Nurse Technician/Unit Secretary - Acute Care

Nurse Tech/Unit Secretary

Under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Physician, the Nurse Tech/Unit Secretary functions as a member of the patient care team to provide care to a designated group of patients.

Qualifications

Education:

• High School diploma or GED required.

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

• Current CNA certification for Acute Care Unit. Current EMT, CNA or Medical Assistant certification for Emergency Department.
• Healthcare Provider or Instructor BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.
• Maintain licensure and continuing education as appropriate for scope of practice

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Word processing/computer application experience and knowledge desired.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides care to patients under the direction of Registered Professional Nurse or Licensed Physician.
• Initiates suggestions to RN to clarify, alter, or individualize nursing care for changing patient needs.
• Reinforces patients' teaching relative to presenting conditions.
• Communicates effectively with all members of the patient care team.
• Promotes cooperation and teamwork between departments.
• Documents care provided in the medical record accurately, timely and in an appropriate manner according to policies & procedures.
• Provides transport and safe patient care during transport utilizing appropriate protocols.
• Applies and maintains restraining devices as directed.
• Monitors suicidal patients in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Assists in all aspects of patient care as directed while maintaining patient privacy.
• Performs clerical functions utilizing appropriate communication skills as directed.
• Transcribes physician orders and performs order entry accurately, efficiently and in order of priority.
• Prepares medical record for distribution to medical records and department copies as appropriate.
• Prepares paperwork associated with patient transfer to other facilities.
• Requisitions services and maintains records, supplies and equipment.
• Enters data and maintains the electronic whiteboard and census sheets as appropriate.
• Assures that patient charts, forms and files are accessible and organized efficiently.
• Facilitates communication between nursing staff, patients and their families.
• Participates in collecting data for Quality Improvement activities, assists in identifying patient care problems for study and applies improvement findings to patient care.
• Performs other related work as required or requested.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.