UTHealth Houston

Health sciences university in Houston, TX

Unit Secretary - Oncology

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationPosted on Nov 9

Part-timeSan Antonio, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Knowledge of Windows-based software packages and basic computer experience.
Ability to interact positively with patients, families, staff, physicians, and the community.
Ability to organize work accurately, prioritize, multitask, and meet demands.
Telephone etiquette skills.

Responsibilities

Perform clerical duties and coordinate unit communications to support patient- and family-centered care and efficient nursing-station operations.
Perform clerical duties that support patient care, including initiating, assembling, and maintaining patient charts under established procedures.
Prepare patient labels and armbands for incoming admissions as needed.
Process patient admissions, transfers, and discharges, and inform team members of reports and other pertinent information.
Greet patients and visitors in waiting areas, direct them to other departments, and keep them informed of wait times.
Answer telephones, manage the patient call system, serve as an information resource to patients, staff, and visitors, and interact appropriately with all age groups.
Complete and maintain unit and patient records, files, forms, and documents related to work-area management and patient care, including admissions, surgeries, transfers, discharges, and medical records.
Maintain organized records, files, forms, and reference documents in the work area; check, update, and maintain facility boards, the pneumatic tube system, and telemetry box reconciliation according to departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Prepare reports, purchase orders, projects, memos, and letters using computer programs.
Prepare and send documents via facsimile and maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA regulations and hospital policies.
Track unit call-light response time as needed and assign and distribute communication devices to appropriate staff.
Perform work-area duties as directed by a nurse or physician, including running errands, retrieving supplies, and transporting patients.
Maintain par levels of inventory, including requisitions and forms, and stock work-area supplies and equipment.
Coordinate transportation for patients and patient items as delegated.
Serve as a patient sitter when necessary.
Promote a culture of safety and proactively implement initiatives.
Perform other duties as assigned.

The Unit Clerk performs clerical duties and coordinates the communication of a unit to assist with patient and family-centered care activities. Ensures the flow of operations for the assigned nursing station/area is timely and efficient.

Knowledge of Windows-based software packages. Basic computer experience required.
Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and interact in a positive manner with patients, families, staff, physicians and the community.
Organized, accurate, detail oriented, ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet demands.
Excellent telephone etiquette skills.
Promotes a culture of safety and is proactive with implementing initiatives.

Performs a variety of clerical duties necessary to help patient care activities. Initiates, assembles, and maintains patient charts under established procedures.
Prepares patient labels/armbands as needed for incoming unit admissions.
Processes patient admissions, transfers, and discharges. Informs team members of reports and other pertinent information.
Greets patients and visitors in waiting areas, directing them to other departments, and keeping them informed of wait times.
Answers telephones and manages the patient call system. Serves as an information resource to patients, staff, and visitors. Interacts appropriately with all age groups.
Completes and maintains unit and patient records, files, forms and documents related to work area management and patient care to include admissions, surgeries, transfers, discharges, medical records.
Maintains organized work area of records, files, forms, and reference documents. Checks, updates and maintains facility boards, pneumatic tube system and telemetry box reconciliation according to departmental policy, procedures and/or guidelines.
Prepares reports, purchase orders, projects, memos and letters using computer programs.
Prepares and sends documents via facsimile; maintains patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA regulations and MSRH hospital policies.
Tracks call light response time for the unit as needed. Assigns and distributes communication devices to appropriate staff.
Performs work area duties as directed by the nurse or physician. Runs errands, retrieves supplies and transports patients.
Maintains par levels of inventory including requisitions/forms and stocks work area supplies and equipment.
Coordinates transportation for patients and patient items as delegated.
Fulfills the role as a patient sitter when necessary.
Other duties as assigned.

About the Company

UTHealth Houston

Health sciences university in Houston, TX

UTHealth Houston is a public academic health university in Houston, Texas. Its schools educate health professionals and researchers across medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, biomedical sciences, informatics, and behavioral sciences.

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