What are the responsibilities and job description for the Department Secretary/ Care Tech position at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System?
Department Secretary/Care Tech – Maternal Child Health
Workplace Details
Join our team and see why Prairie Lakes Healthcare System continues to be named a Top Rural and Community Hospital year after year. Be a part of our mission to make a positive difference in the health of the patients and communities we serve by delivering accessible, high-quality, affordable, and compassionate healthcare. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is an independent, non-profit rural healthcare system serving 10 counties in northeastern South Dakota and west-central Minnesota.
Job Summary
This full-time (0.9 status or 36 hours/week) position performs duties requiring responsible judgment and discretion in assisting nursing personnel. This position also provides appropriate direct and indirect patient care through provision of clerical and/or direct patient contact tasks as a Care Technician. Functions under the direction of RN or LPN as part of patient care team.
Responsibilities include:
• Provides excellent customer service while greeting, welcoming patients, escorting patients to their rooms, answering the telephone and patient call system and routing calls and requests to the appropriate person promptly and courteously.
• Prepares, maintains, and submits all newborn birth statistical data to the SD EVRSS (South Dakota Electronic Vital Records and Screening System).
• As a notary, prepares paternity affidavits and submits to the State for reimbursement.
• Performs secretarial duties including preparing maternal and newborn charts, transcribing physician orders, statistical data collection, updating prenatal histories and maintaining current call schedules.
• Files fetal monitor strips and prepares for permanent storage by Health Information Dept.
• Assists with cleaning and maintenance of equipment.
• Stocks all Labor-Delivery-Recovery-Postpartum rooms (LDRP's) with necessary supplies, linens, and equipment and keeps room ready for admits.
• Orders supplies for the nursing station.
• Performs direct and indirect patient care as delegated by RNs and LPNs.
• Acts as unit transporter delivering orders, supplies, specimens and mail to appropriate departments.
• Cleans instruments and equipment used for births and circumcisions.
• Inventories and requests infant formula purchase for all PLHS departments.
• Other duties may be assigned.
Benefits
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System offers comprehensive benefits for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and generous paid time off to maintain a healthy home-work balance.
Additional benefits for those qualifying include:
• Flexible Spending Account
• Roth IRA retirement plan
• Employee Assistance Program for mental health
• Education Loan Program
• Community discounts including the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center
Qualifications
High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Strong interpersonal skills required. Empathetic attitude toward the childbearing experience. Ability to deal tactfully with co-workers, physicians, patients, family and friends, visitors, and the general public.
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a pre-employment background screening and reference check as a condition of employment.
