Must have a BSW or RN license.

Purpose of Your Job Position

The primary purpose of your job position is to prepare and compile records on nursing unit.

Job Functions

• General Responsibilities
• Residents Rights
• Safety and Sanitation
• Staff Development
• Unit Secretary Responsibilities
  • Records information in clinical record as outlined by Solaris HealthCare standards
  • Copies information, such as resident’s temperature, pulse rate, and blood pressure from nurses’ records onto resident’s medical records.
  • Records diet instructions.
  • Keeps file of medical records on residents in unit.
  • Prepares notice of resident’s discharge to inform business office.
  • Requisitions supplies designated by nursing staff.
  • Answers telephone and relays messages to residents and nursing staff.
  • Directs visitors to residents’ rooms.
  • Checks resident ID system, ID bands and/or resident pictures and obtains replacements as necessary
  • Prepares name tags for doors and places on door upon admission and as needed
  • Thins clinical records at least monthly
  • Audits new admission charts, using the Quality Improvement audit tools
  • Faxes orders to physicians, as requested
  • Assembles and maintains complete admission and discharge/transfer packets for assigned units
  • Schedules transportation to physician appointments or other appointments, as required. Arrange escort, as required
• Administrative Responsibilities
• Special Activities/Attributes

Education

High School graduate or equivalent required. Must have legible penmanship, knowledge of medical symbols, abbreviations, and terminology.

Experience

1-3 months previous working experience preferred.