Unit Secretary - Emergency Services
About The Position
At Centinela Hospital Medical Center, our dedicated team of professionals are committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, a Top-15 hospital system in the United States, Centinela Hospital Medical Center is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team! Centinela Hospital Medical Center has been serving the communities of Inglewood and the wider Los Angeles area for 100 years. An award-winning facility, ranking in the top 5% nationally for quality and patient safety, Centinela Hospital is a 362-bed acute-care hospital with a 24-hour STEMI certified emergency department and primary stroke center, orthopedic care, advanced cardiac services, critical care services, inpatient and outpatient rehab programs, and more. Centinela has earned hundreds of national awards and recognitions, including "100 Top Hospital" recognition from Fortune/Merative and straight 'A's (2018-2024) for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group. For more information, visit www.centinelamed.com . The Unit Secretary is directly accountable to the Director of Emergency Services/Manager, and indirectly to the Clinical Nursing Supervisor, and / or House Supervisor. The Unit Secretary is an unlicensed person who 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 in the unit. 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.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Current BCLS (ARC or AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
- Medical Terminology.
- Computer skills.
- Six (6) months in an acute care facility, preferred.
- Training on Violence in the Workplace Prevention within 90 days from date of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Six (6) months in an acute care facility, preferred.
Responsibilities
- 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 in the unit.
- 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
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
