Unit Secretary — Hospital Admin & Patient Coordination

Naples Comprehensive Health - NCH; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Naples Comprehensive Health - NCH is seeking a Unit Secretary to provide a vital link in the chain of Quality of Care by coordinating physician orders and relaying patient needs to nursing and ancillary staff. The role maintains non-clinical unit operations and supports daily workflows on the 4 South unit in Naples, FL.

Responsibilities include handling orders, maintaining records, assisting with admissions/discharges/transfers, and ensuring confidentiality.

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 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 admissions, discharges and transfers of patients and transfers between units as needed.
• Maintains patient records by entering data according to policy, preserving confidentiality and ensuring forms are signed and complete.
• Answers patient call lights promptly and communicates patient needs to the appropriate caregiver.
• Receives physicians, visitors, and staff, and directs them to the appropriate departments within the system.
• Performs errands to obtain and return supplies from Central Supply, Pharmacy, Lab, Dietary, etc.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of patients on the unit and maintains professional phone etiquette.
• Restocks supplies and demonstrates organizational and multitasking skills.

Skills

Administrative skills

Multitasking

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

PowerChart

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Naples Comprehensive Health - NCH is seeking a Unit Secretary to provide a vital link in the chain of Quality of Care by coordinating physician orders and relaying patient needs to nursing and ancillary staff. The role maintains non-clinical unit operations and supports daily workflows on the 4 South unit in Naples, FL.

Responsibilities include handling orders, maintaining records, assisting with admissions/discharges/transfers, and ensuring confidentiality.