Labor & Delivery Unit Secretary | Full-Time

Nch Healthcare System Inc; Palm River Shores (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NCH Healthcare System Naples is seeking a Unit Secretary Labor & Delivery to provide vital non-clinical support, coordinate physician orders, and relay patient needs to nursing staff on the 12-hour day schedule.

The role requires a High School diploma or GED and basic computer skills; familiarity with PowerChart and MS Office is preferred. Join a dedicated team at Health Park Blvd Naples.

Qualifications

• Minimum of High School or GED required.
• Intermediate computer knowledge: uses Microsoft 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.
• Answers patient call lights promptly and courteously, notifying the appropriate care giver of the patient needs.
• 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.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Multitasking

Phone Etiquette

Communication

Clerical Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

PowerChart

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Windows

Job description

NCH Healthcare System Naples is seeking a Unit Secretary Labor & Delivery to provide vital non-clinical support, coordinate physician orders, and relay patient needs to nursing staff on the 12-hour day schedule.

The role requires a High School diploma or GED and basic computer skills; familiarity with PowerChart and MS Office is preferred. Join a dedicated team at Health Park Blvd Naples.