Unit Secretary Full-Time - Bell Pre/Post
About The Position
The Unit Secretary acts as a liaison and greets visitors, patients, and health care team members in a courteous, customer-focused manner. The role ensures patient charts are organized, accurate, and complete according to hospital chart order; initiates chart breakdown; and completes the discharge checklist. The Unit Secretary monitors the electronic record for new orders, consults needing completion, accurate treatment teams, patient status, new results, and advance directives. The position also enters equipment, advance diet, and transport orders; orders patient supplies and unit equipment; monitors and updates inventory and the downtime bin; enters dietary intake; and assists with safety and environmental rounds, cleanliness, and infection prevention efforts.
Requirements
- High school graduate or GED.
Nice To Haves
- Completion of a medical terminology class is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Answer telephone calls and triage them to the unit; call for consults, support, and ancillary departments as needed.
- Assist in monitoring patient disposition as patients leave or return to the unit, using a log.
- Assist with non-patient-care needs as requested by unit staff, such as turning off lights and delivering mail or flowers.
- Complete needed filing.
- Ensure the call light system is updated with patient assignments each shift.
- Inform Admitting of discharges immediately after a patient leaves the unit, if needed.
- May be required to provide constant observation.
- Maintain a neat and orderly work area.
- Schedule follow-up appointments for patients.
- Transport items to ancillary departments and pick up items as required.
- Perform the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
