Education & Experience

• Completion of a high school level course of work with attainment of high school diploma or a State High School Equivalency (GED).
• Six months of direct patient care experience in a health care facility preferred.
• Ability to organize work priorities, perform several duties simultaneously and function in stressful situations.
• Ability to learn and apply computer systems.
• Highly effective verbal communication skills including courtesy, resourcefulness and efficiency in answering questions, giving directions, locating staff and explaining hospital/departmental policies and procedures are necessary.
• Verbal communication skills may include communicating with an interdisciplinary team, patients, and families.
• Effective writing skills are also required in order to take messages and maintain miscellaneous records, receipts, reports and logs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Assemble admission charts/breakdown discharge charts.
• File documents and loose paperwork in charts
• Infection Control: Standard Precautions, Isolation Precautions
• First responder to patient call lights
• Accurate keyboard skills
• Maintain Unit communication board
• Orient new staff
• STAR/EPIC/iPath
• Maintain downtime charting needs.
• Collect quarterly data per Patient Care Manager
• Activate emergency response systems (RRT/911/Code)
• Medical Emergency Preparedness: Current CPR
• Distributes patient mail and deliveries
• Transportation arrangements for clinic appointments, etc.