HEALTH UNIT COORDINATOR
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Job posting number: #7122260 (Ref:hlj_42980)
Posted: January 27, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Moffitt McKinley Hospital, opening July 2023.
Moffitt’s new 10-story hospital that will expand state-of-the-art surgical services for the thousands of patients needing highly complex surgeries and related inpatient care each year.
McKinley Hospital features Outpatient surgical and diagnostic imaging programs complementing our current outpatient surgical practice at the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Outpatient Center across the street and our inpatient and clinical operations on the Magnolia campus. Opening the surgical hospital directly impacts Moffitt’s ability to expand services at our Magnolia campus, alleviates space constraints for patient care and opens up more space for vital cancer research.
Together, we will provide patients and families with a wide range of sophisticated services and comforting spaces in addition to those provided at the nearby founding campus.”
Position Highlights:
The Health Unit Coordinator is responsible for the overall flow and coordination of activities within the patient care unit. Maintains good public relations with patients, visitors, staff, and physicians, while preserving confidentiality of information related to the organization. Functions as preceptor for on-boarding newly hired Health Unit Coordinators, including department onboarding and unit-specific training. Responsible for accurate and timely submission of time and attendance for team members according to payroll system policies and procedures.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Experience working in a hospital or ambulatory care setting
- Health Unit Coordinator or Unit Secretary experience preferred
Responsibilities:
- Orients and trains new Health Unit Coordinator team members
- Coordinates with other departments and team members to address patient care needs. Maintains and updates patient records as appropriate
- Responsible for timekeeping and other payroll-related duties
- Answers phones and responds to patient requests. Schedules follow-up appointments for discharged patients
- Orders supplies, including specialty supplies, and enters work requests and completes other related administrative tasks
- Responsible for reviewing and ensuring proper charge capture according to unit charge master
- Serves as minute taker for unit staff meetings
Credentials and Qualifications:
- HS/GED Diploma
- One year experience working in a hospital or ambulatory care setting
Mission To create a Moffitt culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion as we strive to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer. Vision To advance and accelerate a culture of access, equity, and inclusion. Diversity is a priority at Moffitt and is meant "to promote a culture of diversity and inclusion as we contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer." The Enterprise Equity Department focuses its efforts on eliminating those obstacles to an individual’s ability to exist within their personal comfort zone at the cancer center. Everyone is important to meeting this priority. Addressing and responding to diversity and inclusion fosters an environment where mutual respect for diverse cultures, communication styles, languages, customs, beliefs, values, traditions, experiences and other ways in which we identify ourselves, is the expectation.