HUC - Health Unit Coordinator- Cardiovascular Services - Part-time (oumedicine)

Job Description

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Location: University of Oklahoma Medical Center

Shift Available: Full-Time (24 Hours/Weekly) 7A-7P (Rotating Weekends)

Our unit focuses on care for adult patients with cardiac, thoracic, and vascular diseases and or requiring surgeries related to these categories. Patient to nursing staff ratio is 2:1, or 1:1 for higher acuity patients. Our unit is considered the only center in Oklahoma that reports thoracic surgery data to the Society of Thoracic Surgery (STS). Focused patient care areas include post-operative cardiac surgery (minimally invasive and open coronary bypass graft, aortic root repair or replacement, Post-operative thoracic surgery populations cared for include esophagectomies, paraesophageal hernia repairs, fundoplications, video and or robot-assisted thoracotomies, lobectomies, and pneumonectomies, etc. Post-operative vascular surgeries include minimally invasive thoracic and abdominal endovascular aortic repairs (TeVAR/EVAR), bypass grafting of major arterial vessels (Fem-pop, pop-pop), peripheral artery stents, etc.

General Description:

Under general supervision, performs routine clerical and receptionist duties within a patient care unit.

Essential Responsibilities:JOB IS FROM: partimejobs.netVIEW

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position.  Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position. 

• Organizes, prepares and maintains patient medical records and files. 
• Ensures that documents are properly labeled, posted and contain current information for billing purposes and medical record maintenance.
• Transcribes orders of physicians and nurses; keep nurses informed of any changes in orders relating to patient care; schedule tests, treatments and services required of ancillary departments. 
• Provides receptionist type coverage for the area: handle routine patient calls, intercom pages, personal callers, route incoming mail and answer routine inquiries. 
• Assists with admissions, transfers and discharges by coordinating, notifying and following-up with the appropriate personnel. 
• Maintains or arranges for repair of equipment.
• Works with medical records in obtaining medical charts for patients. 
• Assists with inventory needs, ordering, stocking, and distribution of supplies.

General Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: None

Experience: One (1) year clerical experience that involved some customer service responsibilities

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: None

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:   Must be able to work well with others and maintain a professional attitude when dealing with customers.  Must be well organized, good in tracking details and skilled at problem solving. Excellent communication skills, both written and orally. Typing/keyboarding skills sufficient to meet the requirements of the position. Some Computer skills.

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