Job: UNIT SECRETARY - General Surgical Unit - Part Time - Evenings

UNIT SECRETARY - General Surgical Unit - Part Time - Evenings

Requisition Number: 29252

Location: NM - Albuquerque

Type of Opportunity: Regular Full-Time

FLSA Classification: NON-EXEMPT

Minimum Experience: Less than 1 year

Minimum Education: High School Degree or Equivalent

Shift: Evenings

* Promotes/facilitates accurate and timely unit communication.

* Courteously greets and directs customers.

* Accurately transcribes physicians orders

* Answers telephones and efficiently processes information, including recording physician's orders.

* Effectively utilizes computer system to meet patient/unit needs. Variety of tasks are continually organized/prioritized/performed to meet changing needs of patient/unit.

* Communicates and processes necessary paperwork/information for patient admissions, transfers and discharges.

* Maintains correct census and bed status report. Assembles patient's charts and organizes them daily by filing pertinent reports and adding blank forms as needed.

* Takes specimens to laboratory and picks up blood and blood products from blood bank.

* Maintains and accounts for office supplies for the unit.

* Assists in orienting new personnel to secretarial duties.

* Assists in maintaining nursing unit's cleanliness and orderliness.

* Keeps locator boards current.

* Responsible for Medical Record being complete and in order at discharge.

* Performs other functions as required.

High school education or equivalent. Six months medical clinical experience OR completion of Unit Secretary course OR completion of self study module required. Completion of PHS Unit Secretary Exam with a minimum score of 70% required.