Unit Secretary

Lifepoint Health•Hickory, NC

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Frye Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Unit Secretary joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve. Frye Regional Medical Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff. Our medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Frye Regional Medical Center provides patients with a full range of services to meet the healthcare needs of our community. We believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee satisfaction. If you are passionate about changing lives, we are looking for you!

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Passionate about helping others
Team player

Responsibilities

Demonstrates understanding of hospital/departmental specific policies and procedures.
Greets and escorts patients/families/visitors to appropriate areas of the hospital.
Understands patient safety procedures including those related to restraints, seizures and fall precautions.
Adheres to patient safety procedures when involved in patient transport.
Assists in the discharge planning process by collecting appropriate information, communicating with appropriate agencies and scheduling procedures on assignments.
Schedules an admission, creates a reservation and assigns a bed on the system if appropriate.
Responds to patient call lights and triages simple versus complex requests/may assist licensed staff and C.N.A as directed.
Performs basic guest relation tasks such as arranging guest trays, collecting, securing or locating patient valuables, provide consent forms, and make arrangements for family accommodations.