Care Asst-Health Unit Coord
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
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Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is hiring a Care Asst-Health Unit Coord. The Unit Coordinator provides vital caregiving and serves as the central hub for patient care processes across all ages, supporting safe therapeutic care, handling reception duties, and coordinating unit activities while demonstrating strong organizational and communication skills.
Key focus areas include Provide patient personal care and hygiene including feeding, bathing, and ambulation, Perform, monitor, and document clinical activities within scope of practice, and Assist nursing staff with admission, discharge, and transfer activities.
Important skills include Organizational Skills, Communication Skills, Proactive Approach, Providing Safe, Therapeutic Care, Working Effectively With Healthcare Team, and Patient Personal Care/Hygiene.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Unit Coordinator, you will be a vital caregiver and the central hub, assuming responsibility for patient care processes from newborn to geriatric for a designated time frame. You will directly contribute to safe, therapeutic patient care while serving as the primary receptionist and secretary.
Every day you will support safe patient care through multidisciplinary processes and coordinating unit activities. You will efficiently manage information flow and assist healthcare team members in delivering care across all patient age groups.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills, a proactive approach to managing day-to-day operations, and a commitment to providing safe, therapeutic care while working effectively with the entire healthcare team.
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Provides patient personal care/hygiene and physical comfort, including feeding, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, bed making, ambulation, lifting, turning, moving, transferring, skin care and bowel/bladder elimination. Provides such additional care as required to meet the personal primary needs and comfort of assigned patient based on skill, ability, limitations of scope of practice and patient acuity. Prepares patient, equipment and supplies for specific procedures/examinations.
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Performs, monitors, reports and documents all clinical activities within scope of practice. Observes and reports changes in patient condition to the RN. Obtains labels and transports a variety of samples (e.g. urine, stool, sputum specimens and blood products).
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Assists nursing staff in the admission, discharge and transfer of patient by performing activities such as inventory/storing patient belongings, providing patient with relevant personal care/comfort items, orienting patient/family and transporting patient to room or other location using wheelchairs, stretchers or patient bed.
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If assigned, checks, cleans and disinfects mobile non-critical medical equipment (e.g. IV pumps/poles, feeding pumps, cardiac monitoring equipment, cabinets, etc.) in accordance with established standards/procedures and manufacturer’s instructions; assures that disinfectant is applied with sufficient contact time.
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Maintains a neat and organized work environment. Orders, stocks and replenishes supplies and equipment as necessary.
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Maintains a safe work and patient environment, adhering to the hospital’s Safety, Risk Management, Regulatory Standards and infection prevention.
Job Requirements
Required
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Completion of an accredited Nursing Assistant program, upon hire or
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Military medical specialty training, upon hire and
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Certified Nursing Assistant: WA, upon hire and
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Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
Preferred
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Six months related work experience and
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Experience in a hospital setting and
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Experience in a specialty unit. Preference is given toward applicants with experience as both a Certified Nursing Assistant and Unit Coordinator.
Where You'll Work
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved over the years through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area.
Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve. This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth.
Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education. Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care.
We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence. When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose.
Pay Range
$24.83 - $40.11 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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