Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Unit Support Assistant - Birthing Pavilion

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Part-timeLebanon, NH, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Must be proficient in computer skills and customer service.
Must be able to function in a fast-paced work environment with strong organizational and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

Support the Inpatient Birthing Pavilion by admitting and discharging patients, creating new baby medical records, ordering supplies, and receiving training in cleaning and compliance.
Assist the interdisciplinary team in maintaining a well-supplied, safe, and clean inpatient unit that meets regulatory standards.
Act as the unit's front-line representative by interacting with families and visitors, answering telephone calls, assisting with overall unit functioning, and communicating with other departments as needed.
Coordinate with the unit leader to ensure the unit meets regulatory, safety, and infection prevention standards; monitor and intervene as needed to maintain environment-of-care standards.
Ensure the unit is well supplied and equipment is available and working.
Use support systems and resources to document patient status and flow.
Maintain chart information that is current, organized, and compliant with Health Information Services requirements.
Access secure medication locations limited to receiving and floor-stock storage areas to manage medication storage, handling, beyond-use dating, and disposal in accordance with the Medication Storage and Handling Policy.
Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Preferred proficiency in Microsoft Office.
A high school diploma or GED is strongly preferred.

Overview

This Unit Support Assistant role supports our Inpatient Birthing Pavilion. You will support the unit by admitting and discharging patients, creating new baby medical records, ordering supplies, and receiving training to become a unit expert in cleaning and compliance. The most successful candidate will have strong medical knowledge and the ability to switch quickly between tasks while working with a multidisciplinary inpatient team.

This PT role is 2x12hr shifts that will rotate across all 7 days, including days (7a-7p) and nights (7p-7a)

Responsibilities

Assists the interdisciplinary team in providing a well-supplied, safe, and clean inpatient unit that meets regulatory standards.

Acts as front line representative of unit. Interacts with families and visitors in the unit. Answers telephone calls and assists in the overall functioning of the unit. Communicates with other departments as needed.

Coordinates with the Unit leader to ensure the unit meets regulatory, safety, and infection prevention standards, monitors and intervenes as necessary to maintain environment of care standards.

Ensures the unit is well supplied and equipment is available and working.

Utilizes support systems and resources to document patient status and flow.

Maintains chart information that is up-to-date, organized, and in compliance with Health Information Services (HIS) requirements.

Accesses secure medication locations limited to receiving and floor stock storage areas in order to manage the storage, handling, beyond use dating, and disposal of medications consistent with the Medication Storage and Handling Policy.

Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

Must be proficient in computer skills and customer service.
The ability to function in a fast-paced work environment with excellent organizational and prioritization skills is required.
Preferred proficiency in Microsoft Office.
High school diploma ( or GED) strongly preferred

Required Licensure/Certifications

None

About the Company

Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Dartmouth Health runs New Hampshire’s largest private employer and a regional academic health system serving northern New England, with DHMC and a wide network of hospitals and clinics. It provides care through more than 2,000 providers across nearly every specialty, including the Dartmouth Cancer Center and Dartmouth Health Children’s. It blends clinical care with education and research by training about 400 residents and fellows each year with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, and by conducting clinical trials with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center. Its goal is to deliver exceptional, personal care while advancing medicine and meeting the health needs of the communities it serves.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lebanon, NH
Founded: Not listed

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