Unit Secretary Inpatient Rehab

Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Partners with health care team, patient and family to protect rights and dignity.
• Maintains confidentiality and builds relationships with the family.
• Communicates patient needs to the healthcare team.
• Facilitates patient admission, transfer and discharge.
• Monitors data entry for key patient safety information.
• Supports initiatives of the health care team.
• Facilitates patient direct admission.
• Notifies nurse when physician has arrived on unit.
• Completes and submits supply requisitions; accepts and stocks delivery.
• Places orders for durable medical equipment.
• Supports professional nursing practice through shared governance, evidenced-based practice and ethical accountability.
• Transports unit supplies, patient care supplies, medications and equipment as assigned.
• Uses effective written and oral communication skills with patients, staff, physicians, family and visitors.
• Plays a role in interdisciplinary rounds as scribe and facilitates outcome activities as needed.
• Performs charge reconciliation.
• Notifies nurse when physician has arrived on unit.
• Completes and submits supply requisitions; accepts and stocks delivery.
• Supports professional nursing practice through shared governance, evidenced-based practice and ethical accountability.
• Transports unit supplies, patient care supplies, medications and equipment as assigned.
• Acts as liaison between patients and diagnostic areas to determine anticipated times for tests/procedures.
• Keeps patient rooms and unit areas clean and free of clutter.
• Follows appropriate PPE/Infection control policies.
• Operates Xenex machines after patient discharge.
• Performs environment of care rounds.

Complies With

• Wellstar Health System policies
• Standards of work
• Code of conduct