Unit Secretary: Patient Care & Admin Support (Full-Time)

The University of Kansas Health System; Kansas City (KS); Vor Ort; USD 19.000 - 28.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, KS is seeking a Unit Secretary Full-Time for Bell Pre/Post. You will greet visitors, organize patient charts, and support the health care team with clerical tasks, charting, and discharge coordination.

In this role you will answer calls, triage, assist with patient disposition, schedule follow-ups, maintain filing, and help ensure infection prevention and a clean, safe unit environment. Previous terminology knowledge is preferred.

Qualifikationen

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Completion of Medical Terminology class preferred.

Aufgaben

• 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.

Kenntnisse

Telephone triage

Office coordination

Ausbildung

High School Graduate or GED

Jobbeschreibung

The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, KS is seeking a Unit Secretary Full-Time for Bell Pre/Post. You will greet visitors, organize patient charts, and support the health care team with clerical tasks, charting, and discharge coordination.

In this role you will answer calls, triage, assist with patient disposition, schedule follow-ups, maintain filing, and help ensure infection prevention and a clean, safe unit environment. Previous terminology knowledge is preferred.