Unit Secretary

Job Title

Job Summary:

Performs general clerical duties by preparing, compiling and maintaining records on a nursing unit.

Education:

Position requires a high school diploma or GED and six months equivalent combination of education and experience in related area.

Registration/Certification/Licensure:
None Specified

Experience:

Two years of related experience preferred.

Other Requirements:
Maintains unit-specific and hospital competencies, mandatory learning, and any clinical certifications required in accordance with the Staff Education and Training policy GA-057 and/or any other department requirements. Successful completion of Unit Secretary Orientation.

Answers phones, relays/dispatches messages to other staff or departments as appropriate. Manages the central desk area of the nursing unit directs staff, physicians and customers as needed. Assists in answering the patient call system and contacts the appropriate staff person. Maintains an up-to-date unit census. Orders supplies under the direction of the unit director. Maintains patient records, including preparing and compiling records, filing and copying as needed.

Prepares admission charts and breaks down discharge charts in accordance with Medical Record protocol.