Stroke

Meritus Health•Hagerstown, MD

26d•$18 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

We’re hiring a Unit Secretary—someone who brings heart, hustle, and a sharp sense of how things move in a fast-paced clinical setting. While certifications and clinical experience aren’t required, they’re a big plus and can help you hit the ground running in our high-acuity environment. If you’re ready to be the pulse of a compassionate, tight-knit team, we’d love to meet you. Come bring your skills where they’ll truly shine. 5 South is a 28-bed General Medical, Telemetry, and Stroke unit that provides specialized care for a variety of patients, while working collaboratively with our dedicated team of nursing assistants and physicians. The primary focus and responsibility of this job is to fulfill throughput and patient safety initiatives through coordination, organization, and prioritization of unit activities. The employee handles multiple tasks and requests at the same time in a high stress environment in a manner that facilitates the health care team in the performance of their jobs. The employee also performs a wide range of complex duties and coordinates a multitude of procedures in support of the nursing unit while meeting customer needs and deadlines. This job is also responsible for the integrity and accuracy of the medical record from the patient's entrance to departure from the health system. For inpatient setting, the position is responsible for accurately entering physician orders into the computer system and verifying completion of the orders also contributes to the effectiveness delivery of care and patient safety.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Completion of an accredited business/medical assistant's course, or equivalent experience required.
Exceptional abilities to work with people of varied backgrounds.
Excellent organizational skills to enable unit secretary to prioritize, plan, and carry out multiple events simultaneously.
Ability to focus on work activities in an environment where multiple, diverse, and complex activities are occurring simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Certifications and clinical experience
Medical Terminology
Clerical level typing
Windows based applications

Responsibilities

Fulfill throughput and patient safety initiatives through coordination, organization, and prioritization of unit activities.
Handle multiple tasks and requests at the same time in a high stress environment in a manner that facilitates the health care team in the performance of their jobs.
Perform a wide range of complex duties and coordinate a multitude of procedures in support of the nursing unit while meeting customer needs and deadlines.
Ensure the integrity and accuracy of the medical record from the patient's entrance to departure from the health system.
Accurately enter physician orders into the computer system and verify completion of the orders.
Contribute to the effectiveness delivery of care and patient safety.