Unit Secretary

Rochester Regional Health•Village of Newark, NY

1d•$17 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

Provides administrative support for assigned nursing unit, including maintenance and monitoring of nurse call system, answering telephone and intercom calls, maintaining supply levels for unit, and reporting unit needs to other departments such as Environmental Services and Maintenance, support physicians and nurses as needed, daily rounding, and attend required meetings.

Requirements

Exceptional documentation skills and professional behavior
Excellent communications and organization skills
Demonstrated experience with PC and office software programs

Nice To Haves

Associate degree preferred.
Two years related work experience in a healthcare setting or customer service setting preferred.
Effective verbal and/or written communications skills highly desired.
Excellent communications and organization skills highly desired.
Demonstrated experience with PC and office programs including, but not limited to, database management, spreadsheets, word processing and presentation software highly desired.

Responsibilities

Maintains patient flow for Unit by verifying daily census list against actual census, updates in Care Connect. Notifies Bed Coordination of known discharges as they occur.
Monitors and maintains nurse call system for unit. Responds to patient’s call for service as needed.
Answers telephone, routes calls and provides administrative support for nursing and physicians, sort and distribute mail.
Greets visitors, patients and team members entering unit. Provides escorts to other areas when needed.
Assists in maintaining appropriate inventory and supply levels determined by unit. Assists in maintaining and monitoring equipment inventory.
Daily rounding of patients on unit, updates whiteboards, surveys rooms for potential harm, and ensures safety measures are in place.
Updates unit patient boards, and maintain awareness of arrivals and discharges on the unit
Creates work orders, HELPSTAR tickets and report any unit needs to environmental, engineering, injury prevention, to appropriate department.
Coordinates requests regarding patient valuables to assure appropriate consents are obtained to secure properties with the cashier or Public Safety officer.
Assists with team member, physician, patient and visitor inquiries.
Provides secure transport of non-controlled medications from pharmacy to unit and from unit-to-unit when transporting patients in accordance with designated process.
Ensures all pertinent in-patient forms are maintained on the unit
Attends department and organizational meetings
Completes annual mandatory compliance with Health Screen and HLC Learning
Completes scanning of patient’s documentation in a timely manner
Completes End of Life process, including documentation and notifications.
May be required to function as a Certified Nursing Assistant when needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.