Unit Secretary - Medical/Surgical

Schedule: Full-time, 3 PM - 11 PM, evening position. 

Your experience matters

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Unit Secretary – Medical/Surgical joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Medical/Surgical offers a team environment with extra support staff such as (CNA's, MA's, Nurse Externs, MT's). Working hours are flexible and custom to each individual. Employees are always willing to help each other and work as a team. Typical patient to nurse ratio is 5:1. 

How you’ll contribute

A Unit Secretary - Medical/Surgical who excels in this role:
 

Performs support services for the patient and family.

• Assess new arrival of family members or significant others in waiting area/room on an ongoing basis.

• Ascertains patient status on a regular basis by coordinating with the healthcare team and is readily accessible to individuals in the waiting area/room to provide periodic updates.

• Establishes the need for family visitation and collaborates with the responsible nurse to make this possible.

• Assists with admission to inpatient departments: Orientation to room and services, Review of Guest Relations notebook (visiting hours, smoking, rights & responsibilities, etc.), Provision of discharge folder (greeting & educational material).

• Provides services/care for following patient population and documents such consistent with Hospital and departmental standards: neonate, toddler, child, adolescent, adult, and older adult.

• Confers with RN as needed regarding scheduling of patient treatments and diagnostic test and for order clarification.

• Makes arrangements with other departments/hospitals as appropriate and assists in discharge preparation as needed (e.g. referrals, transfers, notification of consults, transportation arrangements).
  

   

Performs support services on the nursing unit and for the healthcare team.

• Promptly answers patient’s intercom requests and fulfills/finds appropriate staff to fulfill request as soon as possible.

• Monitors patient care equipment, reports malfunctions and requisitions service appropriately as directed by nursing staff.

• Prepares routine and requested information (e.g. copies of Medical Record, new chart forms, lab results) as needed.

• Serves as a recorder for the code team during CPA.

• Communicates problems promptly to the Supervisor, asks for clarification and/or assistance when needed.

• Regularly reports complaints of patients, visitors and physicians throu