Health Unit Coordinator - Surgery

Overview

Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 338-bed acute care hospital with over 1,000 dedicated employees.

Citizens offers a generous benefit package that includes retirement plans upon hire, and an excellent medical plan with optional insurance plans to choose from.

If you are interested in pursuing a career with an award-winning hospital, welcome home.

Responsible for scheduling of surgery cases, receiving telephone calls and/or messages with appropriate routing, and clerical services necessary for the efficient operation of the department of surgery.

• Participates in the safety management and infection control programs (EF).
• Orders and maintains adequate amounts of necessary office supplies (EF).
• Serves as a telephone receptionist for the surgery unit and responds according to the information received (EF).
• Schedules surgical procedures appropriately and with accuracy (EF).
• Implements registration of patients for surgical procedures (EF).
• Plans work schedule, sets priorities and completes assigned work without supervision (EF).
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of personal computer and word processing including creation of forms (EF).
• Types a minimum of 50-60 words a minute with accuracy (EF).
• Adapts to changes in work load while maintaining quality (EF).
• Maintains working relationships with others utilizing effective application of communication skills, courtesy, cooperation, and tact (EF).
• Assists with the orientation of new personnel (EF).

• Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.
• Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital’s Service Excellence Behavioral Expectations.
• Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s Ethics, Compliance, and Confidentiality Program guidelines.
• Performs within professional Scope of Practice at all times.

• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Required:

High school diploma or equivalency sufficient to permit proper handling of written work and understand verbal orders.

Required:

Previous experience in a clerical or receptionist position with typing and computer knowledge.

Preferred:
Hospital experience and medical terminology.

Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees. Voted “Best of the Best” hospital in Victoria for 14 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, with a newly renovated 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter.

Citizens has a comprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program, Birth Center with labor and delivery, imaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and da Vinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, and has a long history of providing continuing education for healthcare providers and the community.

Note:

Emphasis on iCare values and service excellence remains part of candidate expectations.

Health

• STD, LTD Disability
• Supplemental Life, AD&D
• Flexible Spending (FSA)
• Employer paid life insurance and short term disability

Retirement/Investment

• 457(b) Deferred Compensation
• Paid Time Off
• Sick leave, Bereavement leave, Jury Duty/Witness Service
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Hospital-paid & administered annual immunizations

Citizens Medical Center is guided by its Mission – “to provide quality medical services at a reasonable cost to the citizens of the region.”

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