Labor & Delivery Unit Secretary - Full-Time

Naples Comprehensive Health - NCH; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) is seeking a Unit Secretary for Labor and Delivery North Naples to act as a vital link coordinating physician orders and patient needs on the unit. This role focuses on non-clinical administration, charting, and efficient bedside support.

The position requires a High School diploma or GED and basic skills with Word, Excel, Outlook, and Windows. A strong sense of organization and multitasking is essential for success in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of High School or GED.
• Intermediate computer knowledge: Word, Excel, Outlook, and Windows.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates and coordinates physician orders, enters all appropriate nursing orders into PowerChart and maintains paper chart order.
• Maintains supplies, prepares reports and maintains unit records under the direction of the charge nurse or department manager.
• Assists and prioritizes non-clinical aspects of admission, discharges and transfers of patient, including hospital-to-hospital transfers via ground transport, helicopter and air ambulance.
• Maintains patient records by entering data according to the Healthcare System’s policy and procedures, preserving confidentiality, checking for deficiencies, and providing forms as necessary. Assesses all forms making sure all are signed and complete (labeled correctly).
• Answers patient call lights promptly and courteously, notifying the appropriate care giver of the patient needs. Possesses the ability to prioritize patient requests and communicate them to the appropriate resource.
• Receives physicians, visitors, and ancillary staff, assisting them when possible, including referring them to other departments or units within the NCH Healthcare system.
• Performs errands as necessary, including obtaining and returning supplies to Central Supply, Pharmacy, Lab, Dietary, etc.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of patients currently on unit.
• Demonstrates polite and courteous phone etiquette with ability to clearly communicate with others.
• Restock supplies in the department as needed.
• Demonstrates effective organizational skills and ability to multitask.

Education

High School or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Windows

Job description

Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) is seeking a Unit Secretary for Labor and Delivery North Naples to act as a vital link coordinating physician orders and patient needs on the unit. This role focuses on non-clinical administration, charting, and efficient bedside support.

The position requires a High School diploma or GED and basic skills with Word, Excel, Outlook, and Windows. A strong sense of organization and multitasking is essential for success in a fast-paced hospital setting.