Mohawk Valley Health System

Unit Secretary - Emergency Department - Part Time (0.6FTE) - Days

Mohawk Valley Health System  •  Utica, NY (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the nurse manager or designee, the unit secretary directly supports all members of the nursing unit and indirectly with other ancillary departments, physicians, patients, and their families.

Core Job Responsibilities

  • Perform clerical and public relations duties on a nursing unit
  • Provide quality non-direct patient care and non-clinical services by accurate and complete management of the patient medical record
  • Maintain patient charts in appropriate and sequential order, per policy
  • Alert appropriate personnel in emergency situations
  • Transcribes appropriate and accurate information on patient records
  • File reports and test results
  • Set priorities, separates emergency/stat orders and requests from regular workflow
  • Post and remove all departmental bulletin board notices. Ensure postings are timely and the most recent version
  • Transport medications as defined and authorized by Pharmacy Services
  • Perform other duties as required.

Education/Experience Requirements

Required:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Completion of a secretarial certification course or equivalent experience
  • Ability to transcribe orders accurately within 3 months of hire
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills

PREFERRED:

  • Experience with Medical Terminology

Licensure/Certification Requirements

Disclaimer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Req Id 98501

Department EMERGENCY DEPT

Shift Days

Shift Hours Worked 12.50

FTE 0.6

Work Schedule

Employee Status A5 - Regular Part-Time (975 hours per year or more)

Union 2006 - UFCW

Pay Range $18 - $23 per hour

Mohawk Valley Health System

About Mohawk Valley Health System

MVHS is dedicated to delivering premier healthcare to our region, keeping our patients as the focus of all we do. MVHS strives to be the leading patient-centered medical and healing environment, the employer of choice and the pride of Central New York.

MVHS is the parent company of the Wynn Hospital as well as MVHS Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (RNC) and Visiting Nurse Association of Utica and Oneida County. MVHS serves a multi county area of central New York. The MVHS Medical Group has 15 primary care locations. The group also provides services in many specialty areas including Women’s and Children’s Health; General, Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Orthopedic and Neurological Surgery; Advanced Endoscopy, Wound Care, Bariatric, Cardiovascular, Comprehensive Stroke, Cancer, Immune Health, Behavioral Health, Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Pulmonary Critical Care and Urology.

In October 2023, MVHS opened the Wynn Hospital – a new, state-of-the art hospital in downtown Utica. The Wynn Hospital replaces two aging community hospitals, St. Luke’s and St. Elizabeth, and is capable of handling 85-90 percent of all healthcare needs in the community. The Wynn Hospital will strengthen and grow full service cardiac offerings, support the development of a Neurosciences Institute that will include a Neurovascular Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center, will be a world class diagnostic center, including Interventional Radiology and Advanced Endoscopy and provides a Level III Trauma Center plus the ability to serve 90,000 emergency visits per year.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Utica, NY
Year Founded
2014
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