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Unit Secretary - Acute Inpatient Units

United States·Kansas Citymid

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Full time Job Requisition ID:R-36610 Important information for you to know as you apply: The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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OtherSecretary

Unit Secretary - Acute Inpatient Units

Bell Hospital

The Unit Secretary acts as a liaison, greets visitors, patients, health care team members in a courteous, customer focused manner. Ensures patient charts are organized, accurate and complete per hospital chart order. Initiates breakdown of chart and completes discharge checklist. Monitors electronic record for: new orders, consults for completion, accurate treatment teams, patient status, new results, and advance directives. Completes order entry for equipment, advance diet, and transport orders. Orders patient supplies and unit equipment as needed. Monitors and updates inventory and downtime bin. Enters dietary intake. Assists with safety and environmental rounds, monitors cleanliness and assists with infection prevention efforts.

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Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

Answers telephone and triages calls to unit, calls for consults, support, and ancillary departments as needed.
Assists in monitoring patient disposition at all times as they leave or return to unit,using log.
Assists with non-patient care needs as needed or requested by unit staff (turning offlights, delivering mail, delivering flowers, etc.).
Completes needed filing. - Ensures call light system is updated with patient assignments each shift
Informs Admitting of discharges immediately upon patient leaving unit if needed.
May be required to provide constant observation.
Routinely maintains work area in a neat and orderly fashion.
Schedules follow-up appointments for patients.
Transports items to ancillary departments as needed and pick up any items if required.
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

High School Graduate or GED

Requirements

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Completion of Medical Terminology class preferred

Full time

R-36610

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.
Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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