Unit Secretary
Core
Provides clerical and administrative support to enhance the nursing unit environment and assist nursing personnel and medical staff.
Role type
Unit Secretary
Builds
Nursing unit operations and patient record management
Domain
Healthcare / Hospital Administration
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Computer data entry, Patient record management, Safety rounds, Telephone etiquette, Documentation, Patient identification, Specimen delivery coordination, Census tracking
Responsibilities
Records and types unit council minutes, Initiates and maintains patient records, Keeps census up-to-date, Greets patients and visitors, Documents allergies and diet/NPO restrictions, Ensures medical records accompany patients to ancillary departments, Oversees prompt delivery of specimens, Performs safety rounds
Seniority
Entry-level, individual contributor