Unit Secretary - Atrium Health Mercy Emergency Department - PT Days

Overview

Atrium Health Mercy, a 196-bed facility of Carolinas Medical Center, is one of two Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) locations and is 1.3 miles from CMC. As a Planetree Certified facility, we focus on the following:
-Connect values, strategies, and action
-Implement practices that promote partnership
-Use evidence to drive improvement
-Create organizational structures that promote engagement

For more than 100 years, Atrium Health Mercy has treated approximately 80-110 ED and 130-212 in-patients daily with a special combination of human compassion and leading-edge expertise. Atrium Health Mercy is a full-service community hospital, specializing in the care of seniors and in complex foot and ankle surgery, hip and knee surgery, bariatric surgery, and women’s pelvic health. Atrium Health Mercy is Magnet certified in Nursing Excellence and is also a Planetree certified, patient-centered hospital. The Planetree model is committed to enhancing health care from the patient's perspective; empowers patients and families by providing information and education, cultivates healing of the mind-body-spirit, provides patient-directed care, is value-based, holistic and promotes safety of patients through active involvement in their own care.

Job Summary

Assists with the clerical duties related to patient care and management of nursing under the supervision of the Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager, or Charge Nurse.

Essential Functions
 

• Receives and forwards incoming telephone calls, conveys messages, and responds to requests for information.
• Ensures the appropriate disposition of laboratory and diagnostic reports.
• Assembles charts of discharged patients according to format and files all materials in patient records.
• Orders and monitors unit supplies.
• Assists the registered nurse with transcription of physician's orders.
• Assists with obtaining medical records.
• Enters and ensures accuracy of data into computer.

Physical Requirements
 

Responsible to work in a safe manner. Work requires walking, standing, lifting, reaching, handling of charts, supplies, and equipment.

Education, Experience and Certifications
 

High School Diploma or GED required. Data entry experience and/or experience in health care preferred.