Unit Secretary - Internal & Family Medicine PCU

Position Summary / Career Interest

The Unit Secretary acts as a liaison, greets visitors, patients, health care team members in a courteous, customer focused manner. Ensures patient charts are organized, accurate and complete per hospital chart order. Initiates breakdown of chart and completes discharge checklist. Monitors electronic record for: new orders, consults for completion, accurate treatment teams, patient status, new results, and advance directives. Completes order entry for equipment, advance diet, and transport orders. Orders patient supplies and unit equipment as needed. Monitors and updates inventory and downtime bin. Enters dietary intake. Assists with safety and environmental rounds, monitors cleanliness and assists with infection prevention efforts.

About the Role

This 32-bed telemetry progressive care unit specializes in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine. Patient diagnoses range anywhere from COPD exacerbations, pancreatitis, non-healing wounds, pulmonary emboli, etc. The top two patient diagnoses on the unit are heart failure exacerbations and sepsis.

Responsibilities

• Greets visitors, patients, health care team members in a courteous, customer focused manner.
• Ensures patient charts are organized, accurate and complete per hospital chart order.
• Initiates breakdown of chart and completes discharge checklist.
• Maintains electronic record for: new orders, consults for completion, accurate treatment teams, patient status, new results, and advance directives.
• Completes order entry for equipment, advance diet, and transport orders.
• Orders patient supplies and unit equipment as needed.
• Maintains and updates inventory and downtime bin.
• Enters dietary intake.
• Affords assistance with safety and environmental rounds, monitors cleanliness and assists with infection prevention efforts.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Heartsaver CPR/AED or BLS
• Minimum of six months of previous patient care experience or student in Nursing, Allied Health or medicine required; or minimum of year of clerical/administrative experience required

Preferred

• Completion of Medical Terminology Class preferred

Time Type

Full time

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Monday-Friday, 3pm-11pm. NO WEEKENDS

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