Unit Secretary – Emergency Services

Overview

St. Francis Medical Centeris one of the leading comprehensive healthcare institutions serving Southeast Los Angeles. St. Francis is dedicated to providing vital healthcare services for the 700,000 adults and 300,000 children who count on the hospital for high quality and compassionate medical care. St. Francis is recognized for its full range of diagnostic and treatment services in specialties including Cardiovascular, Surgical, Orthopedics, Maternal-Child Health, Behavioral Health and Emergency and Trauma Care.  In addition, the hospital offers a broad array of education and outreach programs that advance community health. St. Francis Medical Center is a Certified Primary Stroke Center, Approved STEMI Receiving Center for Los Angeles County and designated Baby-Friendly healthcare facility by Baby-Friendly USA. Please visitwww.stfrancismedicalcenter.comfor more information.

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St. Francis Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.

Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to:

Paid time off

401K retirement plan

Outstanding Medical

Dental

Vision coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Many more voluntary benefit options! (https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/)

Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, i.e. full-time or part-time.

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Responsibilities

The Unit Secretary is directly accountable to the Director of Emergency Room, 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 complies records on the Emergency Room. Orders supplies for the unit, prepares and completes each patients chart for necessary forms needed on a daily basis. Able to assist nursing staff for duties involving indirect patient care.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

High School Diploma or Equivalent or relevant experience required for all new hires, effective April 2014.

Medical terminology preferred.

Current BLS (AHA) certificate within 6 months of hire and maintain current.

Behavioral Violence Prevention (BVP) within 6 months of hire and maintain current.

Experience using computers for word processing, database management preferred

St. Francis Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, i.e. full-time or part-time. The current compensation range for this role is $21.00 to $22.66. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

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FacilitySt. Francis Medical Center

LocationUS-CA-Lynwood

ID2024-178153

CategoryAdmin

Position TypeFull Time

ShiftVariable

Job TypeNon-Exempt