Advertised Health Unit Coordinator, Critical Care Unit

Health Unit Coordinator, Critical Care Unit

With more than 30 specialties from Cardiology and Neurosurgery to Orthopedics and Vascular care, Methodist Medical Center was one of the first hospitals in East Tennessee to offer cutting-edge treatments and technologies that benefit people with life-threatening aneurysms, severely damaged knee, hip and shoulder joints, sudden heart failure, and non-healing wounds.

• 283 licensed beds
• 25 ICU beds
• 12 intermediate care beds
• 38 emergency suites
• 2 cath labs
• 8 LDRP suites
• Over 250 active and courtesy physicians
• Over 800 employees

Provide clerical and secretarial services to the nursing unit assigned.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

Applicants who have either successfully completed a unit secretary (HUC) course, or have a minimum of one year recent unit secretary (HUC) experience in a hospital setting, will be given preference. As an alternative to the aforementioned preferences, a HUC must successfully complete a Health Unit Coordinator Curriculum as assigned by the Employer within two weeks of hire as a HUC. Must be able to read with comprehension and write legibly. Must be proficient in use of proper grammar. Must have knowledge of :

Secretarial or clerical experience is desired. Previous hospital experience is desired. Previous HUC experience preferred.

Certification in basic life support (CPR) may be required when the unit secretary works in a department where he / she is subject to assignment as a first responder to a cardiopulmonary arrest victim.