Operating Room Staffer - Kalamazoo, United States - Bronson Healthcare

Bronson Healthcare

Verified Company

Kalamazoo, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Full time

Description

Love Where You Work

Team Bronson is compassionate, resilient and strong.

We are driven by Positivity which inspires us to be our best and to go above and beyond for our patients, for one another, and for our community.

If you're ready for a rewarding new career, join Team Bronson and be part of the experience.

Location

BMH Bronson Methodist Hospital

Title

Operating Room Staffer - Full time 80 hours - Bronson Methodist

Under general supervision and according to established policies and procedures, provides secretarial and clerical services to staff and managers of an assigned unit/department.

Prepares correspondence, types a variety of office records, provides information/customer service to patients and visitors, maintains and updates departmental records, gathers data, and prepares reports.

Depending on assigned department, may also handle staffing/scheduling/payroll responsibilities and provide meeting support by scheduling meetings, creating agendas/taking minutes, and distributing information to attendees.

Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 1-2 years general office, preferably healthcare, experience and/or training required

Associate's degree preferred

Additional education/experience may be required depending on department

BMH Cardiac Rehab department:

BLS certification required upon hire or within the first 90 days of employment and performs 12 lead EKGs for BMH Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Must be dependable and reliable
Must be able to maintain both staff and patient confidentiality
Must be able to communicate effectively with others by phone, face to face, and in writing
Must have excellent customer service and interpersonal skills; including being polite, considerate, positive and courteous to fellow employees, patients, visitors both while on the telephone and in person.
Additional knowledge of general or specific medical/technical terminology may be required for certain departments.
Additional training is provided onthejob.

Work which produces very high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g.

CRT work between 70 and 90 percent of the time, and work involving extremely close tolerances and considerable hand/eye coordination for sustained periods of time.

The job produces some physical demands. Typical of jobs that include regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects.

Duties are dependent on assigned department:

Completes a variety of secretarial tasks, including transcription of written or dictated materials, processing of invoices, making travel arrangements, and typing of correspondence, memos, minutes, forms, tables, charts, schedules, patient reports, and records
Maintains and updates departmental records and files; may compile and maintain financial and/or budget data.
Maintains and updates departmental schedules and payroll on a daily basis while adhering to staffing and scheduling policies.
Communicates with each unit to determine staffing needs at the beginning of each shift.
Uses critical thinking skills and data obtained to determine placement of staff.
Troubleshoots problem areas of need and contacts extra staff on short notice as needed.
Requisitions regularly used office supplies and small equipment repair and maintenance services. Ensures that adequate supplies needed for smooth office operation are available.
Operates a variety of office equipment, PC, calculators, fax machines, photocopy machines, etc.
Develops and maintains spreadsheets and databases to input, maintain and retrieve data, track statistics, monitor activities and to provide regular and recurring reports, i.e., monthly unit P.I. reports and supplemental staffing reports.
Maintains departmental or management calendar. Schedules and/or reschedules appointments, and advises staff or manager of schedule changes/modifications.
Receives and directs or escorts patients and visitors; places, receives, and directs phone calls; takes and transmits messages. Provides information to callers, or refers them to others.
In addition to the above general secretarial and clerical duties, performs specific functions unique to the individual department or unit, such as processing patient charges, preparing and distributing worksheets and other materials, inputting production and other operational data, processing payroll transactions, transcribing patient test results, and coordinating educational functions.

Shift

First Shift

Time Type

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Cost Center

5700 Surgery (BMH)

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