Unit Secretary - Medical Intermediate and ICU - Rotating

Overview

The Medical Intermediate and Intensive Care Unit is a progressively opening unit with flexible patient acuity ranging from Acute to Intensive Care. This unit proudly provides quality care to Internal Medicine patients of a variety of medical diagnoses including renal, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, hepatology, infectious disease, endocrine, and gerontology. The team building this unit has been recognized by AACN as a Beacon Gold Unit for Excellence.

This achievement was obtained through a focus in collaborative practice, a commitment to maintaining a highly satisfied work force, and a healthy work environment which supports both novice and expert clinicians.

Unit location:
Critical Care Hospital, 3rd Floor

• 28 bed hybrid unit with progressive and intensive care beds focused on caring for a wide variety of adult medical patients across the full spectrum of their hospital admission
• Primary admission diagnoses include respiratory failure, sepsis, multisystem organ failure, GI bleeds, DKA, and significant compromise of kidney and liver failure

• Practice evidence-based care for patients with complex medical and surgical diagnoses
• Serve patients through the continuum of care
• Provide 24-hour accessibility to hospitalists and teaching physician services
• Offer access to multiple Watson rooms, a unique space for team members to practice mindfulness
• Promote professional development and advancement
• Deliver exceptional care through interprofessional collaboration

The Unit Secretary performs a variety of clerical tasks involved in preparing, maintaining and processing patient and unit activities, data and records.

• Requirements for Hire: N/A
• Requirements for continued employment: N/A

• Experience
  
  REQUIRED:
  
  N/A
• Experience PREFERRED
  • Previous experience setting up and maintaining office systems (organizational skills)
  • Previous experience with medical insurance, MIS, and medical terminology
  • Previous experience in a health care setting
  • Previous experience with Microsoft Office software
  • Previous experience with use of EMR

• Education/training REQUIRED
  :
  High School Diploma or GED
• Education/training PREFERRED
  :
  Completion of a Medical Terminology course

• Able to perform daily activities with minimal supervision.
• Self directed in the accomplishment of routine activities.
• Issues involving potential violations of VCUHS policy or procedures, conflicts of a sensitive nature, or unusual situations should be reported promptly to the Nurse Manager (or designee) as warranted by immediacy of the issue.

• Job duties may include handling, transportation, access to and/or contact with medications and related supplies.
• Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): N/A

• Unit Secretaries work all three shifts, weekends and holidays.
• Individual shift rotation and schedules will be established with the specific Nurse Manager.
• Schedules including requirements of shift rotations and hours of work may be adjusted as necessary to meet staffing requirements or the best interest of the work unit.
• Age Specific groups served: N/A

• Physical:
  Lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Activities:
  
  Prolonged standing, Prolonged sitting, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Repetitive motion
• Mental/Sensory:
  Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking
• Emotional:
  Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change

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