Unit Secretary, Watkins 1, Per Diem, 16 hours required per month
Unit Secretary, Watkins 1, Per Diem, 16 hours required per month
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Job Description
Overview
Hours: Per Diem 16 hours required per month
Job Summary:
Under the supervision of the Nurse Manager or designee functions as a member of the health care team who provides clerical and receptionist duties and maintains the physical environment of the unit.
Responsibilities
- Provides clerical support to clinical staff (e.g. maintains unit files organizes patient care record prepares admission and pre-op charts etc).
- Under direction of nurse makes all appropriate arrangements for outside services transfers and ambulance services in a timely manner.
- Appropriately prioritizes tasks adjusting to changing workload as necessary (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources recognizes emergency situations etc.).
- Maintains clean and safe work environment (identifies and/or removes safety hazards).
- Performs thorough timely and accurate transcription of physicians orders (including entering into Meditech OE module where utilized).
- Performs support functions to manager/director such as copying typing etc.
- Participates in the learning for colleagues and self (e.g. assist with orientation of new staff in-services educational programs etc.).
- Promptly answers the phone in a respectful manner identifying self and department and communicates clearly in a pleasant voice.
- Accurately maintains logs (i.e. daily census discharge tracking log etc.)
- Coordinates patient testing by calling ancillary departments upon request.
- Creates copies and distributes mail and materials necessary for projects and daily activities.
- Facilitates communication between the nursing unit and other departments so that everyone involved has current and accurate information as to patients care.
- Facilitates transfers and admissions through retrieving and copying medical records and sending and receiving faxes so that documents arrive before or at the same time as patients
- Maintains patient refrigerator temperature log daily.
Qualifications
- High school graduate or equivalent required.
- Experience in Healthcare setting preferred.
- Experience with medical terminology preferred.
- Computer skills preferred.
Employment Type
Grant
