What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Secretary FT Days Float position at Care New England?
Job Summary: The major responsibility is to perform clerical duties on a nursing or clinical unit. He/She will follow confidentiality expectations.
They will facilitate an atmosphere of cooperation by being professional, pleasant, and helpful to the staff, patients, and families.
Observe all general hospital and departmental policies, guiding principles, rules and regulations.
Attend orientation and complete ongoing in-service education as required.
Duties include, but not limited to:
Assemble new charts.
Makes up requisitions.
Promptly reports needed repairs to related services. .
Makes emergency phone calls as directed
Answers telephone, relays messages and makes necessary appointments.
Prepares charts for admissions, transfers and discharges.
Maintains forms in charts as needed.
Communicates with other departments in a timely manner such as PAS and the Bed Board
Orders and restocks unit supplies for the unit.
Maintains a clean and organized work area not just for themselves but also for the team.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements: High school graduate or equivalent, including course in English, typing, spelling and arithmetic.On-the-job training in practices and procedures of the hospital and certain medical terminology. Must be able to perform duties under stress and in a busy nurses station.
Schedule: 40/80 Full Time Days - Every Other Weekend
This is a Float position for the Inpatient Units
Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions: Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, and our Wellness Center are trusted organizations fueling the latest advances in medical research, attracting the nations top specialty-trained doctors, and honing renowned services and innovative programs to engage in the important discussions people need to have about their health.
EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status
Ethics Statement: Employee conducts himself/herself consistent with the ethical standards of the organization including, but not limited to hospital policy, mission, vision, and values.
Americans with Disability Act Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job-specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.
