Unit Sec Tech

Northwell•Riverhead, NY

3d•$28 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for providing a combination of unit clerical duties and direct patient care duties as needed on the designated Patient Care Unit. The incumbent ensures that accurate and complete information is completed to facilitate coordination and communication between healthcare team. The incumbent performs clerical duties associated with supporting the Patient Care Unit and provides assigned direct patient care duties under the supervision of the registered nurse.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
Completion of Nurse Assistant course or equivalent, required.
OR Prior experience as a Nursing Attendant or equivalent, required.
Ability to communicate effectively, and follow written and/or oral instructions.
Ability to work in diversified settings.
Ability to lift, turn, position, etc. Patients, as required.
BCLS

Nice To Haves

NYS Nurse Attendant certification, preferred.

Responsibilities

Functions as a co-worker to the nurse and a key member of the nursing care team, organizing patient care assignment and setting priorities.
Alerts RN co-worker to changes in patient status i.e., alteration in comfort, skin integrity, alterations in breathing pattern, etc.
Documents patient care and patient status changes in the hospital computer system and on the appropriate chart forms.
Communicates routine information to RN periodically during shift i.e., intake and output.
Assists RN in providing for ADL needs of patients, including preparing patients for meals, feeding, providing nourishment, bathing, oral hygiene, toileting, maintaining patient mobility, grooming, and participating in the development and utilization of a plan of care.
Maintains patient care units and nursing station in a neat and orderly condition, including changing and making beds, cleaning bedside tables, stripping patient units upon discharge, removing and cleaning equipment, and preparing rooms for new admissions, transfers, and post-operative patients.
Assists Registered Nurse by performing selected procedures and simple treatments, such as taking and recording vital signs, measuring and recording fluid intake and output, performing and processing EKGs, drawing and processing blood, obtaining specimens, administering enemas, weighing patients, shaving patients, performing simple procedures utilizing aseptic technique, and performing simple respiratory treatments.
Performs a variety of related duties, including assisting patients with mobility, assisting with meals, transporting patients, reporting equipment issues, maintaining non-patient rooms, maintaining cleanliness of patient care equipment, performing constant observation on selected patients, following policies and procedures for QA/QI efforts, and performing post-mortem care.
Takes part in Nursing’s continuing education policy by attending courses, completing mandatory educational requirements, and attending staff development programs.
Maintains medical records, including receiving, reviewing, and assembling paper aspects of Hybrid Medical Records, functioning as a resource person for record content, and maintaining the paper portion of the record with proper patient identification.
Notifies nursing and medical personnel of the arrival of new patients.
Screens calls and visitors, answers inquiries, makes referrals, and ensures the delivery of mail and messages.
Maintains rosters of patients and their location, and maintains a medical record book indicating the transmittal and disposition of the paper portion of the patient’s Hybrid Medical Record.
Initiates requests for maintenance and housekeeping services and checks the delivery of supplies and stocks appropriately.
Maintains a defined inventory of operating supplies and initiates requests for needed items.
Utilizes the principles of customer service in all aspects of the job description.
Maintains patient rights and confidentiality of patient information.
Participates in the orientation of new employees as directed by unit leadership.
Communicates and works effectively on a daily basis with other staff and other departments in regard to patient care issues.
Assists with sending messages in hospital computer system and orders supplies and equipment via computer systems as directed by unit leadership.
Maintains a supportive, collegial relationship with fellow staff.
Participates in unit or hospital based quality assurance activities or committees as assigned.
Completes and sends the Transition of Care Document to appropriate physician or patient care agency (rehab).
Maintains accuracy of the correct attending physician identification in Soarian.
Performs related duties, as required.