Delivery Room Unit Secretary & Patient Flow Support

MedStar Health; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 28,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health in Washington, DC is seeking a Unit Secretary to provide clerical support for a nursing unit, ensuring smooth, timely workflows and coordinated patient care.

Responsibilities include greeting patients and staff, processing calls and messages, transcribing orders, and maintaining unit logs and supplies. The role requires strong organization, basic computer skills, and familiarity with medical terminology.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to read and write with good grammar and arithmetic.
• Familiarity with typing and computer keyboarding.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients, visitors, and physicians and provides assistance; answers calls and relays messages.
• Facilitates downtime procedures; transmits orders to pharmacy and other areas; transcribes orders.
• Enters/updates unit charges in the system and faxed orders to Pharmacy.
• Troubleshoots basic equipment; coordinates with BioMed for repairs as needed.
• Manages admissions, discharges, and transfers; coordinates with Resource nurse.

Skills

Typing/Keyboarding

Medical terminology

Reading and writing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Unit secretary training program

Tools

MedConnect

Nurse Call system

Teletracking

PeopleSoft/Office Depot

Job description

MedStar Health in Washington, DC is seeking a Unit Secretary to provide clerical support for a nursing unit, ensuring smooth, timely workflows and coordinated patient care.

Responsibilities include greeting patients and staff, processing calls and messages, transcribing orders, and maintaining unit logs and supplies. The role requires strong organization, basic computer skills, and familiarity with medical terminology.