CDU-Unit Coordinator-PerDiem

Receptionist Activities

• Facilitate daily unit operations by performing receptionist activities and the clerical duties required to coordinate patient care.

• Represent KHI and the nursing unit by providing prompt, polished customer service and acting as a resource for patients, families, staff and physicians.

• Initiate discharge folders, patient portal information, and patient information code card upon admission (for all inpatient units).

• Assess unit environment, observant of opportunities where attention is needed by hospital or nursing staff. Survey patient rooms daily for the presence of suction and oxygen. Assess high risk readmission patients ensure nursing staff are aware of the steps necessary for compliance.

• Coordinate patients’ daily schedule (i.e. tests, exams, x-rays procedures, discharge appointments, transportation, and follow up appointments).

• Accountable to maintain and organize patient medical record, perform 24-hour “chart checks” and ensure orders and consults have not been missed or incorrectly entered.

• Use the electronic medical record for data entry and for the monitoring of accuracy and missing information.

• Monitor Service Provider Workspace hourly (at minimum) to ensure stat physician orders and unacknowledged orders are communicated to nursing staff.

• Ensure all “readmission risk” patients are acknowledged in the Service Provider Workspace and have their Post Hospital Care Clinic follow up appointment made as well as documented on their discharge instructions

• Receive and record only emergent verbal and telephone orders from the medical staff for diagnostic laboratory non-invasive radiology tests and nutrition services.

• Proficiently utilize office equipment including phone, computer, fax, Vocera, printers, copier, scanner, etc.

• Complete requisition forms for clerical, office, dietary and medical supplies to ensure adequate levels are maintained. Reconcile supply order with the delivery of supplies. Maintain cost-effective supply levels and processes supply requests.

Under the direction of a registered nurse (RN), provide continuous visual and proximal contact with the patient(s), including but not limited to in-room observation, provision of basic comfort services, maintaining a safe environment, accompanying patient during transportation for tests/procedures, and documentation on appropriate forms.

Patient Safety
• Utilize interventions identified in training to support the maintenance of a safe, therapeutic
environment with a focus on the prevention of self-harm and/or injury.
• Using the appropriate resources and processes, notify clinical staff of any change in patient status or appearance.
• Always stay with the patient, even in the event of an emergency.
• Maintain timely, accurate documentation regarding patient behaviors and actions.
• Comply with all Federal, State, organizational, and departmental policies and procedures.
• Complete and stay up to date on mobility training including all Health Stream modules and any other training/orientation as assigned.

Patient and Family Experience
• In compliance with training, policy, and procedure, assist with responding to the needs of patients
promptly, including politely answering call lights and requesting assistance of appropriate staff.
• Considerately inform patient or family if nursing staff is unavailable; work to quickly locate and alert nursing staff to requests or needs of patients.
• Maintain positive image of the nursing staff by exhibiting teamwork and “managing up” nursing staff and physicians.
• Perform room orientation and instruct communication board usage to newly admitted or transferred patients (for all inpatient units).
• Maintain patient/family education information/brochures.
• Use discretion in communicating confidential patient information.
• Distribute water, blankets, pillows, etc. (as needed).
• Provide constant one-on-one observation to patients who are confused, at risk for causing injury to themselves or others, or exhibit behavior that is unpredictable or difficult to manage.
• Setting up trays; assisting with feeding patients.
• Lifting and assisting patients out of bed and walking as needed.
• Respect Patient Rights, privacy and dignity as much as can be safely accommodated.

Physician Experience
• Establish and maintain rapport with physicians, welcoming and orienting new physicians to the unit as necessary.
• Introduce physician to new nursing staff.
• Assist physicians with CPOE, troubleshooting issues as necessary.
• Manage physician consultations and charts accordingly.
• Serve as a liaison between physician and nurse, when needed for communication.

Camera Tech
• Demonstrate competence with operating video monitor equipment by managing the video monitor (including audio component), display of rooms, adding and deleting beds monitored; is aware of actions for video monitor Downtime.
• Receives report on video patient assignment from nurse. Stays at the monitor at all times, reports
changes in patient’s behavior/status to nurse.
• Documents and signs “Record and Video Monitoring form” (verbal reminders, staff interventions, # of fall alerts.
• Identifies the behaviors that may precipitate a fall; is aware of the proper steps to take if patient is not seen on the video monitor.