Unit Secretary - Comprehensive Liver Intermediate Care - Nights

Overview

The Unit Secretary performs a variety of clerical tasks involved in preparing, maintaining and processing patient and unit activities, data and records.

• Provide clerical support for patient and unit activities, data and records management.

• Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: N/A
• Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: N/A
• Experience
  
  REQUIRED:
  
  N/A
• Experience PREFERRED:
  Previous experience setting up and maintaining office system (organizational skills);
  Previous experience with medical insurance, MIS, and medical terminology;
  Previous experience in a health care setting;
  Previous experience with Microsoft Office software;
  Previous experience with use of EMR
• Education/training
  
  REQUIRED:
  
  High School Diploma or GED
• Education/training PREFERRED:
  Completion of a Medical Terminology course
• Independent action(s) required:
  Able to perform daily activities with minimal supervision. Self directed in the accomplishment of routine activities. Issues that involve violation of VCUHS policy or procedure that involve conflicts of a sensitive nature, or that would be considered unusual in nature are to be brought to the attention of the Nurse Manager (or designee) promptly as warranted by the immediacy of the issue.
• Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): N/A
• Additional position requirements:
  Unit Secretaries work all three shifts, weekends and holidays. Individual shift rotation and schedules will be established with the specific Nurse Manager. Schedules including requirements of shift rotations and hours of work may be adjusted as necessary to meet staffing requirements or the best interest of the work unit.
• Age Specific groups served: N/A

• Physical:
  Lifting up to 50 lbs.
  
  Activities:
  
  Prolonged standing, Prolonged sitting, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Repetitive motion
• Mental/Sensory:
  Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking
• Emotional:
  Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change

Nights

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