CHRISTUS Health · 13 hours ago
Unit Secretary - Perinatal Admin
San Antonio, TX
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelCHRISTUS Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Unit Secretary for their Perinatal Administration. The role involves performing clerical and non-nursing duties on the nursing units, including serving as a receptionist, maintaining patient records, and assisting with various administrative tasks.
Hospital & Health Care
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
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent is required
Preferred
Graduation from an approved unit clerk program or previous experience as a unit secretary is preferred
CPR certification is preferred
Company
CHRISTUS Health
CHRISTUS Health is a Catholic not-for-profit health care system comprising more than 600 centers, including long-term care facilities, community hospitals, walk-in clinics and health ministries.
Founded in 1935
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2020 (26)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Terry Kyle
CEO and CDO The Children's Hospital of San Antonio Foundation & Friends of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Fnd
Thomas Royer, MD
CEO Emeritus
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