Unit Secretary

Kansas Health System; Kansas City (KS); Vor Ort; USD 32.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Bell Hospital is seeking a Unit Secretary to serve as a courteous liaison, organize patient charts, and manage unit operations. Responsibilities include answering calls, triaging, assisting with charting, and coordinating discharge and transport tasks.

The role requires a High School diploma or GED, with preferred Medical Terminology knowledge. The position is full-time and aligned with hospital workflow and patient care standards.

Qualifikationen

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Completion of Medical Terminology class preferred.

Aufgaben

• Answers telephone and triages calls to unit and departments as needed.
• Assists in monitoring patient disposition and updates logs.
• Performs non-patient care tasks (delivering mail, flowers, etc.).
• Maintains neat and orderly work area and updates call light system.
• Schedules follow-up appointments and transports items as needed.
• Performs duties consistent with professional, clinical or technical competencies of the unit.

Kenntnisse

Communication

Customer service

Attention to detail

Ausbildung

High School diploma or GED

Jobbeschreibung

Unit Secretary

Bell Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Unit Secretary acts as a liaison, greets visitors, patients, health care team members in a courteous, customer focused manner. Ensures patient charts are organized, accurate and complete per hospital chart order. Initiates breakdown of chart and completes discharge checklist. Monitors electronic record for: new orders, consults for completion, accurate treatment teams, patient status, new results, and advance directives. Completes order entry for equipment, advance diet, and transport orders. Orders patient supplies and unit equipment as needed. Monitors and updates inventory and downtime bin. Enters dietary intake. Assists with safety and environmental rounds, monitors cleanliness and assists with infection prevention efforts.

*Hours for this position are Mon-Fri 7:00AM-3:30PM*

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Answers telephone and triages calls to unit, calls for consults, support, and ancillary departments as needed.
• Assists in monitoring patient disposition at all times as they leave or return to unit, using log.
• Assists with non-patient care needs as needed or requested by unit staff (turning off lights, delivering mail, delivering flowers, etc.).
• Completes needed filing. Ensures call light system is updated with patient assignments each shift.
• Informs Admitting of discharges immediately upon patient leaving unit if needed.
• May be required to provide constant observation.
• Routinely maintains work area in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Schedules follow-up appointments for patients.
• Transports items to ancillary departments as needed and pick up any items if required.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit.

Required Education and Experience

High School Graduate or GED

Knowledge Requirements

Completion of Medical Terminology class preferred

Time Type

Full time

Job Requisition ID

R-58086

Important information for you to know as you apply:

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.