CHRISTUS Health · 3 days ago
Unit Secretary - Perintal Admin - Full Time
Lake Charles, LA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelCHRISTUS Health is seeking a Unit Secretary to provide clerical support in a clinical environment. The role involves maintaining patient safety, adhering to healthcare policies, and facilitating communication among patients, families, and staff members.
Responsibilities
Maintains continuous alertness and response to patient safety issues and participates in maintaining a safe and secure patient care environment:
Uses patient identifiers as defined by policy
Provides emergency assistance within the defined role
Maintains a hazard-free work environment
Maintains unit security
Participates in emergency and disaster plans
Complies with regulatory agency guidelines/rules
Adheres to Christus policies and procedures and the standards of JC, OSHA, DHH, HIPAA, etc.:
Maintains infection control standards by using proper isolation techniques, handwashing and standard precautions
Provides privacy and maintenance of confidentiality
Promotes patients right to make personal choices to accommodate their needs and be free from abuse, mistreatment and neglect, reporting any instances of maltreatment to appropriate personnel
Gives assistance in resolving grievances and disputes
Maintains care and security of patient’s personal possessions
Works with nursing staff to reduce need for restraints
Screens telephone calls and visitor requests to protect patient confidentiality
Restricts access to patient information (e.g., charts, computers, etc.)
Demonstrates knowledge of informed consent
Recognizes age, diversity specific needs/issues of customers served
Communicates with patient/family/staff members in ways that demonstrate:
Responsiveness to verbal and behavioral patient communication
Awareness of age-specific needs and developmental tasks
Sensitivity and openness for allowing the patient to make personal choices
Communicates with team members, demonstrating:
Timely awareness & reporting of clinical and equipment alarms
Appropriate access to the chain of command
Collaboration with the multidisciplinary team
Proper telephone etiquette
Performs communication using various technology applications:
Communicates with patients and staff via intercom
Attends in-services, department, staff or other required meetings:
Reviews facility-specific publications, memos, policies and other job-related publications
Specimen delivery
Using appropriate moving and lifting techniques and equipment
Assisting with transporting patients
Assisting with admission, transfer and/or discharge processes including securing assistive devices and personal effects
Performs delegated tasks
Participates in care of the patient environment and equipment
Maintains cleanliness of nurses station/refreshment area
Qualification
Required
High School diploma or GED required
BLS
Preferred
Computer experience 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
CHRISTUS Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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2025 (43)
2024 (35)
2023 (54)
2022 (46)
2021 (22)
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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