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FTE: 0.750000
Shift: Afternoons
Location: RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER
Summary:
The OB Unit Secretary is an individual who performs clerical and receptionist duties on the nursing unit. Moreover, the Unit Secretary is often the liaison between the unit and other hospital departments, the physician, other nursing units, the patient and/or family. Additionally, the Unit Secretary ensures the proper level of supplies to meet patient care demands.
Experience/Education Requirements:

• High School diploma or its equivalent preferred.
• Courses in communication, speech, business, and medical terminology are recommended.
  License or Certification Requirements:
• None required
• Certification as Unit Secretary is highly desirable

Responsibilities:

• Alert RNs to lab results & file printed copies
• Answers patient, family, hospital staff or physician inquiries or refer to as appropriate
• Attendance at 50% or more of unit meetings
• Do registration
• Documenting/relaying messages
• Enter clinical circumstances and charges
• Enter Physician orders competently, obtain needed printouts
• Familiar with Infant Security System and troubleshoot as necessary
• Mail weekly birth announcements to newspaper
• Make up new charts as needed.
• File prenatal records (L&D Only)
• Obtain accurate information from parents for birth certificates.
• Obtain pertinent information needed for photographers
• Order supplies as needed for patients, parents, unit & office and stock supplies after order is received
• Participate in admitting and discharging patient process
• Printer/fax troubleshooting, load paper
• Schedule prenatal classes for prenatal education instructors and record names of participants for Bladder Control lectures (OB only)
• Send order copies to Pharmacy.
• File daily medication summaries
• Sort/distribute incoming mail.
• Change video camera tapes on a daily basis
• Thin charts as needed, filing old charts, lab x-ray results, consult report, H&Ps.
• Place needed documents on charts.
• Transcribe physician orders

Education:
Essential:
* HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
Riverside Healthcare is revolutionizing care using leading-edge technology to diagnose and treat patients. We are ranked top in the nation for performance in neurosurgery, orthopedics, and heart surgery and have also been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics seven times. Riverside is nationally recognized for our specialty programs in obstetrics, trauma, oncology, rehabilitation, geriatrics, occupational health, psychiatric services, and treatment of alcohol and chemical dependency, as well as patient safety. We combine innovation and convenience at state-of-the-art facilities located in communities throughout the greater Kankakee area.
Riverside Medical Center proves that truly progressive medicine is being delivered in Chicago's southwest suburbs and East Central Illinois. Join a team that is not only concerned with providing the best care possible but also with offering a work environment of advancement and growth. Riverside is a place that embraces a culture where opinions count and dedications is respected, where superior performance is rewarded with competitive salaries and excellent benefits.
Other information:
Exposure/Sensory Requirements:
Exposure to:
Chemicals: Occasional use of alcohol, cleaning agents.
Video Display Terminals: Average
Blood and Body Fluids: Minimal potential - very restricted direct patient contact with this type of patient.
TB or Airborne Pathogens: Minimal potential-very restricted direct patient contact for this entity.
Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):
Speech: Needed to communicate with physicians, patients, families and hospital personnel
Vision: Needed to see CIS displays, graphic lines for documentation, assignment board from nursing station, to read printouts, reports, names on charts, forms.
Smell: Electrical/fire safety.
Hearing: Needed for hearing telephone communication, hear PA system announcements.
Touch: Needed to manipulate equipment/tools, computer entry.
Activity/Lifting Requirements:
Average Hours per Week: 24-36
Shift: Days
Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 70%
Twist: 10%
Stand: 10%
Crawl: 0%
Walk: 20%
Kneel: 2%
Lift: 5%
Drive: 0%
Squat: 5%
Climb: 1%
Bend: 5%
Reach above shoulders: 2%
The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
Up to 20 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 35 lbs: Not Required
Up to 50 lbs: Not Required
Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
Over 100 lbs: Not Required
Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):
Carry old reports to nursing counter, waist high, approx. 5-10'. Lift IV supplies from med counter to cabinets approx 2-5'. Lift./carry C/S supplies from utility room floor to cabinets, 3-8'. Carry stacks of charts, waist high, counter to counter, approx 5-15'. In emergency, could carry fire extinguisher down/up 5 flights of steps and several hundred yards.
Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
Sit: 120
Twist: 10
Stand:30
Crawl: 0
Walk: 10
Kneel: 5
Lift: 5
Drive: 0
Squat: 5
Climb: 1
Bend: 15
Reach above shoulders: 2
Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):
Simple grasp less than 5 lbs. Normal weight: 5-10# often
Pushing & pulling Normal weight: 5-200# occasionally
Fine Manipulation: Scissors, tape, post-it, stapler. Separating sheets of paper. Tearing perforated papers apart.
Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: None
Environmental Factors & Special Hazards:
Environmental Factors (Time Spent) :
Inside hours: 11.95
Outside hours : .5
Temperature: Normal Range
Lighting: Average
Noise levels: Average
Humidity: Dry
Atmosphere: Odors
Special Hazards : Radiation - VDT display exposure
Protective Clothing Required: None