Medical Secretary

At St. Camillus, we're Centered on Celebrating our Employees! Our team is what makes St. Camillus an amazing place to work.

We are currently a Full Time Medical Secretary to join our Nursing Team!

Responsibilities:

Performs various routine duties to assist professional nursing staff in the care of residents on the unit assigned.

• Functions as Unit Receptionist; greets visitors and new admissions and directs or escorts to proper location.
• If trained, may initiate admission orders for MD/NP/RN as part of the admission process.
• Answer phone, take messages or locate staff that has necessary or emergent phone calls.
• Maintains resident’s records including; charting resident’s vital signs, routes or delivers charts of transfers or discharges to appropriate area; assists in admitting new patients/residents and daily patient/resident census.
• Maintains adequate stock of supplies for the unit; maintains requisition for replenishment as necessary.
• Prepare various records, forms, schedules, and reports; files, and/or delivers to appropriate office.
• Calls for lab work and test results as requested by charge nurse.
• Notify pharmacy of renewal orders needed and therapy when therapy order sheets are needed.
• Maintains total admission and discharge information following established recording procedure.
• Delivers mail, newspapers, flowers to residents.
• Organize mail delivery- may request CNAs, volunteers to distribute to individuals.
• Ensures the safety of residents on assigned unit during shift by following established procedures for medical emergencies/fires as required.
• Prepare census and deliver to Admissions office each a.m.
• Update forms that are used by staff for care documentation purposes including: toileting schedules, RPOC sheets, assignment sheets, etc.
• Prepare admission packets, MDS packets, and maintain a current copy of all forms routinely used on the nursing unit, including a reasonable number of copies of each form or packet.
• Computer communication re: transportation, therapy, maintenance concerns, etc.
• Thin charts per policy.
• Respond to patient and family questions and, if necessary, refer them to the appropriate person to have their questions satisfactorily responded to.
• Confer with NM/ANM/charge nurse as well as review emails and notes left from staff to determine concerns that need to be addressed immediately.
• Schedules and confirms resident physicians, appointments for MD follow up, testing, performs EKG’s as needed, procedures, and, in house, for the beauty shop and podiatry.

Qualifications:

• Minimum, a two-year college degree preferred with one to two years secretarial/clerical experience required.
• Experience in a health care setting with knowledge and familiarity of medical terminology strongly preferred.
• Strong verbal, written, computer and leadership skills required.

Employee Benefits:

• Generous PTO Structure
• Daily Pay
• Affordable Health/Dental/Vision Plans
• Company Funded Life Insurance and Health Reimbursement Account
• Retirement Plan
• On the Centro Bus Line
• Free Parking

Why work at St. Camillus?

Our Mission: St. Camillus is a non-denominational, not-for-profit organization dedicated to caring for life through a broad range of health care services.

Our Vision: To be the provider of choice for compassionate and innovative care.

If you are interested in joining a team of professionals who are committed to providing high quality services in a caring environment, we want to hear from you!

To find more information about St. Camillus and Integrity Home Care Services visit our website at http://www.st-camillus.org

EOE/Affirmative Action Employer