Unit Secretary - Internal & Family Medicine PCU

The University of Kansas Health System • Kansas City, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Unit Secretary acts as a liaison, greets visitors, patients, health care team members in a courteous, customer focused manner. Ensures patient charts are organized, accurate and complete per hospital chart order. Initiates breakdown of chart and completes discharge checklist. Monitors electronic record for: new orders, consults for completion, accurate treatment teams, patient status, new results, and advance directives. Completes order entry for equipment, advance diet, and transport orders. Orders patient supplies and unit equipment as needed. Monitors and updates inventory and downtime bin. Enters dietary intake. Assists with safety and environmental rounds, monitors cleanliness and assists with infection prevention efforts.

This 32-bed telemetry progressive care unit specializes in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine. Patient diagnoses range anywhere from COPD exacerbations, pancreatitis, non-healing wounds, pulmonary emboli, etc. The top two patient diagnoses on the unit are heart failure exacerbations and sepsis.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Heartsaver CPR/AED or BLS
• Minimum of six months of previous patient care experience or student in Nursing, Allied Health or medicine required; or minimum of year of clerical/administrative experience required

Nice To Haves

• Completion of Medical Terminology Class preferred

Responsibilities

• Acts as a liaison, greets visitors, patients, health care team members in a courteous, customer focused manner.
• Ensures patient charts are organized, accurate and complete per hospital chart order.
• Initiates breakdown of chart and completes discharge checklist.
• Monitors electronic record for: new orders, consults for completion, accurate treatment teams, patient status, new results, and advance directives.
• Completes order entry for equipment, advance diet, and transport orders.
• Orders patient supplies and unit equipment as needed.
• Monitors and updates inventory and downtime bin.
• Enters dietary intake.
• Assists with safety and environmental rounds, monitors cleanliness and assists with infection prevention efforts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED