Unit Secretary/ Monitor Tech, Telemetry Surveillance (PRN, Nights)

Prisma Health • Simpsonville, SC

67d

About The Position

All employees are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values of compassion, dignity, excellence, integrity and teamwork. In addition, this job also performs clerical duties including: maintaining patient records, scheduling patients for tests/procedures, transcribing physician orders, ordering supplies, and acting as a liaison between physicians, nursing, hospital staff, families, guests and patients. Recognizes and reports arrhythmia and computer data to the Registered Nurse.

Requirements

• For US portion of this job requires unit secretary or on-the-job training or six (6) months of clerical or healthcare related experience or completion of a nursing fundamentals class.
• HS Diploma or GED preferred.
• No experience required other than that which is listed above.
• In Lieu Of The US training/experience requirement will be waived if the applicant has successfully passed the Prisma Health arrhythmia exam.

Responsibilities

• Maintains patient records; ensures that charts are current, complete and thinned as needed according to Policies and Procedures.
• Schedules diagnostic procedures, exams and special procedures in a timely manner.
• Transcribes physician orders.
• Orders, stores and maintains supplies.
• Acts as a liaison between physicians, nursing, hospital staff, families, guests and patients.
• Utilizes communication equipment and relays information to appropriate personnel.
• Informs physician and ancillary departments of patient admission, discharge, transfer or death in a timely manner.
• Recognizes and reports arrhythmia and computer data according to Policies and Procedures.
• Maintains proper documentation of patient records according to Policies and Procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED