Unit Secretary - Behavioral Health
About The Position
The Unit Secretary is an unlicensed person who performs indirect care in the Behavioral Health department. The role facilitates the department’s communication needs, transcribes physician orders from records when computerized physician order entry and electronic medical record clinical documentation systems are unavailable, and ensures nursing staff provide notation and signature. The Unit Secretary prepares and compiles Behavioral Health Unit records, orders unit supplies, and prepares and completes each patient’s chart with the forms needed each day. The role may also assist nursing staff with duties involving indirect patient care. The position is directly accountable to the Director of Behavioral Health Services and indirectly to the Charge Nurse and/or House Supervisor. This is a per diem position with a variable shift.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent, or relevant experience, required for all new hires.
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
- Patient Rights Education/Competency within 60 days of hire and maintain current as deemed necessary.
Nice To Haves
- Medical terminology.
- Working knowledge of the continuum of care for Behavioral Health.
- Two years of experience using computers for word processing, database management, and spreadsheets.
- Microsoft Office, Word, Outlook, and Excel.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate the communication needs of the department.
- Transcribe physician orders from records when CPOE and EMR clinical documentation systems are unavailable, with notation and signature by nursing staff.
- Prepare and compile records on the Behavioral Health Unit.
- Order supplies for the unit.
- Prepare and complete each patient’s chart with necessary daily forms.
- Assist nursing staff with duties involving indirect patient care.
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Education Level
High school or GED
