Unit Secretary-CNA

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Current certification with the Texas Department of Nurse Aid Registry preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association upon hire or transfer to department.
• Complete the following competencies within 3 months of hire or transfer from another department:
• Routine secretarial duties
• Communication skills
• Time management skills
• Maintains office supply par levels
• Basic computer skills
• Entering patient charges
• Kronos TimeCare duties
• Office equipment
• Patient transfers
• Patient transport
• Aseptic technique
• Laboratory specimen / order entry
• Unit safety
• Body substance isolation
• Role in Code Blue
• Proper surgical attire
• Surgical shave preps
• Supply processing
• Receive and relay communications among members of the health care team
• Cookbook activities of the health care team and visitors on the unit
• Work cooperatively and constructively as a member of the surgical team
• Practice courteous interpersonal skills and utilize the established channels of communication
• Consistently incorporate safety practices into all work activities including appropriate wearing of personal protective equipment
• Maintain confidentiality and respect for patients’ rights and privacy at all times