Health Unit Coordinator- Med Surg, Part Time-PRN

Job Category: Patient Services

Requisition Number: HEALT
003751

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• Posted :
  December 15, 2025
• Full-Time
• On-site

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Summit Hospital
Show Low, AZ 85901, USA

The following information is designed to outline the functions and position requirements of this job. It does not identify all tasks that may be expected, nor address the performance standards that must be maintained. Essential functions may change based on organizational need.

General Position Summary:

Responsible for operations of the nurses’ station involving multiple simultaneous tasks to ensure the smooth and safe flow of information. Serves as the unit receptionist, switchboard operator, and general “go-to person” for nurses, patient care technicians, physicians, ancillary staff, outside agencies, and visitors.

Essential Functions / Major Responsibilities:

• Transcribes physician and nursing orders accurately.
• Ensures orders have all required elements: date, time, signature, supporting diagnosis, etc.
• Flags charts needing physician or nursing attention, such as completion of orders, and noting of orders.
• Ensures that patient lab work, radiology report, etc., are filed correctly. Ensures compliance with HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Faxes medication orders to pharmacy.
• Maintains patient medical record in proper order.
• Prints patient labels, wristbands, and face sheets.
• Print forms from Forms on Demand.
• Pagers, calls, texts physicians and other care givers as needed or requested.
• Obtains medical records for physicians and nurses from outside facilities as requested.
• Prepares patient medical records for patient transfers and transports.
• Admits, discharges, and transfers patients accurately in the computerized medical record.
• Maintains the census board.
• Updates the patient call system.
• Paginates emergency codes over the intercom system.
• Maintains outpatient observation times and updating OPO record (for departments with Observation services).
• Communicates with appropriate personnel regarding hand-off of care: patients being transported off unit for procedures.
• Monitors telemetry (ICU and M/S 1, 2 and 3 only) and updates admits/discharges/patient status.
• Updates Pulse Oximetry monitor (MS2 only).
• Answers departmental incoming calls; transfers calls to other departments and patient rooms.
• Update care providers in EMR Patient Info tab.
• Upon discharge, send CCD reports to primary care and consulting providers.
• Upon discharge, make follow-up appointments as ordered on discharge instructions.
• Order unit office supplies.
• Send and receive fax documents via Right Fax.
• Participates in educational offerings, including in-services, competency activities, etc.
• Displays proper etiquette and mannerisms that reflect the SHINE Behavior Guidelines.
• Promotes the Patient Safety Standards as a core value of the organization.

Secondary Functions:

• Participates in departmental and association wide informational meetings and in services, including staff meetings, association wide forums, and seminars.
• Reviews department and association wide policies and procedures annually.
• All other duties as assigned.

Additional / Seasonal Responsibilities:

This section may include tasks assigned seasonally or as needed.

Job Scope:

• Regular and recurring work situations.
• A moderate level of complexity.
• Operation from established and well-known procedures.
• Performance of duties under moderate supervision.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Interpersonal Contacts:

• Contacts are normally made with others both inside and outside the hospital.
• Contacts are made with own department, staff, and supervisor as well as other departments and locations.
• Frequently contain confidential/sensitive information necessitating discretion at all times.
• Are face-to-face with some telephone and e-mail contact.
• Include contact with patients and physicians.

Specific Job Skills & Mental Activities:

This position requires knowledge of general office equipment (including the nurse call system, telephone system, fax machine, copy machine, computer, and commonly used hospital programs) as well as medical terminology, telemetry monitoring, and knowledge of hospital equipment and programs, including all Hospital Information Systems…