Cooper University Health Care
Unit Secretary
Cooper University Health Care, Merchantville, New Jersey, United States, 08109
Job Title
Assumes responsibility for record keeping, and intra-departmental and inter-departmental communications. Overview
Kelemen 10 is a medical-surgical unit that cares for patients who have various needs and disease processes. Both North and South 10 have Telemetry capabilities for our patients. Each unit, North/South houses 36 patients and 2 hallway areas totaling a maximum of 76 patients. South 10 has a 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit embedded within the 36-bed unit. The capacity of INCU is not usually more than 12 patients. INCU has critically care-trained RNs who support the patient's needs and care for ventilated patients. South 10 also has 2 negative pressure isolation rooms with an anti-room that is used when needed for specific isolation needs. We do multidisciplinary rounds Monday
Friday. This involves the patient in their care and allows the team members to collaborate with the patient to give them the best possible care and appropriate discharge to home or other facilities. We have a pharmacist who has an office on the unit to assist the RNs when needed to help avoid delay of care to any patient. Experience Required
Previous hospital unit secretary, medical office assistant or medical records experience preferred. Additional unit-specific qualification may be required. Clerical, communication and customer service experience a plus. Education Requirements
High School Diploma or Equivalent required. Salary
USD $17.50 - USD $27.00
Assumes responsibility for record keeping, and intra-departmental and inter-departmental communications. Overview
Kelemen 10 is a medical-surgical unit that cares for patients who have various needs and disease processes. Both North and South 10 have Telemetry capabilities for our patients. Each unit, North/South houses 36 patients and 2 hallway areas totaling a maximum of 76 patients. South 10 has a 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit embedded within the 36-bed unit. The capacity of INCU is not usually more than 12 patients. INCU has critically care-trained RNs who support the patient's needs and care for ventilated patients. South 10 also has 2 negative pressure isolation rooms with an anti-room that is used when needed for specific isolation needs. We do multidisciplinary rounds Monday
Friday. This involves the patient in their care and allows the team members to collaborate with the patient to give them the best possible care and appropriate discharge to home or other facilities. We have a pharmacist who has an office on the unit to assist the RNs when needed to help avoid delay of care to any patient. Experience Required
Previous hospital unit secretary, medical office assistant or medical records experience preferred. Additional unit-specific qualification may be required. Clerical, communication and customer service experience a plus. Education Requirements
High School Diploma or Equivalent required. Salary
USD $17.50 - USD $27.00