Unit Secretary - Psych

Paradise Valley Hospital•National City, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Paradise Valley Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Paradise Valley Hospital is the South Bay’s oldest hospital, the second oldest hospital in all of San Diego County, and the largest employer in National City. For more than 100 years, Paradise Valley Hospital has served San Diego faithfully, proud of our heritage and providing numerous programs and services to meet the changing needs of our community. Our 291-bed, acute care hospital featuresthe San Diego Spine & Joint Center, a highly credentialed acute rehabilitation center, our Paradise Health & Senior Center, a fully equipped and modern cardiac catheterization lab, and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient surgical services, and 24-hour emergency services. In addition to our healthcare services, we offer comprehensive behavioral health services on the hospital campus and Bayview campus in Chula Vista. Services include psychiatric continuum of care for adult patients, inpatient services, and intensive outpatient services. Learn more at https://www.paradisevalleyhospital.net/.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent or relevant experience required for all new hires, effective April 2014.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.

Nice To Haves

Medical terminology preferred.
Working knowledge of the continuum of care for Behavioral Health preferred.
Patient Rights Education/Competency within 60 days of hire and maintain current as deemed necessary.
Two years of experience using computers for word processing, database management and spreadsheets preferred; (Microsoft Office, Word, Outlook & Excel preferred).

Responsibilities

Performs indirect care in the department setting.
Facilitates the communication needs of the department.
Transcribes physician orders from records (in the absence of CPOE and EMR clinical documentation system) with notation and signature by nursing staff.
Prepares and compiles records on the Behavioral Health Unit.
Orders supplies for the unit.
Prepares and completes each patient's chart for necessary forms needed on a daily basis.
Able to assist nursing staff for duties involving indirect patient care.