ED TECH - CLINICAL SECRETARY

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1946, Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center is a 112-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Luis Obispo, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a family birthing center. Additionally, French Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has achieved an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for every reporting period since 2012.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our ED Tech, you will provide crucial support and direct patient care in the fast-paced Emergency Department, ensuring efficient operations and compassionate assistance during critical moments.Every day you will expertly assist with patient admissions and discharges, perform vital signs and basic medical procedures, maintain a clean and organized environment, and meticulously document observations to support the nursing staff and physician team.To be successful, you will demonstrate outstanding adaptability, strong communication skills, and a calm, proactive demeanor, contributing significantly to timely patient care and a smooth-running ED.

• Consistently, accurately & timely: transcribes physician orders. 100% accuracy is the goal.
• Correctly transcribes orders in EHR system, and signs off orders per FHMC policy
• Correctly transcribes orders during downtime procedures.
• Notifies appropriate staff of medication and treatment orders.
• Consistently, accurately & timely: places patient stickers on patient charts, faxes orders to pharmacy, sends charts to medical records after discharge & adds chart forms as needed.
• Consistently, accurately & timely: files chart forms, duplicates medical records as needed, orders supplies & initiates follow-through with maintenance requests

Job Requirements

Required

• Successful completion of Emergency Medical Technician program
• Acute care and clinical secretary experience
• Completion of approved Unit Clerk class or equivalent
• Basic Life Support - CPR BLS
• Certified Nursing Assistant: CA CNA or Emergency Medical Technician: CA EMT or Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic: CA