Unit Secretary Adult Critical Care

About this unit

1H is a 22-bed adult critical care unit at Blodgett Hospital. 1H cares for medical ICU patients as well as some surgical ICU patients. As a team member on 1H, you will see a wide variety of different ages and types of diagnoses and participate in many different types of ICU level care. Some of those diagnoses include stroke, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, and respiratory failure. You will get to learn about ventilators, sedation, paralytics, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), post cardiac arrest cooling, ICU thrombolytic therapy, and much more! 

  

About Blodgett Hospital

Set within a quiet, beautifully maintained property of mature trees and healing gardens. We have a history of providing high quality, compassionate and personalized medical care. Since 1846, Blodgett Hospital has earned a reputation for excellence as a community and teaching hospital. We provide patient-focused inpatient care in 248 private patient rooms and outpatient services for medical, surgical and specialty care, achieving high rates of patient satisfaction. 

Scope of work

Unit Secretaries performs receptionist/secretarial duties and maintains confidential records, supplies and equipment per hospital and unit specific standards. The Unit Secretary is the “go to” on each unit for clerical support.  Responsibilities include taking phone calls, helping with directions to all visitors or outside team members to the unit (lab, radiology, patient transport, nutrition services, environmental services), calling/paging support when directed by clinical staff, assisting with discharge, admit, and transfer paperwork, ordering supplies, ensuring rooms are appropriately stocked, and sometimes answering call lights for any non-direct patient care needs, etc.

Orientation and Core Schedule

Orientation will be 36 hours per week if new to the Unit Secretary role. The orientation schedule will include weekdays and is dependent upon the preceptor's schedule. After Orientation weeks are completed, the core schedule begins.

The core schedule for this opening:

• Friday 2:30pm -10:30pm, Saturday 6:30am - 7pm
• Sunday 6:30am - 7:00pm
• Friday 6:30am - 3:00pm
• (Repeats same core pattern of Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Friday)

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 1 year of relevant related experience is preferred
• Successful completion of competency-based orientation program

How we will care for you, while you care for our patients

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

Primary Location

SITE - Blodgett Hospital - 1840 Wealthy St SE- Grand Rapids

Department Name

Critical Care - 1H Blodgett

Employment Type

Part time

Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

10

Hours of Work

6:30am to 7:00pm, 2:30pm to 11:00pm, 6:30am to 3:00pm

Days Worked

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Weekend Frequency

Every fourth weekend

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