UNIT SECRETARY
University of Washington•Seattle, WA
•$24 - $35•Onsite
About The Position
UW Medical Center–Northwest has an outstanding opportunity for an Unit Secretary to join us on our Intensive Critical Care Unit and Critical Care Unit. This position is 50% FTE and works the Evening Shift (3:00 pm - 11:30 pm). Our unit is tailored specifically for critically ill, badly injured, or have had a complex surgery or procedure.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED equivalent
Responsibilities
- Answers telephones using defined etiquette standards; routes calls and messages, greets and directs visitors and offers assistance, answers questions and follows through on inquiries, facilitates and acts as a positive liaison between the unit and other departments
- Maintains office equipment, inventories, orders, and restocks office supplies, organizes work area in the unit station, assists in maintaining a neat and organized work environment at unit nursing station
- Assists with patient admissions, transfers and discharges, assembles patient records, demonstrates accuracy in transcription and order management, enters transfers and discharges into the computer, copies charts; prepares charts for Medical Records on discharge
- Reviews MD orders and submits orders to Lab, Diagnostic Imaging, prioritizes work and completes work in a timely manner; able to multi-task effectively
- Answers patient intercom system effectively; responds appropriately to patient’s needs and/or alerts/refers to other unit staff members, assists with communication plan related to patients’ safety risks.
Benefits
- Benefits: For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
