Unit Secretary Jobs

Overview

Responsibilities

• Performs environment of care rounds.
• Assists in unit flow management during code situations (answers call lights, etc).
• Participates in unit performance improvement initiatives.
• Keeps patient rooms and unit areas clean and free of clutter.
• Facilitate patient direct admission.
• Follows appropriate PPE/Infection control policies.
• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds as scribe and facilitates outcome activities as needed.
• Facilitates patient admission, transfer and discharge as appropriate.
• Uses safety communication techniques.
• Completes and submits supply requisitions; accepts and stocks delivery.
• Facilitates data recover during downtime.
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  Excellence in Customer Service by partnering with health care team, patient and family
  
  • Protects rights and dignity of patient at all times.
  • Builds relationships with the family.
  • Maintains confidentiality.
  • Participates in hourly patient rounding.
  • Maintains paper medical record and scanning documents into electronic medical record as necessary.
  • Resolves patient concerns.
  • Proactively offers assistance and comfort measures to patients and families.
  • Present self in positive and professional manner and show sensitivity to concerns and needs of others.
• Present self in positive and professional manner and show sensitivity to concerns and needs of others.
• Patient Centered Care
  
  • Answers telephone calls and patient call lights and communicates to healthcare team patient needs.
  • Facilitates patient admission, transfer and discharge as appropriate.
  • Tracks bed activity and when patient is on/off unit; notifies housekeeping of patient discharge.
  • Assists in unit flow management during code situations (answers call lights, etc).
  • Requests patient escort when appropriate.
  • Facilitate patient direct admission.
  • Monitors data entry for key patient safety information.
• Operates Xenex machines after patient discharge.
• Consistent use of appropriate hand hygiene.
• Practices 200% accountability.
• Maintains paper medical record and scanning documents into electronic medical record as necessary.
• Performs audits as requested.
• Proactively offers assistance and comfort measures to patients and families.
• Tracks bed activity and when patient is on/off unit; notifies housekeeping of patient discharge.
• Provides a safe environment for the unit operations.
• Communicates patient care concerns/problems/emergencies to the RN.
• Transports unit supplies, patient care supplies, medications and equipment as assigned.
• Team Work
  
  • Supports initiatives of the Health care team.
  • Participates in interdisciplinary rounds as scribe and facilitates outcome activities as needed.
  • Performs charge reconciliation.
  • Notifies nurse when physician has arrived on unit.
  • Performs audits as requested.
  • Performs staffing reconciliation in Smart Square.
  • Completes and submits supply requisitions; accepts and stocks delivery.
  • Places orders for durable medical equipment.
  • Participates in unit performance improvement initiatives.
  • Supports professional nursing practice through shared governance, evidenced-based practice and ethical accountability.
  • Transports unit supplies, patient care supplies, medications and equipment as assigned.
  • Practices 200% accountability.
• Protects rights and dignity of patient at all times.
• Acts as liaison between patients and diagnostic areas to determine anticipated times for tests/procedures; communicates with patient and updates white boards with information.
• Answers telephone calls and patient call lights and communicates to healthcare team patient needs.
• Supports professional nursing practice through shared governance, evidenced-based practice and ethical accountability.
• Notifies nurse when physician has arrived on unit.
• Knowledgeable, maintains, and acts as unit expert regarding patient care documentation tools in the event of downtime.
• Places physician and ancillary consults.
• Monitors data entry for key patient safety information.
• Safety and Infection Control
  
  • Provides a safe environment for the unit operations.
  • Consistent use of appropriate hand hygiene.
  • Keeps patient rooms and unit areas clean and free of clutter.
  • Follows appropriate PPE/Infection control policies.
  • Reinforces the importance of universal precautions with patient and patient?s family.
  • Operates Xenex machines after patient discharge.
  • Performs environment of care rounds.
• Builds relationships with the family.
• Performs staffing reconciliation in Smart Square.
• Performs charge reconciliation.
• Requests patient escort when appropriate.
• Communication
  
  • Uses effective written and oral communication skills with patients, staff, physicians, family and visitors.
  • Uses safety communication techniques.
  • Places physician and ancillary consults.
  • Maintains computer and other related IT equipment. Reports when devices are not working properly.
  • Acts as liaison between patients and diagnostic areas to determine anticipated times for tests/procedures; communicates with patient and updates white boards with information.
  • Knowledgeable, maintains, and acts as unit expert regarding patient care documentation tools in the event of downtime.
  • Unit super user for electronic documentation.
  • Facilitates data recover during downtime.
  • Communicates patient care concerns/problems/emergencies to the RN.
  • Uses positive and respectful communication with all members of healthcare team, patients and families.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Maintains computer and other related IT equipment. Reports when devices are not working properly.
• Participates in hourly patient rounding.
• Uses effective written and oral communication skills with patients, staff, physicians, family and visitors.
• Uses positive and respectful communication with all members of healthcare team, patients and families.
• Resolves patient concerns.
• Unit super user for electronic documentation.
• Places orders for durable medical equipment.
• Reinforces the importance of universal precautions with patient and patient?s family.
• Supports initiatives of the Health care team.

• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma Required or equivalent from accredited program Required

• Less than 1 year clinical experience in acute care setting Preferred

• Ability to read, write and speak the English language.
• Ability to multi-task essential.
• Ability to function in stressful and emergency situations essential.
• Ability to enter information into an electronic medical record.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Basic medical terminology required.
• Ability to collaborate with other health care providers in the provision of patient care.
• Computer skills required; Personal time management skills are required.
• Strong detail orientation required.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.