What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Secretary - Emergency Department position at ECU Health?
ECU Health
About ECU Health Bertie Hospital
ECU Health Bertie Hospital is a state-of-the-art, 6-bed critical access hospital in Windsor. It is closely affiliated with ECU Health Medical Center and the telemedicine resources of The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. The hospital offers high quality surgical, emergency and diagnostic services, as well as specialty and primary care clinics.
Position Summary
Serves as a liaison between the Nursing Staff and the department, and other departments within the hospital and the general public.
Responsibilities
Maintains a Consistent Medical Record: Monitors patients chart electronically through Healthspan and verifies completeness of record. Maintains paper charts forms and downtime charts.
Communicates with Healthcare providers concerning documentation needs in the patients chart.
Assist in patient transfers: Assist in contact with receiving facility.
Verifies completeness of record. Demonstrates ability to obtain and print chart information as needed. Faxes necessary information to receiving facilities. Notifies appropriate agencies for transportation needs.
Performs Receptionist Duties and Maintain Professionalism for Nursing Units: Promotes Patient Centered Care.
Manages patients needs through answering telephones, call bells and relaying patient and or family request to nurse and or physician. Assist in maintaining orderly and professional environment. Completes patient logs. Assist with ordering and restocking of supplies. Coordinates transfers of patients to other facilities and inner hospital transfers.
Establishes, maintains, and keeps current office files, safe guarding confidentiality of all records and files. Adheres to hospital policies and procedures. Demonstrates effective interpersonal relations and communications skills.
Participates in unit department and hospital activities
Participates in Environment of Care: Assist the licensed staff and recognizes the secretarys role during a disaster.
Verbalizes processes for reporting security incidents involving patients. Verbalizes location of MSDS. Verbalizes processes for reporting utility systems management problems and failures.
Assist in keeping the unit neat and orderly.
Assist licensed staff and recognizes the secretary role in the following codes: Pink, Red, and Blue.
Follows infection control policies and procedures specific to the department. Follows all policies.
Participates in Quality Improvement: Participates in cost saving activities. Employs safety practices for nursing unit.
Participates in continuing education. Fulfills annual requirements. Orients new staff and students to the unit.
Minimum Requirements
High School or equivalent
Other Information
Location: ECU Health Bertie Hospital - Emergency Department
Shift: Full-Time / Days
Hours: M-F / 9AM-5PM
Weekends: No
On-Call: No
Great Benefits!!!
General Statement
It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.
Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.
We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.
Contact Information
For Additional Information, Please Contact
Brandon Peppers, Associate Recruiter
ECH Health Talent Acquisition
Email: Brandon.Peppers@ecuhealth.org
About ECU Health Bertie Hospital
ECU Health Bertie Hospital is a state-of-the-art, 6-bed critical access hospital in Windsor. It is closely affiliated with ECU Health Medical Center and the telemedicine resources of The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. The hospital offers high quality surgical, emergency and diagnostic services, as well as specialty and primary care clinics.
Position Summary
Serves as a liaison between the Nursing Staff and the department, and other departments within the hospital and the general public.
Responsibilities
Maintains a Consistent Medical Record: Monitors patients chart electronically through Healthspan and verifies completeness of record. Maintains paper charts forms and downtime charts.
Communicates with Healthcare providers concerning documentation needs in the patients chart.
Assist in patient transfers: Assist in contact with receiving facility.
Verifies completeness of record. Demonstrates ability to obtain and print chart information as needed. Faxes necessary information to receiving facilities. Notifies appropriate agencies for transportation needs.
Performs Receptionist Duties and Maintain Professionalism for Nursing Units: Promotes Patient Centered Care.
Manages patients needs through answering telephones, call bells and relaying patient and or family request to nurse and or physician. Assist in maintaining orderly and professional environment. Completes patient logs. Assist with ordering and restocking of supplies. Coordinates transfers of patients to other facilities and inner hospital transfers.
Establishes, maintains, and keeps current office files, safe guarding confidentiality of all records and files. Adheres to hospital policies and procedures. Demonstrates effective interpersonal relations and communications skills.
Participates in unit department and hospital activities
Participates in Environment of Care: Assist the licensed staff and recognizes the secretarys role during a disaster.
Verbalizes processes for reporting security incidents involving patients. Verbalizes location of MSDS. Verbalizes processes for reporting utility systems management problems and failures.
Assist in keeping the unit neat and orderly.
Assist licensed staff and recognizes the secretary role in the following codes: Pink, Red, and Blue.
Follows infection control policies and procedures specific to the department. Follows all policies.
Participates in Quality Improvement: Participates in cost saving activities. Employs safety practices for nursing unit.
Participates in continuing education. Fulfills annual requirements. Orients new staff and students to the unit.
Minimum Requirements
High School or equivalent
Other Information
Location: ECU Health Bertie Hospital - Emergency Department
Shift: Full-Time / Days
Hours: M-F / 9AM-5PM
Weekends: No
On-Call: No
Great Benefits!!!
General Statement
It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.
Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.
We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.
Contact Information
For Additional Information, Please Contact
Brandon Peppers, Associate Recruiter
ECH Health Talent Acquisition
Email: Brandon.Peppers@ecuhealth.org
Emergency Department (ED) Tech
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