifications
What You Will Need:

• Completion of Health Unit Coordinator Course
• OR recent hospital experience or similar experience as a Health Unit Coordinator; such as medical office or outpatient clinic.
• OR degrees or certification in: Biomedical Science, Health Education, Healthcare Administration, Integrated Health Science, Psychology, Sociology, Completed 1st clinical semester of nursing program, Medical Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant

PREFERRED LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION:

• NAHUC Certification

Job Summary:The Health Unit Coordinator under the direct supervision of the Clinical Nurse Manager or Charge Nurse, performs general non-clinical duties and specific services necessary to expedite the efficient functioning of the nursing unit consistent with the philosophy, goals, policies and procedures in the nursing department and hospital administration.


This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.