Unit Secretary

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Bayhealth Medical Center is Central and Southern Delaware’s healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and Milford, a s well as stand -alone Emergency Department in Smyrna and a hybrid E mergency Department and Urgent Care in Milton . We offer various practice settings throughout Kent and Sussex Counties. Bayhealth Medical Center Kent Campus is 90 minutes from Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore . Our Sussex Campus is 30 minutes to the Delaware beaches and relaxation in the sand!

Bayhealth Medical Center offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package (for eligible positions) including:

• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Matching 401(k)/403(b) Plans
• Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance options
• On Site Child Care
• Educational Reimbursement
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts
• Plus, an array of Voluntary Benefits to include Critical Care Coverage and more!

Location: Kent Campus Hospital

Status: Full Time 32 Hours

Shift: Weekends

SALARY RANGE: 16.57 - 24.86 HOURLY

General Summary:

Prepares, compiles, and maintains patient and operational records in the nursing unit. Performs general secretarial and clerical duties. Coordinates clerical duties of a diverse and confidential nature to maintain efficiency of patient care areas.

Responsibilities:

1. Uses order entry program for order entry/retrieval with accuracy.
2. Transcribes doctors’ orders utilizing basic knowledge and anatomy and physiology, disease processes, medical terminology, and accepted abbreviations, according to Health Information policies and procedures.
3. Plans and executes a daily routine for the nursing unit (i.e. maintaining inventory control, providing census/acuity data, etc.)
4. Files reports on the patients’ charts and maintains the patients’ charts each shift.
5. Operates the hospital paging system and fax machine according to hospital policy.
6. Enters daily orders for diets and lab tests, diagnostic procedures, etc.
7. Coordinates scheduling of patients’ tests, therapies, and diagnostic procedures that require patient population.
8. Communicates medication orders to pharmacy via fax or telephone.
9. All other duties as assigned, within the scope and range of job responsibilities.

Required Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
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• Credential(s): None Required
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• Experience: Preferred: Six months of current experience as a Nursing Assistant

Preferred Education, Credential(s) and Experience:

• Education: Certificate Program
  Medical Terminology
  
  
• Credential(s): Certified Nursing Assistant
  
  
• Experience:

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