Unit Secretary 7p-7a

Community Memorial Hospital, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Memorial Hospital, Inc. is seeking a healthcare support professional to provide administrative and patient care assistance in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include acting as a central contact for staff and patients, managing charts and scheduling, and assisting with transfers, documentation, and patient needs. Prior nursing assistant or MOA experience is desirable, and BLS certification is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Clear communication and strong people skills.
• Strong organizational skills in interruptive environment.
• Experience with electronic medical record systems.
• Experience as nursing assistant/MOA desirable.
• BLS required.

Responsibilities

• Communication: Serves as central point of contact for staff, patients, and visitors, relaying messages and answering calls.
• Administrative support: manages patient charts, requests health information, and coordinates scheduling and admissions/discharges.
• Quality and safety: collects data and verifes inventory of designated medical supplies as directed.
• Transcription and documentation: completes patient census, acuity scores, and related worksheets.
• Assists with patient care: directs patients/visitors, assists nursing staff, transports supplies, may serve as 1:1 sitter.
• Maintaining confidentiality: handles sensitive information per HIPAA and privacy rules.
• Problem Solving: helps maintain workflow to promote patient satisfaction.

Skills

Communication

Administrative support

Quality and safety

Transcription and documentation

Assists with patient care

Maintaining confidentiality

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Job description

Community Memorial
Hamilton, NY 13346, USA

• Pay or shift range: $17.12 USD to $20.77 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Communication: Serves as a central point of contact for staff, patients, and visitors, relaying messages, and answering phone calls. Manages unit emails including printing, posting or communicating requests as directed.
• Administrative support: requests patient health information as directed; maintains patient physical chart and including advanced directives (HCP/MOLST), assists with discharge and transfer paperwork including printing educational materials, forms and admission/discharge folders. Maintains documentation packets, prints downtime forms. Scheduling/coordination and procures patient appointments, meetings and procedures for patients as directed.
• Quality and safety: Collect data as directed by charge RN/Director of Inpatient Nursing. Performs inventory and outdate verification of designated medical supply systems.
• Transcription and documentation: complete patient census, patient acuity scores and Patient Care Tech (PCT) worksheet
• Assists with patient care: Directs patients and visitors to appropriate rooms; delivers mail, flowers, personal items, provide support to nursing and medical staff as needed including transport, stocking supplies and responding to patient inquiries. May function as 1:1 Sitter as needed
• Maintaining confidentiality: handle sensitive information with discretion adhering to privacy regulations such as HIPAA. Uses HIPAA compliant practice to manage patient records including email/fax/appointments/information sharing.
• Problem Solving: assists in maintaining workflow to promote patient satisfaction.

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma
• Requires ability to communicate clearly and have noteworthy people skills.
• Demonstrates strong organization skills in interruptive environment
• Experience with electronic medical record systems
• Experience as nursing assistant/MOA desirable
• BLS required

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