Unit Secretary - Emergency Department
About The Position
Presbyterian Rust Medical Center's Emergency Department is hiring a Unit Secretary to perform secretarial/clerical duties while acting as a communication center for the nursing unit. How you grow, learn and thrive matters here. • Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities • Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern) • Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions) • Malpractice liability insurance • Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department • EPIC electronic charting system
Requirements
- Six months medical clinical experience OR completion of Unit Secretary course OR completion of self study module required
- BLS required at time of hire
Responsibilities
- Promotes/facilitates accurate and timely unit communication.
- Courteously greets and directs customers.
- Accurately transcribes physicians orders
- Answers telephones and efficiently processes information, including recording physicians orders.
- Effectively utilizes computer system to meet patient/unit needs.
- Variety of tasks are continually organized/prioritized/performed to meet changing needs of patient/unit.
- Communicates and processes necessary paperwork/information for patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Maintains correct census and bed status report.
- Assembles patients charts and organizes them daily by filing pertinent reports and adding blank forms as needed.
- Takes specimens to laboratory and picks up blood and blood products from blood bank.
- Maintains and accounts for office supplies for the unit.
- Assists in orienting new personnel to secretarial duties.
- Assists in maintaining nursing units cleanliness and orderliness.
- Keeps locator boards current.
- Responsible for Medical Record being complete and in order at discharge.
- Performs other functions as required.
Benefits
- Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
- Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
- Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
- Malpractice liability insurance
- Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
- EPIC electronic charting system
- Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
