About this role
Overview
At Centinela Hospital Medical Center, our dedicated team of professionals are committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, a Top-15 hospital system in the United States, Centinela Hospital Medical Center is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!
Centinela Hospital Medical Center has been serving the communities of Inglewood and the wider Los Angeles area for 100 years. An award-winning facility, ranking in the top 5% nationally for quality and patient safety, Centinela Hospital is a 362-bed acute-care hospital with a 24-hour STEMI certified emergency department and primary stroke center, orthopedic care, advanced cardiac services, critical care services, inpatient and outpatient rehab programs, and more. Centinela has earned hundreds of national awards and recognitions, including "100 Top Hospital" recognition from Fortune/Merative and straight 'A's (2018-2024) for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group. For more information, visit www.centinelamed.com.
Responsibilities
The Unit Secretary is directly accountable to the Director of Emergency Services/Manager, and indirectly to the Clinical Nursing Supervisor, 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 compiles records in the unit. 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
1. High School Diploma or equivalent.
2. Current BCLS (ARC or AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
3. Medical Terminology.
4. Computer skills.
5. Six (6) months in an acute care facility, preferred.
6. Training on Violence in the Workplace Prevention within 90 days from date of hire.
Pay Transparency
Centinela Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and the current compensation range for this role is $25.70 to $25.70. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status. 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.
Employment Status
Per DiemShift
VariableEqual Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOCKnowYourRightsscreenreader10_20.pdf
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Other facts
About Centinela Hospital Medical Center
Located in Inglewood, California, Centinela Hospital Medical Center ranks among the top hospitals in the nation based on clinical quality and patient safety. This year, the hospital was recognized among the nation’s best hospitals, according to US News & World Report, and was named among the top hospitals in California. Centinela Hospital also received an “A” grade on the 2023-24 Lown Institute Hospitals Index due to its strong performance in health equity, patient outcomes, and value of care. Among other accolades, Centinela Hospital was on the prestigious 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals® list for the sixth time as one of the top-performing community hospitals in the nation.
Each year, the Centinela Hospital serves more than 140,000 patients and their families from Los Angeles and the South Bay regions. We provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services, helping our community stay as healthy as possible. Our services are provided by an experienced and committed team of healthcare professionals who are members of the communities we serve.
CHMC has been awarded full accreditation from the Joint Commission – the nation’s leading healthcare rating organization – and earned their coveted Gold Seal of Approval™, further establishing our goal to provide excellent health care and safety.
What you'll do
- The Unit Secretary facilitates communication needs within the department and assists nursing staff with indirect patient care. They are responsible for transcribing physician orders, preparing patient charts, and ordering supplies.
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