How to Complete the Admission and Discharge of a Patient as a Unit Secretary (Video)

As a unit secretary, you will be responsible for completing the admission and discharge of patients. The admission process begins when the patient arrives at the hospital and is registered as an inpatient. Once complete, they will be assigned a bed in your unit. They can be sent to your unit from the Emergency Room, transferred from another unit, admitted from an outpatient procedure, or directly...

What Is It Like Working On The Maternity Unit as a Unit Secretary? (Video)

A viewer asked me to expound more on my time working in the Maternity unit. Some things to keep in mind when working on that unit:You will admit two patients – the mother and the babyThe baby’s name in the system will be by their gender and last name (ex. Baby Girl Hernandez or Baby Boy Smith)You will place a name alerts on the chart and in the system for babies with the same last name (it doesn’t...

Maintaining the Log/ADT Book as a Health Unit Coordinator (Video)

Keeping and maintaining the ADT (Admission/Discharge/Transfer) book is one of the responsibilities of a Health Unit Coordinator. Properly documenting when a patient arrives or leaves the unit is very important in the patient experience.  It's also good as a backup for the times when the computers go down or if there is an incident and you need to evacuate the building. ...