Health Unit Coordinator

About the job

Providence Mount Carmel Hospital in Colville is hiring a per diem health unit coordinator (unit secretary) to work day shifts in surgical services under the Surgical Services Manager. The job covers the department's order entry, clerical and reception work.

Providence, the largest health care provider in Washington, serves Spokane, Stevens and Walla Walla counties in the eastern part of the state. Systemwide, its 120,000 caregivers work in more than 50 hospitals and more than 1,000 clinics.

What you'll do

• Enter physician orders
• Handle clerical and reception duties, including answering the phone and running errands
• Order nursing station supplies, especially chart forms, and maintain the physical environment
• Enter data into the computer for reports, care management, and nursing, pharmacy and other topics
• Help with special projects, including designing audit tools and statistical studies
• Help plan, organize, carry out and evaluate department activities
• Take assignments from the Surgical Services Manager, charge RNs or the Nursing Supervisor

What you need

• Recent experience with Word Perfect or Word software

Preferred

• Experience as a unit secretary
• Data entry experience
• A year of secretarial experience

Schedule

• Per diem, day shift

Benefits

• A 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer matching
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid time off, including paid parental leave, vacation, holidays and time off for health issues
• Voluntary benefits and well-being resources
• Additional pay may be available, such as shift differentials, standby or on-call pay, overtime, premiums, extra-shift incentives or bonuses