Unit Secretary/nursing Technician, Emergency Department at Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Location Address

8300 Constitution Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87110-7613 Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $16.37 Maximum Offer $22.76

Summary

• Make a difference. Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital's Emergency Department is hiring a Unit Secretary/Nursing Tech to performs secretarial/clerical duties while acting as a communication center for the nursing unit. Performs specific patient care procedures (such as bedside testing) under the direction of a licensed Nurse and / or performs specific support-procedures for the operation of a Nursing or Clinical Department. Operates patient monitoring systems How you grow, learn and thrive matters here. • Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities • Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern) • Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions) • Malpractice liability insurance • Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department • EPIC electronic charting system
• Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 0.90 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: 12 Hour Nights (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• *Courteously greets and directs customers.
• Promotes/facilitates accurate and timely unit communication.
• Keeps locator boards current *Answers telephones and efficiently processes information, including accurately transcribing physicians orders *Communicates and processes necessary paperwork/information for patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Responsible for Medical Record being complete and in order at discharge *Maintains correct census and bed status report.
• Assembles patients charts and organizes them daily by filing pertinent reports and adding blank forms as needed *Maintains and accounts for office supplies for the unit.
• Assists in maintaining nursing units cleanliness and orderliness *Technician Duties: Monitors, collects and records information in the patient record.
• Collects and records vital signs, weights, and other patient data.
• Transports patients and documents action in patient record *Participates in the nutritional well being of patients through tray delivery, assistance with patient set-up and feeding. *Accurately records input and output *Assists with activities of daily living such as personal hygiene (shaving, mouth care, foot care, pericare and bathing), positioning and ambulation *Communicates information pertinent to the end of shift summation before leaving the unit *Rounds on patients and families frequently to assess and address personal needs, concerns or comfort related issues.
• Reports information to responsible nurse for resolution when necessary *Inserts and removes gastric and urethral tubes.
• Performs enemas and disimpactions.
• Removes peripheral, intravenous therapy lines.
• Performs phlebotomy on certain units after specific training *Operates patient monitoring systems specific to unit needs (such as, cardiac and fetal heart monitoring).
• Performs bedside testing such as Oximetry, ECG, Glucometery, urinalysis and other tests *Performs wound care and dressing changes.
• Removes staples and sutures.
• Assists nurses and physicians with sterile procedures. *Assist with application and removal of restraints under the direction of an RN *Applies oxygen delivery devices as ordered without altering settings or determining rates.
• Assists patients with portable or wall oxygen, and assures proper storage of E cylinders *Documents all care provided in the appropriate place in the patient record.
• Assembles patient charts.
• Posts laboratory and other results in patient chart.

Qualifications

• *Hospital experience preferred. **High School/GED *Clinical experience OR completion of Unit Secretary course OR completion of self-study module preferred. *Must successfully complete competency verification before starting on assigned unit. *BLS required at time of hire We're all about well-being, starting with yours.
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Benefits

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• About Presbyterian Healthcare Services Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve.
• We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group.
• Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.
• Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
• AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED.
• PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
• Compensation Disclaimer The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.
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