Unit Coordinator - Milford Regional PACU

## Unit Coordinator - Milford Regional PACU 32 hours, Days Apply:
On-site (100% Onsite):
Milford, MA:
Full time:
Posted Today:
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**** Exemption Status:
** Non-Exempt
** Hiring Range:**$15.75 - $28.35(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
** Schedule Details:
** Holidays
- No Holidays Required, Monday through Friday, Weekends
- No Weekends Required
** Scheduled

Hours:

** Flex starts and ends of shift. Earliest is 6am latest is 5pm
** Shift:
** 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)
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* Hours:

** 32
* * Cost Center:
** 26000 - 2190 Post Anesthesia Care Unit This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.# #
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** At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Under the general supervision of the Manager of the Admitting and Registration Departments, the Inpatient Coordinator admits patients to their assigned beds, initiates appropriate forms, obtains patient signatures, and performs clerical duties related to patient admissions.
** I. Major Responsibilities:
** Patient Admission and Registration  1.
Greets patients and families professionally and explains the admission process.  2.
Prepares admission forms and verifies demographic and insurance information.  3.
Admits all patients including newborns and AM surgical admits.  4.
Coordinates bed assignments with the Nursing Supervisor and maintains census accuracy.  Documentation and Forms  1.
Generates addressograph plates and ; stamps and distributes forms.  2.
Offers and explains Health Care Proxy information and witnesses signatures.  3.
Updates Meditech with scheduled surgical admissions and patient demographics.  Patient Support and Communication  1.
Escorts or arranges escort for patients to assigned locations.  2.
Instructs patients on where to go for scheduled services.  3.
Answers phones professionally, routes calls, and responds to pages.  Administrative Duties  1.
Notifies New England Organ Bank of qualifying deaths and logs notifications.  2.
Coordinates death certificate completion and release of remains.  3.
Processes scheduled admissions and forwards charts and addressograph plates.  4.
Maintains patient valuables log and secures items in the safe.  5.
Handles insurance pre-certification and authorization as needed.  Age-Specific Competency  1.
Applies knowledge of growth and development stages to patient care.  2.
Demonstrates age-appropriate communication and support.
** II. Position

Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education

Required:

** 1.
High School Graduate  
** Preferred:
** 1.
Medical Terminology knowledge  
** Experience/Skills  Preferred:
** 1.
1–2 years of related office experience  2.
Data entry experience  3.
Customer service background  Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides…