Unit Secretary ,Emergency Deptartment
Job Summary
Provide clerical support to the Emergency Services Department to include answering phones, transcribing physicians’ orders, booking diagnostic studies, distributing lab and x-ray reports to appropriate nursing personnel, filing patient charts and other related duties.
Responsibilities
- Answer phones properly at all times, direct calls appropriately and make calls for Emergency Department Physicians and nurses.
- Review patient charts for appropriate signatures and completeness of notes.
- Attach reports, break down the chart for required distribution and filing.
- Transcribe physicians’ orders, contact consultants and book diagnostic studies.
- Prepare monthly and daily call rosters.
- Discharge the patient through the computer.
- Prepare lab/x-ray/EKG slips; book tests.
- Notify Testing and Admitting Center of admissions and maintain logs of admissions, incoming rescues, and physician contacts.
- Properly distribute incoming lab and x-ray reports for Emergency Room patients.
- Review all reports from Diagnostic Imaging for positive findings and have them reviewed by Charge Nurse.
- Give appropriate reports to Express and send reports on admitted patients to the units.
- Assist with ordering of supplies used by the Emergency Dept.
- Compile data/statistics used by KCMH regarding Emergency Department activities.
- Performs all other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
A High School diploma and a minimum of six months job-related experience or equivalent is required.
About Us
Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions, Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, is a trusted, integrated health care organization that fuels the latest advances in medical research, attracts the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, hones renowned services and innovative programs, and engages in the important discussions people need to have about their health and end-of-life wishes. Care New England is helping to transform the future of health care, providing a leading voice in the ongoing effort to ensure the health of the individuals and communities we serve.