Unit Secretary, OR Richland, FT Weekend Days
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Job overview
Prisma Health is hiring an Unit Secretary, OR Richland, FT Weekend Days. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, the Unit Secretary provides excellent customer service while performing clerical and administrative duties at the nurse’s station, greeting visitors, responding to patient calls, managing supplies, and maintaining a safe, clean environment for patients, families, and staff.
Key focus areas include Provide effective customer service to patients, families, and staff with kindness and professionalism, Manage ordering, stocking, and inventory of equipment and supplies in collaboration with the nurse manager, and Perform general reception and clerical duties at the nurse’s station, including answering phones and intercom calls.
Important skills include Customer Service, AIDET, Inventory Management, Clerical Duties, Data Entry, and Phone Communication.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
Job Summary
Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, provides excellent customer service while providing clerical and administrative services. Performs general reception duties at the nurse's station including greeting visitors and responding to patient calls. Monitors, orders and stocks supplies. Maintains a safe work environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Establishes and maintains excellent rapport with Registered Nurses, providers, hospital staff, patients, families, and visitors.
Essential Functions
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All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
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Performs effective customer service skills, to include, but not limited to, responding to patients, family and staff with kindness, courtesy, professionalism and efficiency; walking visitors to their destination, answering phones/intercoms in a friendly manner. Participates in patient care rounding in collaboration with unit staff to include daily introductions to patient/families with the use of AIDET.
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Manages ordering, stocking, and inventory of equipment and supplies in collaboration with nurse manager. Unit operation responsibilities include but not limited to daily monitoring of supplies, ordering office supplies, ordering special supplies, monitoring PAR levels of supplies, and maintaining/organizing unit supply rooms.
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Performs general reception and clerical duties at the nurse’s station, including responding to patient calls via intercom or in person. Provides administrative and clerical support as needed for unit but not limited to data entry, meeting minutes, maintaining bulletin boards, and organizing downtime forms.
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Coordinates the maintenance of a safe, clean, and functional physical environment in accordance with regulatory standards.
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Monitors designated patient safety systems for alerts and immediately notifies the appropriate RN.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Management Responsibility
- This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.
Minimum Requirements
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Education - Unit Secretary training program or unit-based on-the-job training
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Experience - No experience required.
In Lieu Of
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In lieu of Unit Secretary training, will accept 6 months experience in a related healthcare setting or field or as an Administrative Assistant.
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In lieu of a US training course or 6 months healthcare or clerical experience, will accept completion of nursing fundamentals course.
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
- NA
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- NA
Work Shift
Weekend Shift (United States of America)
Location
5 Medical Park Rd Richland
Facility
1510 Richland Hospital
Department
15106160 Operating Room
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