Unit Secretary /Monitor Tech-Emergency Dept

Redlands Community Hospital; Redlands (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Redlands Community Hospital is seeking a hospital support clerk to perform routine clerical duties and monitor patients on cardiac monitors, providing continuous observation as required.

You will transcribe orders, schedule tests, assemble patient charts, answer calls, relay messages, and maintain supplies under supervision of the ED/Obs Nurse Manager and department leadership.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent (preferred).
• One year of acute care or ED experience preferred.
• Completion of medical terminology course preferred.
• Computer literacy is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Transcribes physician orders.
• Schedules diagnostic tests and therapies.
• Prepares and mounts cardiac rhythm strips for patient charts.
• Maintains patient charts and assembles records.
• Answers telephone calls and relays messages.
• Maintains supplies and equipment levels per policy.

Skills

Medical terminology

Computer literacy

Arrhythmia recognition

Education

High School graduate or equivalent

Medical terminology course

Job description

Hourly pay range: $23.00 min - $28.22 max

Reporting to the ED/Obs Nurse Manager, this position performs routine clerical duties and patient monitoring necessary to ensure safety of patients. Provides continuous observation of the cardiac monitors, prepares, and mounts cardiac rhythm strips for patient charts. This position is also responsible for providing clerical support for the unit and works under general supervision and direction of the department director, manager, supervisor, or charge nurse, and according to established policies and procedures. In doing so, transcribes physician’s orders, schedules diagnostic tests and therapies for patients, assembles and maintains patient charts, answers telephone calls, provides routine approved information, relays other calls and messages, and maintains appropriate supplies and equipment levels .

Ability to meet all job and physical requirements as outlined in job description or as agreed through a work place accommodation.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/ EXPERIENCE:

1. High School graduate or equivalent preferred.
2. One year of recent experience in an acute care setting preferred, and/or Emergency Department experience preferred.
3. Completion of medical terminology Course preferred.
4. Computer experience is highly desirable.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES:

1. Successful completion of an arrhythmia recognition course required

2. Upon Hire successful passing of RCH basic arrhythmia recognition exam required.

3. MAB certification due within 6 months of hire.

4. Current CPR Certification required.