Unit Secretary/Nursing Tech - Emergency Department-CDS
Location: 1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930
Presbyterian Healthcare Services exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
About the role
Presbyterian Hospital's Emergency Department is hiring a Unit Secretary/Nursing Tech to performs secretarial/clerical duties while acting as a communication center for the nursing unit. Performs specific patient care procedures (such as bedside testing) under the direction of a licensed Nurse and / or performs specific support-procedures for the operation of a Nursing or Clinical Department. Operates patient monitoring systems.
Responsibilities
- Courteously greets and directs customers.
- Promotes/facilitates accurate and timely unit communication.
- Keeps locator boards current.
- Answers telephones and efficiently processes information, including accurately transcribing physicians orders.
- Communicates and processes necessary paperwork/information for patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Responsible for Medical Record being complete and in order at discharge.
- Maintains correct census and bed status report.
- Assembles patients charts and organizes them daily by filing pertinent reports and adding blank forms as needed.
- Maintains and accounts for office supplies for the unit.
- Assists in maintaining nursing units cleanliness and orderliness.
- Technician Duties: Monitors, collects and records information in the patient record. Collects and records vital signs, weights, and other