Unit Secretary - 6th Floor Med​/Surg

Overview

Department: 6th Floor – Med/Surg

Location: Henry Ford Hospital - 2333 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte, MI 48192

Schedule: Full-Time (3x12 Hour Shifts/Week)

Shift: Days 7:00am – 7:30pm

Our 48-bed Medical Surgical Unit cares for patients through many different phases of their healthcare journey. You’ll work alongside a skilled and compassionate team supporting patients with a wide range of needs — from post-surgical recovery to treatment for acute infectious diseases requiring IV antibiotics, to management of chronic conditions during flare-ups. We also provide dignified, compassionate care for patients and families during end-of-life support.

The Unit Secretary is responsible for all clerical and reception duties associated with the unit to which they are assigned. The Unit Secretary is responsible for many tasks and responsibilities that are detailed in the attached task list. The top priorities for all Unit Secretaries are:

• Customer Service
• Answer phones and facilitate communication between the nursing unit and callers.
• Respond to call lights
• Clerical processing of new admissions including creating patient charts, other duties defined by unit (i.e. MyChart enrollment)
• Scheduling of post-discharge appointment with patient following the established business unit process.
• During downtime, process and back-enter non-medication orders placed during downtime. Maintain downtime paper forms
• Perform monthly maintenance of BCA, printer and unit report.
• Notify appropriate resources for maintenance, track all requests and statuses for unit clinical, telecommunication (phone system) and computer equipment.
• Contacts consultative services per business unit process.
• Process patient information after discharge, including disposition in electronic health record (EHR) and breakdown of patient chart.
• Assist with coordination of interpreter services after collaboration with nursing staff.
• Performs cleaning of unit clinical, telecommunication (phone system) and computer equipment during each shift. Re-boots computer equipment if needed.
• Performs tasks related to emergency response activities.
• Performs purposeful rounding according to unit standards

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• One year in healthcare setting such as medical office, hospital or laboratory required.
• Previous experience as a unit secretary preferred

• Organization:
  Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
• Department: 6th Floor Med Surg-WH
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code:
  Not Applicable