Unit Secretary - Long Beach, United States - Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Description
Unit Secretary / Monitor Tech
- (LON012232)
Description
Title:
Unit Secretary / Monitor Tech
Location:
Long Beach, CA
Department:
Intermediate Cardiac Care
Status:
Part Time
Shift:
Nights (12 hrs.)
Pay Range:
$22.15/hr. - $25.55/hr.
At MemorialCare Health System, we believe in providing extraordinary healthcare to our communities and an exceptional working environment for our employees.
Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration and accountability.
Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation and teamwork.
Position Summary
- The Unit Secretary/ Monitor Technician provides clerical support functions to a specific patient care unit, while maintaining excellent customer service skills. This role works in conjunction with unit staff to organize and maintain the accurate accounting of all necessary data. In collaboration with the healthcare team, the Unit Secretary/ Monitor Technician will coordinate and prioritize patient, physician and staff needs. The key essential job functions of this role include customer focus and patient experience, coordination of providerentered orders, communication, and time management. This position is also responsible for continuous monitoring of all telemetry areas and must report to RN staff any changes in rhythm.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job
- 1. Performs clerical skills to facilitate the accurate and efficient operation of the assigned unit.
- 2. Files orders, reports and patient related information into charts in a timely manner; Demonstrates accuracy in computer input.
- 3. Manages the work environment in order to maintain a safe work place and cost effective practice.
- 4. Orders supplies for the unit, prepares and completes each patients chart for necessary forms needed on a daily basis; Ensures crash carts are immediately restocked with the appropriate items after each code.
- 6. Transcribes physician orders from records with notation and signature by nursing staff; Checks for completeness, accuracy and correctness of patients record.
- 7. Practices telephone etiquette when placing and answering calls for physicians, patient families and other departments.
- 8. Assembles charts on new admissions and prepares charts for patient transfers.
- 9. Maintains an organized nursing station, monitors for noise levels, ensures good work flow at the desk area.
- 10. Monitors all telemetry units to detect and immediately report any changes in the patients' basic cardiac rhythm to the appropriate nursing personnel.
- 11. Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications/Work Experience:
- 1+ years of recent experience as a Unit Secretary or Ward Clerk in a comparable size facility.
- Proficient in Medical Terminology.
- Must be knowledgeable in cardiac rhythm identification.
Education/Licensure/Certification:
- Certificate of completion of a formal Unit Secretary program, CNA/EDT experience, or successful completion of one semester in an accredited RN program preferred.
- Bachelors degree preferred.
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification required.
- Completion of Medical Terminology class preferred.
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