Unit Secretary, Wound Care Unit, Full-Time

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000173489
Category: Clerical / Administrative Support
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Evening
Facility: Community Medical Center
Department: Wound Care Unit (4E)

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred:

• Computer Skills (ie: Word, Excel, Windows)
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Previous unit secretary or medical office experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Evening shift, 3:00pm - 11:30pm
• Full Time, 40 hours per week
• Every other weekend required (When working weekend shift, off Friday before and Monday after)
• Holiday rotation

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Interacts with patients and families to help facilitate high quality patient care
• Communicates and collaborates with hospital staff, physicians, and medical offices to develop and maintain procedural schedules
• Answers phones promptly and relays information to appropriate person
• Assembles and disassembles designated charts appropriately
• Identifies and reports potential and actual patient safety issues
• Keeps medical records complete and in order
• Maintains unit supplies at appropriate par levels
• Maintains communication with the Bed Controller and cooperates with room assignments
• Performs required clerical work relating to the admission, transfer and discharge
• Reviews charts for needed forms. Attaches all diagnostic reports to chart.

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.