Overview
We are seeking aUnit Secretary,also referred to asaUnit Clerk,Clinical Unit Secretary or Medical UnitSecretary.AUnitSecretaryprovides indirect patient care by managing departmental communications, organizing records, transcribing physician orders when needed, and ensuring charts, logs, and electronic records areaccurateand complete. They support the Perinatal Unit by coordinating with physicians and departments, ordering supplies, restocking rooms after transfers or discharges, andassistingnursing staff with non-clinical tasks.
ShiftsAvailable:Days
Employment Type:Full-time
Hours:12-hour shifts – 7:00am to 7:00pm -7:00pm to 7:00am
Department:Emergency Services
Location:St Mary's Medical Center–Blue Springs, MO
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Responsibilities
The Unit Secretary is directly accountable to the Director of MST, and indirectly to the Charge Nurse, 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 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.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
1. High School Diploma or Equivalent or relevant experience required for all new hires, effective April 2014.
2. Medical terminology preferred.
3. Current BLS certificate within 6 months of hire and maintain current.
4. Experience using computers for word processing, database management preferred.
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Employment Status
Full TimeShift
VariableEmployment Status
Full TimeShift
VariableEqual Employment Opportunity
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