Unit Secretary - Medical/Telemetry

The University of Kansas Health System•Kansas City, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Unit Secretary acts as a liaison, greets visitors, patients, and health care team members in a courteous, customer-focused manner. This role ensures patient charts are organized, accurate, and complete per hospital chart order, and initiates chart breakdown and discharge checklist completion. The Unit Secretary monitors electronic records for new orders, consults, accurate treatment teams, patient status, new results, and advance directives. Responsibilities also include completing order entry for equipment, advance diet, and transport orders, as well as ordering patient supplies and unit equipment. The secretary monitors and updates inventory and downtime bins, enters dietary intake, and assists with safety and environmental rounds, cleanliness, and infection prevention efforts.

Requirements

High School Graduate
Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver CPR/AED or BLS

Nice To Haves

Completion of Medical Terminology class preferred

Responsibilities

Answers telephone and triages calls to unit, calls for consults, support, and ancillary departments as needed.
Assists in monitoring patient disposition at all times as they leave or return to unit, using log.
Assists with non-patient care needs as needed or requested by unit staff (turning off lights, delivering mail, delivering flowers, etc.).
Completes needed filing.
Ensures call light system is updated with patient assignments each shift.
Informs Admitting of discharges immediately upon patient leaving unit if needed.
May be required to provide constant observation.
Routinely maintains work area in a neat and orderly fashion.
Schedules follow-up appointments for patients.
Transports items to ancillary departments as needed and pick up any items if required.
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit.
Other duties may be assigned as required.