When a Hospital Unit Has 2 Secretaries (Video)

Although most Unit Secretaries work alone, some departments require two secretaries per shift every day.

For example, when I worked on the “Main Floor,” I was one of two secretaries no matter what day I worked. The floor also had secretaries per diem (as needed), filling in the gap.

Another floor required two secretaries also, but because the unit could never keep their own staff, there were always “floats” there. Hence, the secretaries never worked together as one because they didn’t have that comradery.

But when I transferred to the “ICU,” I was the only secretary working during my shift.

The perks of having two sectaries per shift are:

• They cover for each other during lunch

• They are willing to switch shifts with each other

• They can handle the unit if one of them is running late

Overall, they have each other’s back.