Health Unit Coordinator/Birth Certificate Clerk- Postpartum

Department Overview:

The Mother Baby Unit provides postpartum, antepartum, and gynecological care to low and at risk populations. They provide well newborn care as part of rooming in service and in a well newborn nursery. Care is provided and assignments made based on acuity and strives to follow the Guidelines for Professional Nurse Staffing for Perinatal Units published by Association for Women¿s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (2010).

Pay Range: $21.81 - $29.09 per hour

Function/Duties of Position:

1. SAFETY & PATIENT EXPERIENCE - Act to promote a safe environment and Patient and Family Centered Care across the continuum to promote service excellence to foster exceptional experiences for our patients

• Greet and screen visitors
• Update whiteboards and call boards
• Maintain census in Epic
• Conduct safety/environment of care surveillance
• Label medication bins
• Post Fall Risk and Isolation signs
• Print wrist bands
• Manage telemetry boxes
• Facilitate patient and family experiences
• Orient to unit and visitor policies
• Assist with communications between patient/family and healthcare team members
• Provide way finding
• Activate MyChart (as requested)
• Answer and triage call lights
• Track patient belongings
• Make post-discharge follow-up appointments (as requested)
• Support patient and family centered care across the continuum through Service Excellence

1. COMMUNICATIONS & OPERATIONS - Support operations necessary to meet the needs of the unit.

• Communicate in a respectful, caring and non-judgmental manner.
• Facilitate unit communications
• Answer phones
• Assist with paging
• Make nurse-call assignments
• Manage Vocera wireless communication devices
• Schedule VIP (hospital transport) requests
• Assemble/disassemble charts
• Report and track equipment requiring maintenance
• Order and stock office supplies
• Send/receive materials in P-tube
• Place Equipment Pool orders
• Reconcile Epic downtime entries (census)
• Fax written orders (as requested)

• Request and track ITG/Facilities work orders
• Make staffing calls at direction of Charge Nurse or Manager
• Resolve printer malfunctions
• Print trip-tickets when pts. Leave the floor
• Maintain employee phone list (as requested)
• Create, print, and distribute flyers
• Deliver mail
• Other duties as assigned

• Maintain confidentiality and privacy of patient information
• Prioritize HUC responsibilities and seek consultation when needed
• Perform area specific skills and follow established protocols
• Demonstrate fiscal accountability and the effective use of resources.
• Assume responsibility for professional / job related development, knowledge of advances in technology, use of new equipment and appropriate application of hospital systems; maintain knowledge base essential to the role of Health Unit Coordinator

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year of clerical and/or related healthcare experience required.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology, abbreviations and symbols.
• Ability to read, write and speak fluent English.
• Basic math skills.
• Demonstrated computer skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Ability to perform the job duties with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous hospital or clerical experience.
• Customer service related experience.
• Previous ICU, hospital, or clerical experience.
• Certified Nursing Assistant 2.
• Customer service related experience.
• National Health Unit Coordinator certification.

Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.