Provides indirect care in the department setting. Monitors telemetry monitors for alarms in order to immediately notify available nursing staff. Meets communication needs of the department. Transcribes physician orders from records with notation and signatures by nursing staff. Prepares and compiles records in the department. Maintains regulatory body requirements, policies and procedures and participates in performance improvement activities.

Education

Preferred High School Graduate

Experience

Preferred Unit Secretary or Medical Assistant training

Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations:
Current BLS certification PREFERRED, Cardiac monitoring certificate encouraged, training required for basic knowledge of telemetry.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
Ability to read and communicate effectively in English, additional languages preferred. Basic computer knowledge/word processing. Medical terminology preferred. Able to recognize arrhythmias and interpret cardiac rhythms after training

Supervised by: Registered Nurse, Nurse Manager
Supervises (Headcount):

Supervises (Job titles):

Interrelations/Contacts:

Including, but not limited to: other staff members, physicians, patients, families, ancillary departments.

For Direct Patient Care Positions Only:

Must have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care as defined by job responsibilities and performance standards in this job description to include Patient Safety Performance Standards for the identified population served below:

• Pre-term/High Risk Neonate
• Neonate (newborn to 28 days)
• Pediatric (One month to 12 years)
• Young Adult (18 to 35 years)
• Adult (35 to 65 years)
• Geriatric (65 years and over)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF COMPETENT PERFORMANCE FOR THIS POSITION

• Transcribes physician orders on a priority basis according to policy and procedure.
• Maintains the patient record in sequential order, filing reports and test results as received.
• Reviews chart and Kardex daily for unsigned orders, unordered items, accuracy of Kardex information and correctly filed labs and reports. Keeps adequate number of forms on chart for nursing/physician use.
• Prepares and labels nursing notes, charge cards, I&O sheets and other forms for next shift, assures that sufficient labels are on each chart and copies are made of all nursing forms.
• Prepares and copies the patient record for discharge or transfer when ordered by physicians.
• Communicates pertinent patient care information and operational problems to Registered
• Answers the phone identifying station, name and job title to maintain the professional image of the unit.

Northwest Florida Community Hospital is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Northwest Florida Community Hospital are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Northwest Florida Community Hospital will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. We encourage applicants of all ages.

In addition, as part of our commitment to quality and excellence, Northwest Florida Community Hospital will continue to maintain a safe, healthy environment for you by requiring all applicants, who are tentatively selected for a position, to submit to a criminal history check and screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment for a job.

By submitting an application for employment with Northwest Florida Community Hospital, you acknowledge that if you have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor of moral turpitude (excluding minor traffic violations), or are subject to pending criminal charges for any of the following offenses within or outside the state of Florida, you may be ineligible for employment with Northwest Florida Community Hospital. Criminal offenses may include murder, abduction for immoral purposes, assault, battery, robbery, pandering, arson, crimes against nature involving children, taking indecent liberties with children, abuse and neglect of children, failure to secure medical attention for an injured child, sexual assault, obscenity offenses, crimes against the person, crimes against property, crimes involving fraud, crimes involving health and safety, crimes involving morals and decency, abuse or neglect of an incapacitated adult, crimes related to healthcare, listed by any Federal agency as debarred, excluded or ineligible for participation in federally funded health programs.

Final confirmation of any job offer will be contingent upon undergoing a pre-employment drug screening, and that failure to submit to such screening, the falsification of a screen, or a positive finding on a test will remove the applicant from consideration for employment for one year.