Hospital Unit Secretary – Day Shift, Part-Time

Naples Comprehensive Health - NCH; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Naples Comprehensive Health - NCH is seeking a Unit Secretary to provide vital non-clinical support on the 4th Floor North Naples, coordinating physician orders and communication with nursing staff.

You will manage patient requests, maintain records and help with admissions, discharges, and transfers, including transport logistics. This role requires basic computer skills and a high school diploma, with a professional, courteous demeanor expected daily.

Qualifications

• Minimum of High School or GED required.
• Intermediate computer knowledge: Word, Excel, Outlook, and Windows.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates and coordinates physician orders, enters nursing orders into PowerChart and maintains paper chart order.
• Maintains supplies, prepares reports and maintains unit records under the direction of the charge nurse or department manager.
• Assists and prioritizes non-clinical aspects of admission, discharges and transfers of patient, including hospital-to-hospital transfers via ground transport, helicopter and air ambulance.
• Maintains patient records by entering data according to the Healthcare System’s policy and procedures, preserving confidentiality, checking for deficiencies, and providing forms as necessary.
• Answers patient call lights promptly and courteously, notifying the appropriate caregiver of the patient needs. Prioritize patient requests and communicate to the appropriate resource.
• Receives physicians, visitors, and ancillary staff, assisting them when possible, including referring them to other departments or units within the NCH Healthcare system.
• Performs errands as necessary, including obtaining and returning supplies to Central Supply, Pharmacy, Lab, Dietary, etc.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of patients currently on unit and maintains updates as needed.
• Demonstrates polite and courteous phone etiquette with ability to clearly communicate with others.
• Restock supplies in the department as needed.
• Demonstrates effective organizational skills and ability to multitask.

Skills

Communication

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Phone etiquette

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Windows

Job description

Naples Comprehensive Health - NCH is seeking a Unit Secretary to provide vital non-clinical support on the 4th Floor North Naples, coordinating physician orders and communication with nursing staff.

You will manage patient requests, maintain records and help with admissions, discharges, and transfers, including transport logistics. This role requires basic computer skills and a high school diploma, with a professional, courteous demeanor expected daily.