Emergency Room Overflow - Monitor Tech/Unit Secretary FT Nights 7pm-7:30am

AHMC Healthcare•Monterey Park, CA

3d•$23 - $26

About The Position

The Monitor Tech/Unit Secretary (MT/US) reports to the Nursing Unit Director and receives assignment and direction from the Charge Nurse or an RN/LVN designee. The role supports nursing-station operations through clerical, receptionist, and/or cardiac-monitoring duties and helps maintain the nursing unit’s physical environment. The MT/US supports the hospital’s mission and vision, with an emphasis on customer relations, and incorporates awareness of patients’ ages and spiritual and cultural diversity into unit communication and organization. This is a non-licensed position requiring the ability to interpret basic cardiac rhythms and recognize and alert the RN to significant rhythm changes or common dysrhythmias. The position contributes to safe, high-quality care and positive patient outcomes.

Requirements

Completion of a Basic Dysrhythmia Recognition & Monitoring course.
Current Basic Life Support (CPR) AHA card.
Current AB508.
Competence in medical terminology.

Nice To Haves

High school graduate or equivalent experience preferred.
Minimum of one year of acute hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare daily lists, including room numbers, patient names, vital signs, and dietary information.
Ensure required information is complete on departmental forms and use correct patient-name labels on charts and paperwork.
Maintain Kardexes and diagnostic logs with complete and accurate information to support patient follow-up.
Transcribe and transmit physician orders to appropriate areas under RN supervision, including orders related to patient activities and tests.
Follow up on written and oral instructions and promptly report matters requiring immediate nursing intervention.
File policies, procedures, and other documents; keep station reference materials organized; copy documents as required.
Obtain prior medical records for patients upon admission; update and thin long-stay charts according to policy; assist with pre-surgical charts; and title discharged patients’ charts during the same shift as discharge.
Maintain a well-supplied, organized nursing station; use supplies and equipment economically; order supplies as needed; verify deliveries and stock supplies appropriately.
Communicate with other departments and promptly notify them of STAT tests, procedures, and treatments.
Perform receptionist duties and communicate with physicians, ancillary departments, patients, and visitors; remain composed and provide direction during emergencies and STAT requests.
Post patient allergies in red ink on the chart, Kardex, MAR, and admission order sheet.
Initiate and distribute patient charges and ensure charges are recorded and sent to data processing.
Complete assigned daily clerical work by the end of the shift without compromising work quality.
Conduct daily environmental rounds, submit reports to the appropriate department or director, and keep communication boards clean and current.
Arrange outside services, transfers, CAT scans, and ambulance services; coordinate schedules efficiently.
Identify self and unit when answering the phone, receive and relay telephone information, deliver messages, refer calls appropriately, and forward information as required.
Respond promptly and appropriately to inquiries, requests, patient call lights, and telephone calls.
Promptly communicate problems to the Charge Nurse, Nurse Manager, and/or Director and ask questions to clarify misunderstandings.
Give and receive shift report at the start and end of each shift.
Perform other duties as assigned.