Nursing Admin Assistant Clerical

We are a 120-bed not-for-profit nursing facility offering advanced healthcare while providing skilled nursing and rehabilitative services for both long and short term residents.

Our Mission

The Mission of Island Nursing and Rehab Center is to provide the highest quality of care to all residents/patients in a manner that ensures respect, dignity, compassion, sensitivity and concern.

Job Description

We are currently seeking a full-time Nursing Unit Secretary/C.N.A. who will embody the passion and commitment required to deliver the ultimate care for our residents.

Qualifications

• Candidate must be a High School Graduate or GED equivalency.
• Must possess excellent typing and computer skills.
• Must possess two years' experience as a Unit Secretary in a similar setting is strongly preferred.
• Ability to read, write and verbally communicate with proficiency in English.
• Possession of current NYS C.N.A. certificate required.

Responsibilities

1. Performs all receptionist and clerical duties.
2. Ability to handle heavy phone volume and multi-task in an organized and efficient manner.
3. Receive and direct residents/patients, staff, visitors etc. in a pleasant and professional manner.
4. Ability to answer routine questions and/or refer to the shift Supervisor/designee for appropriate answers.
5. Receive, sort and coordinate the delivery of all mail received by the unit in a timely manner.
6. Transmit messages accurately and efficiently.
7. Arrange routine resident/patient appointments as requested/document on calendar.
8. Confirm all patient appointments. Check for any special preparation required.
9. Perform all clerical duties related to maintenance of resident/patient charts and for efficient operation of patient care unit.
10. Receives and attaches reports: laboratory slips, physician's orders etc. (verifying appropriate sign-off signatures(s) prior to filing).
11. Thin(s) charts and maintains Medical Records charts as necessary according to established procedure. Filing, alphabetizing and typing all unit correspondence as required.
12. Perform duties related to admission, discharge and transfer procedures.
13. Prepare resident/patient identification bands per established procedure/replaces identification bands as needed.
14. Prepare resident/patient chart, name, room number, heading/labeling all new sheets.
15. Label eyeglasses, and/or other resident property as required and indicated.
16. Prepares dietary slip(s) and notifies Food & Nutritional Services Department.
17. Notifies appropriate departments of admission, discharge, transfer, expiration and condition changes per established procedures.
18. Processes discharge chart for medical records.
19. Accurately generates all referral forms for PT, OT, X-ray, EKG, etc. in an efficient manner.
20. Responsible for calling physicians offices for laboratory/EKG requests.
21. Prepares routine unit forms such as weight sheets, vital sign sheets, medication sheets, treatment sheets, I & O sheets and all related forms as indicated by unit and departmental needs.
22. Responsible for the requisition office supplies and forms for the nurse's station to ensure efficient operation of the unit.
23. Required to transport residents to and from service areas, e.g., beauty parlor, podiatrist, dentist as requested.
24. Coordinates and maintains the physicians