Unit Secretary - MICU - Per Diem

NYU Langone Health; Village of Patchogue (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a prestigious health institution as a Unit Secretary in the MICU. This per diem position involves supporting nursing staff with clerical tasks, maintaining medical records, and ensuring smooth communication within the department. Ideal for candidates with strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail, this role offers opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and write at a level normally acquired through completion of high school.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with hospital personnel and patients.
• Basic analytical skills to gather and interpret routine data.

Responsibilities

• Provides clerical support, including order transcription and medical record maintenance.
• Maintains confidentiality of patients' medical records.
• Demonstrates accurate telephone communication and customer relations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Basic analytical skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

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NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility—as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries. The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices.

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Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Unit Secretary - MICU - Per Diem - Variable Shifts.

In this role, the successful candidate under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager or designee, and according to established policies and procedures, provides clerical support for assigned nursing unit/units. This includes order transcription, computer entry, medical record maintenance and telephone and electronic communication management. Participates in the orientation of new employees.

Job Responsibilities

• Order Transcription/Computer Entry
  
  

Demonstrates accuracy in transcription of physician orders to the Kardex

Enters date, initial and CRT for each order following computer entry

Demonstrates accurate and timely computer entry of patients admission/ongoing

orders, and enters discharge, transfer or expiration data

Communicates with nursing staff to insure timely management of STAT orders

Organizes workload to ensure timely entry of physician orders

Demonstrates knowledge of computer downtime procedures

Documents accurately and legibly on all documents

Completes inventory and arranges for supply order as directed

Completes requirement for data entry on height, weight and allergy screens at time of

patient admission

Updates advanced directive screen when indicated

• Medical Record Maintenance
  
  

Maintains confidentiality of patients medical records

Assembles medical record for newly admitted patients

Provides for timely and efficient filing of reports in the medical record

Maintains and updates medical records to insure filing and labeling accuracy

Prepares, photocopies, and routes the medical record to designated sites upon

patients discharge, transfer or expiration

Maintains overflow medical records in accurate order

Maintains adequate charting materials and supplies on the unit

• Telephone and Electronic Communication
  
  

Utilizes appropriate technique when answering the telephone

Answers telephone calls in a friendly and courteous manner

Demonstrates ability to access the hospital in-house paging system

Responds to routine inquires and relays calls and messages

Demonstrates the ability to complete the tasks of facsimile transmission and

photocopy duplication

Updates and forwards daily census to the Admitting Department in compliance with

the daily requirement

• Customer/Interpersonal Relations
  
  

Demonstrates awareness and participates in activities that support customer

satisfaction

Performs timely notification of transfers, discharges, expirations to the Admitting

Office (Nursing Supervision after 4:00PM) to facilitate the admission process

Interacts effectively with the staff on the unit and in other departments

Accepts assignments willingly and goes to other units when required

Willingly completes various errands as requested

Works collaboratively with management to improve the environment of care for

patients, family and personnel

Seeks out and utilizes the Nurse Manager or Nursing Administrative Supervisor to

address issues that require their assistance to resolve

Participates in the evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of policy and procedure

and supports measures to improve practice

Maintains personal appearance as outlined in organizational guidelines

• Continuing Education/Meeting Attendance
  
  

Attends and participates in educational programs and meetings offered in the hospital

to maintain competence

Complies with staff meeting attendance requirements

Minimum Qualifications

To qualify you must have a High School Diploma or GED

Ability to read and write at a level normally acquired through completion of high school to complete order entry, comprehension of written or verbal instructions, order transcription and medical record maintenance

Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively interact with hospital personnel, medical staff, and patients or family.

Basic analytical skills necessary in order to gather and interpret routine data, maintain records, and organize workload.

Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail to complete required services in accordance with established schedules and deadlines

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

View NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy, Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal.

NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $28.61 - $28.61 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

View the Pay Transparency Notice for further details.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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