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Health Unit Coordinator, Labor & Delivery

Full Time, 72 hours per pay period, Variable shifts

Parkwest Overview:

Headquartered in Knoxville, Covenant Health is a community-owned integrated healthcare delivery system and the area’s largest employer.

Parkwest is Covenant Health’s and West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top-performing heart hospital, offering our patients world-class treatment with all the convenience and warmth of home.

In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility. For 2020-21, Parkwest received recognition from U.S. News & World Report (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/tn/parkwest-medical-center-6520530) as one of the “Top 10” hospitals in Tennessee.

Knoxville located in East Tennessee is the third largest in the state, well-known for its proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and is the home of the University of Tennessee. Go Vols! Living in Knoxville means experiencing all four seasons . Best of all, each of them is pretty mild!

Combine all that with the abundant natural beauty of the surrounding mountains, and you have a city that truly offers something for everyone. Knoxville has a vibrant arts culture, seasonal festivals, top-notch foodie and incredible outdoor recreation. It’s a perfect blend of big-city amenities and Southern charm.

Labor & Delivery

This is a 24 bed LDRP with a level I nursery. This means the patients labor, deliver, recovery, and postpartum care will be in the same room. A level I nursery is for well babies only. Infants needing IV placement, extended assistance with oxygenation, etc., are transferred to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. We have a nurse clinician from ETCH on staff 24 hours a day to assist with any infant complications that may arise. We have 12 OB/GYNs at Parkwest who assist their patients with delivery. We are a growing department with an average of 1900 annual deliveries.

Position Summary:

Provide clerical and secretarial services to the nursing unit.

Recruiter : Kathleen Rice || [email protected]

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.

+ Employ all established infection control policies including standard precautions, transmission based isolation precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures and proper body mechanics in performance of job.

+ Act as preceptor to HUC I.

+ If not a CNA, must demonstrate competency as a Patient Care Assistant by completing the Patient Care Assistant training class within Covenant. Must also have six or more (6+) months of full time work in a HUC I role.

+ 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.

HUC II working in Cardiac Areas:

+ Assigns and distributes cardiac telemetry equipment to designated hospital staff.

+ Retrieves cardiac telemetry equipment from nursing units as directed.

+ Admits and discharges patients from the telemetry monitoring service.

+ Maintains cardiac related equipment in a state of readiness in coordination with Bio Medical Engineering staff.

+ Identifies life threatening cardiac rhythms and institutes proper emergency procedures.

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:

Must be a CNA, MA, or EMT at the time of hireorbe a HUC I, PCA, CNA, MA, or EMT with six or more (6+) months of experience at a Covenant Health facility and complete the Covenant Health’s Patient Care Assistant training protocolOR For HUC II working in Cardiac Areas-completion of Apex modules 1-6 and/or telemetry class completed prior to hire or placement in a HUC II role.

Licensure Requirement:

External new hires must have CNA, MA, or EMT Certification.

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Job Title HUC I

ID 4388945

Facility Parkwest Medical Center

Department Name LABOR & DELIVERY