- Coordinates all activities involved in the preparation and maintenance of patient records to ensure accuracy and completeness, including assembling all admission records, patient records, and printing labels and I.D bands.
- Ensures that electronic medical records ("EMR") are processed and maintained in an accurate and complete manner, enters and updates patient information.
- Prepares patient records for discharge and/or transfer including, copying paperwork, chart breakdown, and contacting appropriate departments including discharge concierge.
- Ensures accurate, timely and professional communication when speaking on the phone, taking messages from members of the department, speaking to patients and physicians, and making post-discharge follow-up appointments.
- Facilitates efficient patient flow by means of electronic capacity management, bed management system and ensures clinical attributes in capacity management are current and accurate.
- Organizes and prioritizes workload to complete responsibilities within assigned shift, updates primary nursing board (patient assignment board) daily and as changes occur, initiates and/or updates census sheet, and maintains work area and nurses' station in a neat and orderly manner.
- Floats to other units to provide assistance as needed, and/or accept additional assignments as requested to support the department's efficiency as observed by nursing leadership.
- Remains current in clerical practices, programs and procedures utilized by the department, and attends mandatory in-services as evidenced by completed education record on the nursing unit.
- Under the instruction and guidance from leadership, assist with chart audits, maintaining informational bulletin boards, ordering and maintaining unit supplies in a cost-effective manner, and other non-clinical activities.
- Maintain and Model REACH Values (Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Compassion, Honor).
- Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
- Performs other duties as required.
- High School diploma, or equivalent experience.
- Basic understanding of office equipment and general knowledge of simple medical procedures or terminology.
- N/A
- Significant manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
- Some occupational risk
- Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
- Generally pleasant working conditions.
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Unit Secretary - Poughkeepsie, United States - Danbury Health Systems
Description
Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations - Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York.
Purpose:
Under the direct supervision of a registered nurse performs specific clerical function and non-professional services necessary to maintain efficient and effective operations of the nursing unit or department, consistent with the philosophy, goals, policies and procedures of the nursing department and hospital administration.
Essential ResponsibilitiesEducation and Experience Requirements:
Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:
License, Registration, or Certification Requirements:
Location:
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Work Type:
Part-Time
Standard Hours: 24.00
FTE:
Work Schedule:
Day 8
Work Shift: 7am - 3:30pm, every other weekend
Org Unit: 1628
Department:
Cardiac Thoracic Step Down
Exempt:
No
Grade:
U2
Salary Range:
$19.15 Hourly
Working conditions:
Essential:
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
