unit secretary - Mission, TX, United States - Mission Regional Medical center

Description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community Mission Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Mission Regional Medical Center is a 297-bed, non-profit hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient hospital services to the people of the Rio Grande Valley.

Rated one of the top hospitals in the country for clinical excellence in many services including maternity and orthopedic care, Mission Regional Medical Center has been offering quality healthcare, close to home, for over 60 years.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status, disability, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics.

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Responsibilities

The Unit Secretary is directly accountable to the Director, 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 and Work Experience High School Diploma or Equivalent or relevant experience required for all new hires, effective April 2014.

Medical terminology preferred. Current BLS (AHA) certificate within 6 months of hire and maintain current. Experience using computers for word processing, database management preferred