Unit Secretary - Emergency Services

Overview

Centinela Hospital Medical Center, is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team. As part of Prime Healthcare, a Top-15 hospital system in the United States, Centinela has served Inglewood and the wider Los Angeles area for 100 years. It is a 362-bed acute-care hospital with a 24-hour STEMI certified emergency department and primary stroke center, orthopedic care, advanced cardiac services, critical care services, inpatient and outpatient rehab programs, and more.

Centinela has earned national awards, including "100 Top Hospital" by Fortune/Merative and straight A’s ) for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group. For more information, visit

The Unit Secretary is directly accountable to the Director of Emergency Services/Manager, and indirectly to the Clinical Nursing Supervisor, and/or House Supervisor. The Unit Secretary is an unlicensed person who performs indirect care in the department setting. Facilitates the communication needs of the department. Transcribes physician orders from records (in the absence of CPOE and EMR clinical documentation system) with notation and signature by nursing staff.

Prepares and compiles records in the unit. Orders supplies for the unit, prepares and completes each patient's chart for necessary forms needed on a daily basis. Able to assist nursing staff for duties involving indirect patient care.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Current BCLS (ARC or AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Medical Terminology.
• Computer skills.
• Six (6) months in an acute care facility, preferred.
• Training on Violence in the Workplace Prevention within 90 days from date of hire.

Centinela Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and the current compensation range for this role is $25.70 to $25.70. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Per Diem

Variable

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