UNIT CLERK / SECRETARY / COORD

Unit Coordinator

Since 1987, Laurel Ridge Treatment Center has been the premier provider of specialized behavioral health and addictive disease services in San Antonio and South Texas. Our 330-bed facility is one of the largest freestanding psychiatric hospitals in the United States. Located on a therapeutic 29-acre campus in north central San Antonio, Laurel Ridge serves as the setting for the treatment for children, adolescents, young adults, adults, veterans and military personnel. Laurel Ridge's comprehensive programs treat disorders such as bipolar disorder, psychological trauma, PTSD, depression and anxiety, mental illnesses and addictive disease disorders such as alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse. Laurel Ridge Treatment Center is part of one of the nation's largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). UHS has been recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune for 10 years in a row.

The Unit Coordinator is a specialized role focused on administrative duties and communication. The UC serves as the administrative support and answering phone for the unit. The Unit Coordinator greets all patients and assists in new patient orientation to the unit. This position will perform clerical duties and tasks to allow the unit to run smoothly. The Unit Coordinator position is critical in allowing direct care staff the ability to remain engaged and focused on patient care activities.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Role models appropriate behaviors, attitudes, social skills, and self-care
• Support nursing staff with administrative tasks
• Demonstrates effective communication and customer relations by answering telephone promptly, within 3 rings; communicates with referral sources and families with etiquette; minimize transfers to other departments; Greets visitors simultaneously with professional demeanor; Pages hospital and medical staff; Facilitates immediate response to emergency codes.
• Prepares new charts; loose filing; prepare charts for discharge.
• Assists with prevention and management of crisis situations in the milieu
• Conducts thorough inventory and documentation of patient personal belongings.
• Track lab results, monitoring lab turnaround time.
• Files, faxes, and photocopies documents as needed.
• Serves as a resource for staff and other disciplines.
• Serves as the liaison for the unit.
• Assures nursing station is neat, clean, organized and not cluttered.
• Assures non-administrative personnel do not congregate in the nursing station.
• Other duties as assigned.

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