Unit Secretary
Prime Healthcare, Gadsden, AL, United States
Unit Secretary
We are seeking a Unit Secretary, also referred to as a Unit Clerk, Clinical Unit Secretary or Medical Unit Secretary. A Unit Secretary provides indirect patient care by managing departmental communications, organizing records, transcribing physician orders when needed, and ensuring charts, logs, and electronic records are accurate and complete. They support the unit by coordinating with physicians and departments, ordering supplies, restocking rooms after transfers or discharges, and assisting nursing staff with non-clinical tasks.
Shifts Available: Days
Employment Type: Per Diem
Hours: 12-hour shifts 7:00am to 7:00pm
Department: Medical Surgical (Med/Surg)
Location: Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden, AL
Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:
Competitive compensation
Medical insurance benefit plan
401K
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to):
Provide indirect patient care by assisting with departmental organization, communication needs, and coordination between staff, physicians, and patients
Enter and transcribe physician orders (in the absence of CPOE) with proper nursing notation and signature
Prepare, compile, and maintain patient records, charts, logbook entries, and documentation for the Perinatal Unit
Order supplies and forms for the unit, and assist nursing staff with restocking patient rooms after transfers or discharges
Accurately enter data into hospital computer systems and the QS Electronic Medical Record system while supporting nursing staff with indirect care tasks
Qualifications
Education and Training
Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:
High School Diploma or equivalent
Current BLS (AHA) certificate within 6 months of hire and maintain current
Additional Qualifications That Are a Plus:
Medical terminology
Experience using computers for word processing, database management
Employment Status
Per Diem
Shift
Days
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
We are seeking a Unit Secretary, also referred to as a Unit Clerk, Clinical Unit Secretary or Medical Unit Secretary. A Unit Secretary provides indirect patient care by managing departmental communications, organizing records, transcribing physician orders when needed, and ensuring charts, logs, and electronic records are accurate and complete. They support the unit by coordinating with physicians and departments, ordering supplies, restocking rooms after transfers or discharges, and assisting nursing staff with non-clinical tasks.
Shifts Available: Days
Employment Type: Per Diem
Hours: 12-hour shifts 7:00am to 7:00pm
Department: Medical Surgical (Med/Surg)
Location: Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden, AL
Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:
Competitive compensation
Medical insurance benefit plan
401K
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to):
Provide indirect patient care by assisting with departmental organization, communication needs, and coordination between staff, physicians, and patients
Enter and transcribe physician orders (in the absence of CPOE) with proper nursing notation and signature
Prepare, compile, and maintain patient records, charts, logbook entries, and documentation for the Perinatal Unit
Order supplies and forms for the unit, and assist nursing staff with restocking patient rooms after transfers or discharges
Accurately enter data into hospital computer systems and the QS Electronic Medical Record system while supporting nursing staff with indirect care tasks
Qualifications
Education and Training
Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:
High School Diploma or equivalent
Current BLS (AHA) certificate within 6 months of hire and maintain current
Additional Qualifications That Are a Plus:
Medical terminology
Experience using computers for word processing, database management
Employment Status
Per Diem
Shift
Days
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf