Henry Ford Health · 6 days ago
Unit Secretary - 5th Floor Med/Surg - Full-Time - Days
Wyandotte, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expHenry Ford Health is a healthcare organization providing compassionate patient-centered care. They are seeking a Unit Secretary for their 5th Floor Med/Surg unit, responsible for clerical and reception duties, ensuring effective communication and patient information management.
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Responsibilities
Customer Service
Answer phones and facilitate communication between the nursing unit and callers
Respond to call lights
Clerical processing of new admissions including creating patient charts, other duties define by unit (i.e. MyChart enrollment)
Scheduling of post-discharge appointment with patient following the established business unit process
During downtime, process and back-enter non-medication orders placed during downtime. a. Maintain downtime paper forms
Perform monthly maintenance of BCA, printer and unit report
Notify appropriate resources for maintenance, track all requests and statuses for unit clinical, telecommunication (phone system) and computer equipment
Contacts consultative services per business unit process
Process patient information after discharge, including disposition in electronic health record (EHR) and breakdown of patient chart
Assist with coordination of interpreter services after collaboration with nursing staff
Performs cleaning of unit clinical, telecommunication (phone system) and computer equipment during each shift. Re-boots computer equipment if needed
Performs tasks related to emergency response activities
Performs purposeful rounding according to unit standards
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
One year in healthcare setting such as medical office, hospital or laboratory required
Preferred
Previous experience as a unit secretary preferred
Company
Henry Ford Health
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$40.27MKey Investors
Mort Harris
2020-06-04Grant· $0.27M
2018-04-09Grant· $20M
2016-12-05Grant· $20M
Leadership Team
Robert Riney
President and CEO
Brenda Craig
Vice President, Integrated Communications
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