Patient Unit Coordinator AdventHealth Carrollwood

Location Address: 7171 North Dale Mabry Highway Tampa, Florida 33614

Top Reasons to Work At AdventHealth Carrollwood

• Family-like culture
• Teamwork driven both inter Dept and multidisciplinary
• Positive working climate to support a well-balanced work life balance

Work Hours/Shifts 

FT/Nights

You will be responsible for:

• Demonstrates through behavior Florida Hospitalâ™s Core Values of Integrity, Compassion, Balance, Excellence, Stewardship and Teamwork as outlined in the organizationâ™s Performance Excellence Program.
• SERVICE:
• Communicates with courtesy and expediency when interacting with internal or external customersâ”in person or on the telephone.
• Demonstrates respect for co-workers and develops positive working relationships with other departments.
• Incorporates Caring Model behaviors and culturally competent care into daily practice.
• Demonstrates organizational commitment standards and values.
• Reviews all patientâ™s EMR to ensure all appropriate power plans and Quality Measure Consoles have been initiated.  Will communicate to appropriate RN for any that need further review.
• Will utilize the PAL to monitor for new orders throughout the shift as appropriate.
• Will follow-up on physician order consults-ensure that the physicianâ™s office has been notified, verifies that the consultant has seen the patient.   Communicates in a timely manner with the appropriate RN as needed.
• Will assist the physicians with â˜Order Entryâ™ questions/issues, acting as the first line of support.
• Will manage the paper order process during and after computer down time:
• Ensures all order requisitions and paper order forms are available for physicians and staff.
• Transcribes written orders onto the appropriate requisitions.
• Faxes medication order to the pharmacy.
• At the completion of down time, enter non-medication orders into the computer system as appropriate.
• Acquires records for Skilled Nursing Facility and other acute and sub-acute patient transfers as appropriate.
• Maintains patient boards.
• Greets new patients and families and notifies RN and techs as new admissions arrive.
• Performs timekeeping responsibilities for unit as assigned.
• PEOPLE:
• Adheres to organizational standards for dress and professional appearance.
• Demonstrates collaboration and teamwork in managing patient flow, i.e., communicates with bed placement and nursing supervisors for admission transfers and discharges.
• FINANCE:
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice when ordering supplies and complies with decisions made for staffing adjustments (i.e. floating).
• OUTCOMES:
• Performs unit tasks supportive to patient care and operations of the department as assigned or requested.
• Maintains data collection, printing and posting monthly outcome reports.
• Performs unit errands such as pick up/delivery to Pharmacy, Lab, Health Information Management and returns to the unit promptly when errand completed.
• Prioritizes responsibilities and utilizes time effectively to accomplish duties in necessary timeframe.
• Assigns Spectralink phones to the nursing staff and assures that each person signs for the phone at each shift change.
• Communicates Spectralink assignments to Cardiac/Tele unit.
• Performs duties associated with the call light system duties as appropriate:
• Assign staff to patient in the system.
• Program staff to their locator badges for permanent or temporary badges.
• Retrieves locator badges at change of shift and reassigns to on-coming shift.
• Keeps nurse informed when leaving and upon returning to unit.
• May ensure the infection control signage, is consistent with patientâ™s isolation needs and orders.
• Communicates clear, accurate information and/or requests obtained from patients, visitors, hospital personnel, and physicians to the appropriate staff and/or hospital department.
• Identifies emergency and /or urgent situations and notifies appropriate staff member and/or responds immediately to identified emergencies from nursing staff. 
• Provides general assistance to patients, visitors, hospital staff members and physicians by delivering mail, gifts, and/or assisting with any other general comfort requests.
• Assembles patient medical charts upon admission or arrival to unit and maintains and/or routes patient medical record in accordance to hospital and unit policy.
• Maintains current information in unit logbooks as assigned.
• Communicates appropriate patient information to other hospital departments, staff, and physicians.
• Prepares unit specific reports and/or presentations as requested or assigned by Director, Nurse Manager, or Team Leader.
• Compiles statistics as requested or assigned by Director, Nurse Manager, or Team Leader.
• Assists the physician and other staff with data retrieval.
• May take minutes at department meetings, provide photocopy/facsimile support, filing or distributing mail.
• May act as preceptor for new unit staff members providing clear instructions on administrative tasks/duties required on unit.
• Assess usage of stock supplies and orders stock supplies weekly/as needed to maintain inventory.
• Contacts other hospital departments to obtain supplies, equipment and services for unit management and patient care as needed.
• Ensures safe and effective shift handoff.
• GROWTH:
• Completes all mandatory educational requirements, Attends hospital wide Patient Unit Coordinator meetings, attends 75% of unit staff meetings and reviews all meeting minutes if meeting is not attended.
• What will you need?
• Prior related work experience in a healthcare environment that provides the following knowledge, skills and abilities: