JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute · 3 weeks ago
UNIT SECRETARY - FLOAT POOL - PER DIEM EVENING
North Bergen, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$19.33/hr - $19.33/hr
0+ years expHackensack Meridian Health is committed to transforming healthcare and serving as a leader of positive change. The Unit Secretary in the Float Pool is responsible for performing clerical functions, transcribing doctor’s orders, and ensuring effective communication within the healthcare team to support patient care.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Transcribes and transmits doctor’s orders to appropriate areas under supervision of a registered nurse, and confers with the charge nurse and/or nurse assigned to patient regarding scheduling patients activities and tests
Follows up consistently on written and oral instructions; promptly reports matters requiring immediate nursing intervention
Performs clerical functions for physicians within the Unit Secretary’s sphere of responsibility
Answers telephone and call light systems, takes messages, and communicates messages to the appropriate person in a timely manner
Answers call bells in a timely and appropriate manner, ensures proper notification of staff, prepares and keeps current census sheet, acuity sheets, transportation log, dietary requisitions and other forms and delivers them to the proper department as necessary
Performs clerical duties related to the admission and discharge of patients and obtaining medical records from other facilities
Compiles new charts, maintains current charts, and enters patient information on the charts and computers
Replenishes charts with MD order sheets, progress notes, consult sheets, and other sheets as necessary making sure that all sheets have patient identification stickers
Places telemetry sticker in progress notes for all patients on telemetry on a daily basis
Performs all patient record activities and charting transcriptions with close attention to detail and accuracy. Ensures that complete information is filled in on all forms (requisitions, transfers, work orders, dietary requisitions etc.); keeps current census sheets. Delivers completed forms to the proper departments as necessary
Routinely files printouts under appropriate corresponding dividers
Adheres to the current HIPAA regulations concerning patient and employee confidentiality
Provides for patient/employee privacy, safeguards all medical information
Maintains emergency charts for use in downtime
Maintains patient charts, makes sure that format of charts are maintained to ensure complete and accurate information in order to facilitate patient follow-up. Ensures that all are complete, accurate and up to date for all patients
Discharges patients from the computer system in a timely fashion. Disassembles all charts of discharged patients within the same shift that the patient was discharged from the hospital and placed in a designated area
Maintains a neat and tidy work environment. Keeps noise to a minimum. Secures all patient records and other documents as necessary. Ensures computers, fax machines, copiers, scanners and other equipment in the unit are working appropriately. Calls for equipment repair as needed
Ensures delivery of excellent customer service resulting in positive and improving patient satisfaction scores for department and Medical Center
Qualification
Required
High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs
Computer competence
Preferred
Minimum of six months clerical experience preferred
Benefits
Health
Dental
Vision
Paid leave
Tuition reimbursement
Retirement benefits
Company
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute
Offering New Jersey’s most comprehensive rehabilitation services, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute is a 94-bed facility located in Edison, NJ, serving residents of the tristate area for more than 40 years.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
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