Unit Secretary - ICU

100 LCMC Health; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health’s West Jefferson Medical Center seeks a dedicated Unit Secretary to manage clerical tasks and support patient care on the unit. You’ll transcribe orders, maintain patient charts, and greet patients and families with professionalism in a fast-paced environment.

In this role you will collaborate with nurses and care teams, ensure HIPAA-compliant handling of information, and support unit operations with accurate documentation and organized supply areas.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent work experience.
• 1–3 years of experience as a Secretary or Unit Clerk in healthcare.
• Preferred: Associate's Degree in Nursing, Medical Science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Transcribes orders and maintains patient charts while fulfilling receptionist and clerical duties.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to improve patient care and ensure orderly unit operation.
• Maintains documentation consistent with established guidelines to support patient care continuity.

Skills

Secretary experience

Unit Clerk experience

HIPAA compliance

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associate's Degree in Nursing, Medical Science or equivalent

Job description

Your job is more than a job As a Unit Secretary, you’re the heart of patient care as you organize and manage supportive clerical services and communication for your unit. Playing a vital role in ensuring the unit’s smooth operations and exceptional care, in this dynamic position, you coordinate administrative tasks and create a welcoming environment for patients, families, and healthcare professionals. Maintaining an efficient, cost effective and organized nursing station, you demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide assigned unit tasks and responsibilities for patients with acute care needs. You're the conductor, guiding the flow and rhythm of your unit and serving as a trusted resource for nurses and other members of the care team. Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your “little something extra” all add up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this unit support role. Your Everyday Ensures a safe environment for patients and others while performing priority technical procedures safely and legally. Transcribes orders and maintains patient charts while fulfilling receptionist and clerical duties. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to improve patient care and ensure orderly unit operation. Demonstrates care and concern for customers, adhering to HIPAA guidelines and seeking assistance when needed. Utilizes effective interpersonal communication strategies to achieve desirable outcomes and perceptions of satisfaction. Enters supply rooms on nursing units as required for job functions, refraining from manipulating intravenous fluids. Contributes to continuity of patient care by complying with established hospital and departmental policies. Maintains documentation consistent with established guidelines to support patient care continuity.

The Must-Haves Minimum

• High School Diploma/GED or work experience equivalent.
• 1 to 3 years of experience as a Secretary or Unit Clerk in healthcare setting required.
• Preferred: Associate's Degree in Nursing, Medical Science or equivalent.

WORK SHIFT

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.

About West Jefferson Medical Center

West Jefferson Medical Center, a cornerstone of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is regionally recognized and nationally accredited. For over 60 years, we’ve been the hospital-of-choice on the west bank of Jefferson Parish for health, wellness, and family-centered care. Learn more about West Jefferson Medical Center and our Leapfrog “Grade A” Hospital Safety distinction.

Your extras

Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion. Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do. You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

About LCMC Health

One-of-a-kind care comes from one-of-a-kind people. At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra-extraordinary. We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond. If you’re the kind of person who believes that our community deserves the best and that healthcare needs a little more heart, we want you to be a part of our family. From medical roles to administrative positions, every person on our team plays a part in our mission: to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary. Let’s make every day extraordinary, together.