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Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.
Responsibilities: The Medical Intensive Care Unit provides exceptional care for critically ill adult patients. Patients may require frequent critical care assessments, invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive drug therapy, continuous renal replacement therapy, and rapid sequence intubation.
The major diagnoses cared for in the Medical Intensive Care Unit include, but are not limited to, respiratory failure requiring ventilator support, severe sepsis/septic shock, anaphylaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding, renal/liver failure, accidental/intentional overdose, behavioral health, and DKA/HHS on insulin infusion.
Performs general clerical and reception duties according to needs of patient unit or department. Position is characterized by preparing and maintaining patient charts, transcribing physician orders, and entering information into computerized patient care system. Works with patients of all age groups except neonate.
Qualifications: REQUIRED
- One (1) year previous experience in a clerical position.
- Basic knowledge of medical terminology.
- Ability to type.
PREFERRED
- Experience in a patient care, or any hospital/medical clerical position.
- Demonstrates basic computer skills.
- Demonstrated service excellence skills.
- Must possess good communication skills.
