Health Unit Coordinator in Portland, Oregon at Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)

The Health Unit Coordinator is part of the health care team and utilizes her/his knowledge and expertise to support nursing area/unit operations throughout OHSU. The Health Unit Coordinator's primary responsibility is to enhance the patient experience, both by facilitating communication with healthcare providers and by addressing patient needs as he/she is able. The Health Unit Coordinator maintains an accurate and current profile of patients and health care team members in multiple locations: census boards, computers, call lists and charts. The Health Unit Coordinator acts as a communications specialist, providing secretarial and reception skills, computer entry services, provides problem-solving and performance improvement assistance using organizational and problem solving expertise

• Previous hospital or clerical experience.
• Customer service related experience.
• National Health Unit Coordinator certification