Ed Tech - Clinical Secretary

CommonSpirit Health•San Luis, CA

About The Position

The ED Tech - Clinical Secretary provides support and direct patient care in the fast-paced Emergency Department, helping ensure efficient operations and compassionate assistance. The role assists with patient admissions and discharges, takes vital signs and performs basic medical procedures, maintains a clean and organized environment, and documents observations to support nursing staff and physicians. The position also handles clinical secretary duties, including accurately transcribing physician orders in the EHR and during downtime procedures, signing off orders according to FHMC policy, and notifying appropriate staff about medication and treatment orders. Additional duties include preparing and routing patient charts and orders, maintaining medical records, ordering supplies, and initiating maintenance requests.

Requirements

Successful completion of an Emergency Medical Technician program.
Acute care and clinical secretary experience.
Completion of an approved Unit Clerk class or equivalent.
Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification.
California Certified Nursing Assistant, California Emergency Medical Technician, or California Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic credential.

Responsibilities

Assist with patient admissions and discharges.
Take vital signs and perform basic medical procedures.
Maintain a clean and organized Emergency Department environment.
Document observations to support nursing staff and physicians.
Transcribe physician orders accurately and in a timely manner in the EHR, and sign off orders according to FHMC policy.
Transcribe orders during downtime procedures.
Notify appropriate staff of medication and treatment orders.
Place patient stickers on charts, fax orders to the pharmacy, send charts to medical records after discharge, and add chart forms as needed.
File chart forms and duplicate medical records as needed.
Order supplies and initiate follow-through on maintenance requests.