Nursing Unit Secretary - Telemetry/Observation - P/T with Benefits Day

About the Role

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health, we help our patients live better, healthier lives—and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better—advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of administrative tasks to support the daily workflow of the nursing unit as directed and advised by the Registered Nurse in Charge.
• Acts as a liaison in receiving patients, visitors, and hospital personnel.
• Manages the unit's communication systems to address needs of patients, families, doctors, and nursing staff (answers phones, call-bells, Careboard).
• Ensures adequate maintenance of supplies and equipment to support the needs of patients and the functionality of nursing units.
• Attends NUS meetings and unit-based staff meetings. Supports nursing staff as needed.
• Prepares, compiles, and maintains the patient's medical record including chart documentation. Ensures accurate labeling and filing of information using appropriate patient identifiers.
• Enters physicians' orders into computerized order entry system.
• Prepares discharge and/or transfer documentation.
• Assists physicians in retrieving records and automated diagnostic results.
• Maintains timely Patient Horizon Scheduler (PHS).
• Assists the Nurse Manager with preparing unit-based documents such as meeting minutes, memos, etc.
• Assists with performing other unit-based clerical duties.
• Participates in daily rounds to ensure patient safety and promotion of a positive patient and family experience.
• Performs environmental rounds to ensure a safe and risk-free environment with follow-up on identified issues to completion.
• Takes necessary steps to reduce risks and reports all environmental and safety hazards to the registered nurse or charge nurse.
• Assists when necessary in emergency situations.
• Attends unit-specific staff meetings to keep abreast of changes in the department and medical center.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH’s Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of HMH.
• Lifts a minimum of 5 lbs, pushes and pulls a minimum of 5 lbs, and stands a minimum of 1 hour a day.

Requirements

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent required.
• Computer proficiency required.
• 1-2 years prior experience as a secretary in an acute care setting is preferred.
• Interpersonal skills and functional competencies preferred.

Pay

The starting rate of pay is $18.65 per hour. The posted rate of pay is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may vary based on factors including labor market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, budget, and grant funding.

Benefits

In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.