Overview

Health Unit Coordinator, Critical Care Unit

Full Time, 72 hours per pay period, Night shifts

Parkwest Overview:

Parkwest is West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top-performing heart hospital. In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility. Annually Parkwest is recognized by U.S. News & World Report (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/tn/parkwest-medical-center-6520530) as one of Tennessee's “Top 10” hospitals.

2 Riverstone, Critical Care Unit:

Parkwest Critical Care Unit (CCU) is located on the second floor of Parkwest Medical Center’s main hospital. As one of the area’s top-performing heart hospitals, we take great pride in providing exceptional care and timely treatment to our patients.

The CCU is a 30-bed department comprised of 20 medical, surgical, neurological, and renal beds and 10 dedicated Cardiovascular Intensive Care (CVICU) beds. The department is a locked unit for the safety and privacy of our critically ill patients. We specialize in high-level care to critically ill patients with life-threatening conditions, including Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT). Our CVICU specializes in the care of patients requiring Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) procedures, Impellas, and Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP).

We follow a 12- hour shift, weekends/holidays on a six-week schedule. Team members utilize a self-scheduling model, and employee requests are then used during the scheduling process to balance and coordinate with the department’s needs.

We pride ourselves in fostering a culture of positivity, teamwork, and always putting our patient’s needs first.

Position Summary:

Provide clerical and secretarial services to the nursing unit.

Recruiter: Jason Shubert || jshuber1@covhlth.com || 865-374-5393

Responsibilities

• 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 physician’s 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 follow-up 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.

• 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.

Qualifications

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:

None

Licensure Requirement:

None

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Job Title HUC I

ID 3891173

Facility Parkwest Medical Center

Department Name CRITICAL CARE UNIT