Unit Secretary Full-Time - Bell Pre/Post

The University of Kansas Health System; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is seeking a Unit Secretary for the Bell Pre/Post Bell Hospital unit. The role acts as a liaison, greeting visitors and staff, organizing patient charts, and ensuring accurate documentation and chart orders are completed.

Responsibilities include answering calls, triaging, coordinating with departments, scheduling follow-ups, and assisting with patient transfers.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED is required or preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology is a plus (completion of Medical Terminology class).

Responsibilities

• Answers telephone and triages calls to unit, consults, support, and ancillary departments as needed.
• Assists in monitoring patient disposition at all times as they leave or return to unit, using log.
• Completes needed filing and ensures the call light system is updated with patient assignments each shift.
• Schedules follow-up appointments for patients and coordinates transport as required.
• Transports items to ancillary departments and handles non-patient care tasks as requested.
• Establishes and maintains a neat, orderly work area and supports infection prevention efforts.

Education

High School Graduate or GED

Job description

Unit Secretary

Full Time - Bell Pre/Post 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.

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. 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. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

High School Graduate or GED. Knowledge Requirements: Completion of Medical Terminology class preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life-changing treatments for the people we serve.

Job Requisition ID: R-51074