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Unit Secretary - Behavioral Health

Prime Healthcare

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Lower Bucks Hospital , a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Lower Bucks Hospital is a community hospital, serving the Lower Bucks County region with medical, surgical, and emergency care. Located in historic Bristol, Pennsylvania, the Hospital is well-known for its knowledgeable medical staff, including cardiology, orthopedics, radiology, wound care, and general surgery. The hospital has more than 200 physicians on staff, as well as another 700 employees.

Responsibilities

The Unit Secretary is directly accountable to the Director of Behavioral Health Services, and indirectly to the Charge Nurse and/or House Supervisor. The Unit Secretary is an unlicensed person who performs indirect care in the department setting. Facilitates the communication needs of the department. Transcribes physician orders from records (in the absence of CPOE and EMR clinical documentation system) with notation and signature by nursing staff. Prepares and compiles records on the Behavioral Health Unit. Orders supplies for the unit, prepares and completes each patient's chart for necessary forms needed on a daily basis. Able to assist nursing staff for duties involving indirect patient care.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

  1. High School Diploma or Equivalent or relevant experience required for all new hires, effective April 2014.2. Medical terminology preferred.3. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.4. Working knowledge of the continuum of care for Behavioral Health preferred.5. Patient Rights Education/Competency within 60 days of hire and maintain current as deemed necessary.6. Two years of experience using computers for word processing, database management and spreadsheets preferred; (Microsoft Office, Word, Outlook & Excel preferred).

Employment Status

Per Diem

Shift

Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights:

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FacilityLower Bucks Hospital

LocationUS-PA-Bristol

ID2026-277633

CategoryAdmin

Position TypePer Diem

ShiftVariable

Job TypeNon-Exempt

Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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