Unit Secretary
University of Washington•Seattle, WA
•Onsite
About The Position
UW Medical Center–Northwest has an outstanding opportunity for an Unit Secretary to join us on our ED Unit. This is a 90% FTE position, working 36 hours per week on the night shift. Our unit is tailored specifically for critically ill, badly injured, or patients who have had a complex surgery or procedure.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED equivalent
Responsibilities
- Answers telephones using defined etiquette standards; routes calls and messages, greets and directs visitors and offers assistance, answers questions and follows through on inquiries, facilitates and acts as a positive liaison between the unit and other departments
- Maintains office equipment, inventories, orders, and restocks office supplies, organizes work area in the unit station, assists in maintaining a neat and organized work environment at unit nursing station
- Assists with patient admissions, transfers and discharges, assembles patient records, demonstrates accuracy in transcription and order management, enters transfers and discharges into the computer, copies charts; prepares charts for Medical Records on discharge
- Reviews MD orders and submits orders to Lab, Diagnostic Imaging, prioritizes work and completes work in a timely manner; able to multi-task effectively
- Answers patient intercom system effectively; responds appropriately to patient’s needs and/or alerts/refers to other unit staff members, assists with communication plan related to patients’ safety risks.
Benefits
- For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
