Health Unit Coordinator - Emergency Department

Posted:
7/6/2026, 1:16:35 AM

Location(s):
Miami, Florida, United States ⋅ Florida, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

Workplace Type:
On-site

Pay:
$48k–$292k/yr

                    

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Job Title

Health Unit Coordinator - Emergency Department

                        

Location

Canton

                    

Facility

Mercy Hospital

                     

Department

Emergency Service-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

                      

Job Code

B12012

                     

Shift

Nights

                       

Schedule

7:00pm-7:30am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.   

 

An accident, unusual pains, an injured child – at Mercy Hospital, caregivers expect the unexpected. The Emergency Department is always ready to help patients and their families in their time of need. Acting as a Health Unit Coordinator, you will support nurses and other staff in providing critical attention to each patient. Your work will focus on coordinating the flow of the department, ensuring that patient care is completed by triaging appropriately in an efficient manner. In this position, you can help improve unit organization and the overall patient experience. 

 

A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00PM – 7:30AM, including every other holiday and weekend. 

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

  • Conduct an in-person greeting, welcome and orientation to the unit for newly admitted and transferred patients. 

  • Respond to patient call lights and make rounds.  

  • Communicate and facilitate communication with patients, families, other departments and health care team members regarding patient care. 

  • Assist with processing patient admissions, transfers and discharges. 

  • Assist patients and families with wayfinding and direct them to available resources. 

  • Assemble and maintain patient medical records and other documents related to patient care. 

  • Assist with unit clerical functions and in trouble-shooting equipment failures, such as call system, portable phones, WOWs and other unit devices. 

 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • High School Diploma or GED  

  • One year of experience in a customer service-related role  

  • Experience with typing, computer training or equivalent coursework 

 

 Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

  • College degree 

  • Microsoft Office experience 

Physical Requirements:

  • Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
  • Requires frequent data entry, standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
  • Requires normal or corrected speech, hearing and vision.
  • Requires some exposure to communicable disease or body fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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