Unit Secretary - IMC MedSurgical A

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – San Marcos, which originated in 1923 as Hays County Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Memorial Hospital, opened at its current Wonder World Drive location in 1983. Our staff of more than 700 Associates works with more than 300 active and consulting physicians to provide quality services to patients and their families. For more than 20 consecutive years, we have been named The Best Hospital in Hays County in the annual “Best of Hays” publication released by the San Marcos Daily Record. In addition to interventional cardiac services, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – San Marcos is a Certified Chest Pain Center and an accredited Primary Stroke Center. We lead the region in da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery and offers a variety of specialty care services including medical imaging, rehabilitation, hospice, women’s services and more. 

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:

5 Days - 8 Hours

Work Type:

Full Time