Monitor Technician/Clinical Secretary

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Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Monitor Technician/Clinical Secretary
Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview
The Monitor Technician/Clinical Secretary continually monitors cardiac rhythms on a specific unit, identifies and interprets changes in rhythms and acts appropriately. Performs clerical duties on a nursing unit, answers the telephone, relays Messages, and acts as a receptionist receiving and directing visitors and ambulatory patients.

What you will do

• Telephone and patient call bells are answered in a prompt & appropriate manner, redirects calls and patient requests promptly to appropriate staff
• Utilizes Service Response Center in a timely manner
• Obtains, stocks and organizes office supplies
• Maintains label book and logbook
• Orders are transcribed accurately,
• Charts are in appropriate order,
• Charts are flagged & labeled appropriately for verbal orders,
• Files labs & other reports accurately, assures all referrals and consults are initiated appropriately
• Verifies with nurse on admission and every shift patient on telemetry

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma with the successful completion of Medical Terminology and Monitor Tech course preferred. May substitute 2 years previous specific work experience with medical terminology for the Medical Terminology course certification. (Example: HIM Tech, Paralegal, Medical Biller, Medical Secretary, Patient Access Representative) Required

Experience Qualifications

• MT/Clerical experience Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Works with patients, families, physicians, and other health care providers.

Physical Demand
Light Physical Demand
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.