Unit Secretary
About The Position
Roxborough Memorial Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, is an award-winning team committed to quality, compassion, and community. It is a 131-bed community hospital that has served the medical and healthcare needs of the Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls, and northwest Philadelphia communities for over a century, opening in 1890. Its School of Nursing has been educating nurses since 1898. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The Unit Secretary is an unlicensed person who performs indirect care in the department setting and facilitates the communication needs of the department.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent or relevant experience required for all new hires, effective April 2014
- Current BLS (AHA) certificate within 6 months of hire and maintain current
Nice To Haves
- Medical terminology preferred
- Experience using computers for word processing, database management 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 complies records on the Emergency Room
- Orders supplies for the unit, prepares and completes each patients chart for necessary forms needed on a daily basis
- Able to assist nursing staff for duties involving indirect patient care
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
