Health Unit Coordinator

Plains, MT

Temporary

Acute Care

Entry Level

Position-Health Unit Coordinator

We currently hiring a Health Unit Coordinator to join our Emergency Department. One who will represent Clark Fork Valley Hospital in a positive and professional manner to all of our patients and visitors. You would be joining a supportive work environment where every employee is valued. In this position, you will enjoy working alongside  hard working dedicated people who strive to make a difference in our community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned

• First contact with patient to welcome and assist them with their needs. Escort guests to appropriate rooms and areas.

• Interview patient/ family  member to gather pertinent admission information. Accurately input information into information system.

• Organize, explain, and gather appropriate paperwork and signatures for all registrations, route to chart or other areas as required.

• Call payers to verify insurance and get per-authorization; route information to health care access coordinator for financial review as required.

•  Preparation of daily hospital census and other daily, weekly, monthly statistical reports, route to areas as required.

•   Scheduling follow-up appointments with providers or other areas as needed.

• Answer incoming telephone lines, route calls to appropriate area, take and deliver messages to staff, patients, and other areas as needed. Assists guests, providers, and staff with phones and calls as needed.

• Ordering of office supplies as needed in area.

• Produce daily log of discharged patients and emergency patients from the previous day for provider contact.

• Complete and copy any necessary paperwork such as; transfer sheet, consents, anti-dumping, patient health information, as necessary for patient transports.

  Minimum Qualifications: The ability to meet an excellent standard of customer and patient service for this facility is essential. Excellent communication, organization, and general business skills are required, along with independent problem solving, personal responsibility and teamwork . Typing/keyboarding, computer, faxing, copying, printing skills and experience are required. The ability to cope well and multitask at the highest standards under pressure is crucial in this position.

                                       Schedule- 20/hrs. Weekly Compensation- $13.04 — $20.60/hr.

  Why Clark Fork Valley Hospital

  Clark Fork Valley Hospital and Family Medicine Network offers a very sophisticated medical environment while maintaining its small-town feel. With seven hospitalists and a number of specialty outreach providers, including orthopedists, a general surgeon, three rural health clinics countywide and a home oxygen service. Clark Fork Valley Hospital projects a larger footprint than one would expect of a rural Critical Access Hospital.

  As far as location, Plains is located in the scenic Northwest region of Montana and is the quintessential example of rural, western living. The Clark Fork of the Columbia River winds gracefully through town settled in a gorgeous mountain valley.

  Spend a summer day on the river casting your fly or on a hike in the Cabinet Mountains. Winter weekends can be full of cross-country  skiing in the valley, snowmobiling in the wilderness or downhill skiing at one of the seven resorts within two hours.

  The area is also well-known for its outstanding elk, sheep and deer hunting. Glacier National Park, the "Crown of the Continent," is only two hours away for four-season enjoyment.

  The beautiful Clark Fork River, nearby Flathead Lake and Lake Pend Oreille provide excellent opportunities for the sail boating, water skiing or lake fishing enthusiast.

  Clark Fork has excellent schools in a hometown atmosphere. And it's close to the "big city," with Missoula just 75 miles away and Spokane, Washington, 150 miles away.

  Clark Fork Valley Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer