Health Unit Coordinator (HUC)

Job Description

Job Description

Eden Senior Care, founded in 2016, is a growing Healthcare Management company, focused on managing and operating Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living communities in Minnesota & Wisconsin. Our mission with each community is to support their success by providing strong leadership, corporate support, and the resources and tools to realize their goals. Eden promotes and encourages the success of each of its employees and values the individual experience of its guests and their families.

Fair Oaks Lodge, a skilled nursing facility in Wadena, Minnesota, and part of the Eden Senior Care network is seeking a Health Unit Coordinator (HUC). The HUC will be responsible for managing all secretarial tasks essential to our medical operations.

Position : Health Unit Coordinator (HUC)

We are looking for a Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) to undertake all secretarial tasks necessary for our medical operations. You’ll be the facilitator of meaningful communication between medical staff and the go-to person for the unit’s administrative needs. If you are a well-organized and reliable person with clerical experience in a medical setting, you have what it takes to apply for this position. We expect you to be positive and polite with a great deal of efficiency and a sense of commitment to healthcare. The facility’s smooth operation is a Health Unit Coordinator’s primary goal. You will ensure that information is stored and disseminated correctly between medical staff and to patients.

Responsibilities :

• Greet patients and hand out forms
• Staff scheduling
• Keep appointment calendar and other schedules
• Transcribe doctor’s orders
• Maintain medical charts and graph vital signs
• Issue or locate documents (birth / death certificates, discharge notes etc.)
• Update databases with patient information
• Collaborate with medical and non-medical staff
• Order supplies when needed
• Undertake other duties as assigned

Skills :

Proven experience as health unit coordinator or similar role

Experience using medical records and databases

Good knowledge of relevant medical terminology

Experience in medical transcription is a plus

Outstanding communication and customer service ability

Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills

Team player

High school diploma

Successful completion of a HUC training program is preferred

Professional certification is a plus

Job Type : Full-time

Benefits :

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Schedule : Monday to Friday, 8 : 00 AM - 4 : 30 PM

Experience :

Customer service : 1 year (Preferred)

Medical terminology : 1 year (Preferred)

Computer skills : 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location : In person