Unit Secretary - ICU Pediatric - PRN

Summary:

Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, performs duties of a clerical and non-nursing nature on the nursing units. Activities include serving as a receptionist for the unit, transcribing orders and requesting items for patient care, and assisting with maintaining patient, unit, and hospital records.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a receptionist for the nursing unit; answers the telephone, takes and delivers messages, and offers to assist and answer inquiries of a general nature for patients, families, physicians, and visitors, including answering patient call lights. 
• Maintains an orderly environment in the nursing station. 
• Sorts and delivers interdepartmental mail. 
• Maintains unit records and admission/dismissal log books. 
• Prepares and transcribes physician orders for verification by registered nurse. 
• Reviews and organizes patient chart with all forms properly identified. 
• Performs clerical duties related to admissions, transfers, discharges and death, notifying appropriate departments and staff, and assembling chart forms. 
• Completes requisition forms and enters orders into the computer for central supply items, and diagnostic or therapeutic patient services. 
• Routes charts and / or lab work to other departments as required for diagnostic and therapeutic services. Assembles dismissal charts and routes them to Medical Records. 
• Maintains stock supplies in the unit. Reports requests for par level changes and/or non-stock needs. 
• Assists with maintenance of equipment. Routes broken equipment to Maintenance and/or appropriately uses Meditech, Maintenance Log and Central Work Order to request repair. 
• Contacts Clinical Engineering when required. 
• Requests diets and checks meal trays for accuracy. Collects late trays from the dumbwaiter. 
• Communicates effectively with team members and unit secretary from other shifts. Provides oncoming shift secretary with accurate report. 
• Assures patient charges are appropriately entered. Verifies and reconciles charges each shift. 
• Responds to emergency situations according to defined procedures including infant security system alarms. 
• Demonstrates competence to perform assigned responsibilities in a manner that meets the age specific and developmental needs of clients served by the department.
• Appropriately adapts assigned assessment, treatment and/or service methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age specific and other developmental needs of each client served. 
• Demonstrates adherence to the core values of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care. 
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Requirements:

Education/Skills

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Experience

• Graduation from an approved unit clerk program or previous experience as a unit secretary is preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• CPR certification is preferred.

Work Schedule:

7PM - 7AM

Work Type:

Per Diem As Needed